Population density map of Alberta census divisions (people/km²) 0-1
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Statistics Canada divides the province of Alberta into nineteen census divisions . Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions do not reflect the organization of local government in Alberta. These areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own.
Alberta's census divisions consist of numerous census subdivisions . The types of census subdivisions within an Alberta census division may include:[1] [2]
List of census divisions [ edit ] The following is a list of Alberta's census divisions. Population, area, and density figures are from the 2016 Census .[3]
Div.
Pop.
Area (km2 )
Density (/km2 )
Largest urban community
Specialized/rural municipalities
1
82,627
20,558.81
4.0
Medicine Hat
Cypress County County of Forty Mile No. 8
2
169,729
17,673.32
9.6
Lethbridge
Lethbridge County County of Newell Municipal District of Taber County of Warner No. 5
3
38,956
13,887.06
2.8
Claresholm
Cardston County Improvement District No. 4 Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26
4
9,573
21,479.85
0.4
Hanna
Acadia MD Special Area 2 Special Area 3 Special Area 4
5
55,708
16,795.05
3.3
Strathmore
Kneehill County Starland County Vulcan County Wheatland County
6
1,498,778
12,655.32
118.4
Calgary
Foothills County Mountain View County Rocky View County
7
41,574
19,227.61
2.2
Wainwright
Flagstaff County County of Paintearth No. 18 Provost MD Stettler County Wainwright MD
8
209,395
9,939.43
21.1
Red Deer
Lacombe County Ponoka County Red Deer County
9
20,869
18,913.39
1.1
Rocky Mountain House
Clearwater County
10
97,449
20,466.09
4.8
Lloydminster
Beaver County Camrose County Improvement District 13 Lamont County County of Minburn No. 27 County of Two Hills No. 21 County of Vermilion River
11
1,366,050
15,783.77
86.5
Edmonton
Brazeau County Leduc County Parkland County Strathcona County Sturgeon County County of Wetaskiwin No. 10
12
67,120
31,981.64
2.1
Cold Lake
Bonnyville MD Lac La Biche County Smoky Lake County St. Paul County
13
71,016
24,385.17
2.9
Whitecourt
Athabasca County County of Barrhead No. 11 Lac Ste. Anne County Thorhild County Westlock County Woodlands County
14
29,291
26,962.03
1.1
Hinton
Improvement District 25 Yellowhead County
15
38,594
28,403.35
1.4
Canmore
Bighorn MD Crowsnest Pass Improvement District 9 Improvement District 12 Jasper Kananaskis I.D. Ranchland MD
16
73,988
95,348.40
0.8
Fort McMurray
Improvement District 24 Wood Buffalo
17
61,590
192,152.54
0.3
Slave Lake
Big Lakes County Clear Hills County Northern Sunrise County Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 Mackenzie County County of Northern Lights Opportunity MD
18
14,488
33,200.73
0.4
Grande Cache
Greenview MD
19
120,380
20,516.90
5.9
Grande Prairie
Birch Hills County Fairview MD County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Peace MD Saddle Hills County Smoky River MD Spirit River MD