Division No. 8, Alberta Explained

Division No. 8
Type:	Census division in Alberta
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Canada
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Alberta
Area Total Km2:	9909
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	213,470
Population As Of:	2021
Population Density Km2:	auto

Division No. 8 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south-central portion of central Alberta and includes the City of Red Deer and surrounding areas. The division forms the central segment of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Division No. 8 is the smallest census division in Alberta according to area.^[2]

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 8.^[3]

• Cities
  • Lacombe
  • Red Deer
• Towns
  • Bentley
  • Blackfalds
  • Bowden
  • Eckville
  • Innisfail
  • Penhold
  • Ponoka
  • Rimbey
  • Sylvan Lake
• Villages
  • Alix
  • Clive
  • Delburne
  • Elnora
• Summer villages
  • Birchcliff
  • Gull Lake
  • Half Moon Bay
  • Jarvis Bay
  • Norglenwold
  • Parkland Beach
  • Sunbreaker Cove
• Municipal districts
  • Lacombe County
  • Ponoka County
  • Red Deer County
• Indian reserves
  • Montana 139
  • Samson 137
  • Samson 137A

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 8 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 9890.05km2, it had a population density of in 2021.^[4]

See also

• List of census divisions of Alberta
• List of communities in Alberta

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta) . Statistics Canada . 2012-02-08 . 2012-02-16.
2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta) . Statistics Canada . 2010-01-06 . 2011-08-30.
3. Web site: 2006 Community Profiles, Geographic hierarchy – Division No. 8 (Census division) . . 2010-12-07 . 2011-08-30.
4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.