Division No. 1, Alberta

Division No. 1 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the southeast corner of southern Alberta and surrounds the City of Medicine Hat.

Division No. 1
Census division in Alberta
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Area [1]
• Total	20,526 km^2 (7,925 sq mi)
	As of 2011
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	78,694
• Density	3.8/km^2 (9.9/sq mi)

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 1.[2][3]

• Cities
  • Medicine Hat
• Towns
  • Bow Island
  • Redcliff
• Villages
  • Foremost
• Municipal districts
  • Cypress County
  • Forty Mile No. 8, County of

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, Division No. 1 had a population of 78,694 living in 31,724 of its 34,458 total dwellings, a 5.6% change from its 2006 population of 74,550. With a land area of 20,526 km² (7,925 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.8 people per square kilometre in 2011.[1]

In 2006, Division No. 1 had a population of 74,550 living in 31,315 dwellings, a 10.6% increase from 2001. The census division has a land area of 20,526.14 km² (7,925.19 sq mi) and a population density of 3.6 inhabitants per square kilometre.[4]

See also

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

References

1. "(Code 4801) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
2. "2006 Community Profiles, Geographic hierarchy – Division No. 1 (Census division)". Statistics Canada. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
3. "2011 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
4. "(Code 4801) Community Profiles". 2006 census. Statistics Canada. 2007.