Division No. 5, Alberta

Division No. 5
Census division in Alberta
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Area [1]
• Total	16,775 km^2 (6,477 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	55,784
• Density	3.3/km^2 (8.6/sq mi)

Division No. 5 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the north-central portion of southern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Strathmore.

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 5.^[3][4]

• Towns

• • Drumheller
  • Strathmore
  • Three Hills
  • Trochu
  • Vulcan
• Villages
  • Acme
  • Arrowwood
  • Carbon
  • Carmangay
  • Champion
  • Delia
  • Hussar
  • Linden
  • Lomond
  • Milo
  • Morrin
  • Munson
  • Rockyford
  • Standard
• Municipal districts
  • Kneehill County
  • Starland County
  • Vulcan County
  • Wheatland County
• Indian reserves
  • Siksika 146
• Hamlets
  • Ardenode
  • Bircham
  • Brant
  • Carseland
  • Chancellor
  • Cheadle
  • Cluny
  • Craigmyle
  • Ensign
  • Gleichen
  • Herronton
  • Hesketh
  • Huxley
  • Kirkcaldy
  • Lyalta
  • Michichi
  • Mossleigh
  • Namaka
  • Nightingale
  • Queenstown
  • Rosebud
  • Rowley
  • Rumsey
  • Shouldice
  • Sunnyslope
  • Swalwell
  • Torrington
  • Travers
  • Wimborne

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	39,658	—
1996	43,565	+9.9%
2001	47,606	+9.3%
2006	51,104	+7.3%
2011	53,263	+4.2%
2016	55,708	+4.6%
2021	55,784	+0.1%
[2][1][5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 5 had a population of 55,784 living in 20,451 of its 22,579 total private dwellings, a change of 0.1% from its 2016 population of 55,708. With a land area of 16,651.23 km² (6,429.08 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.4/km² (8.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

See also

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

References

1. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
3. "2006 Community Profiles, Geographic hierarchy – Division No. 5 (Census division)". Statistics Canada. December 7, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
4. "2024 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
5. "Division No. 5, Alberta (Code4801) (table). 2006 Community Profiles. 2006 Census". Statistics Canada. March 13, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
6. "1996 Census of Population, Statistics Canada". Statistics Canada. June 4, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2024.

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