Division No. 15, Alberta

Division No. 15 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. The majority of the division is located in Alberta's Rockies, while the southernmost portion of the division is located within southern Alberta. The division's largest urban community is the Town of Canmore.

Division No. 15
Census division in Alberta
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Area [1]
• Total	28,400 km2 (11,000 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	37,735
• Density	1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 15.^[3][4]

• Towns
  • Banff
  • Canmore
• Summer villages
  • Ghost Lake
  • Waiparous
• Specialized municipalities
  • Crowsnest Pass
  • Jasper
• Municipal districts
  • Bighorn No. 8, M.D. of
  • Ranchland No. 66, M.D. of
• Improvement districts
  • Improvement District No. 8
  • Improvement District No. 9 (Banff National Park)
  • Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper National Park)
  • Kananaskis Improvement District
• First Nation reserves
  • Stoney 142, 143, 144

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	26,359	—
1996	30,800	+16.8%
2001	34,068	+10.6%
2006	34,150	+0.2%
2011	35,983	+5.4%
2016	38,594	+7.3%
2021	37,735	−2.2%
[2][1][5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 15 had a population of 37,735 living in 15,085 of its 19,121 total private dwellings, a change of -2.2% from its 2016 population of 38,594. With a land area of 28,270.14 km² (10,915.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km² (3.5/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. 15 (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. 15, 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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