Division No. 17 is a

census division Census divisions, in Canada and the United States, are areas delineated for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government in and of themselves. The census divisions of Canada are second-level census geographic uni ...

Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...

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. It spans the central and northwest portions of

northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a geographic region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. An informally defined cultural region, the boundaries of Northern Alberta are not fixed. Under some schemes, the region encompasses everything north of the ce ...

and its largest urban community is the Town of

Slave Lake Slave Lake is a town in northern Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124. It is approximately northwest of Edmonton. It is located on the southeast shore of Lesser Slave Lake at the junction ...

. Division No. 17 is the largest census division in Alberta according to area and also has the lowest population density.

Census subdivisions

The following

census subdivisions The census geographic units of Canada are the census subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to conduct the country's quinquennial census. These areas exist solely for the purposes of sta ...

(municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 17. *Towns **

High Level High Level is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of the Mackenzie Highway (Highway 35) and Highway 58, approximately north of Edmonton and south of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. High Level is located wi ...

High Prairie High Prairie is a town in northern Alberta, Canada within Big Lakes County. It is located at the junction of Alberta Highway 2, Highway 2 and Alberta Highway 749, Highway 749, approximately northeast of Valleyview, Alberta, Valleyview and wes ...

Manning Manning (a.k.a. Mannion, Manning) is a family name. Origin and meaning Manning is from an old Norse word — manningi — meaning a brave or valiant man; and one of the first forms of the name was Mannin; another cartography was Mannyg ...

** Rainbow Lake **

Swan Hills Swan Hills is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is in the eponymous Swan Hills (Alberta), Swan Hills, approximately north of Whitecourt and northwest of Fort Assiniboine. The town is at the junction of Alberta Highway 32, Highway 32 and Alb ...

*Villages **

Hines Creek Hines Creek is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 67 km west of Grimshaw, Alberta, Grimshaw and 28 km north of Fairview, Alberta, Fairview, along Alberta Highway 64, Highway 64. Demographics In the 2021 Canadian ce ...

Nampa The Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA) is the national news agency of the Republic of Namibia. It was founded in 1987 under the name Namibia Press Association as a SWAPO partisan press agency, and resuscitated after independence under its current name ...

*Hamlets **

Fort Vermilion Fort Vermilion is a hamlet on the Peace River in northern Alberta, Canada, within Mackenzie County. Established in 1788, Fort Vermilion shares the title of oldest European settlement in Alberta with Fort Chipewyan. Fort Vermilion contains many ...

La Crete La Crete ( ), also spelled La Crête, is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada, within Mackenzie County. It is located on Highway 697, approximately southeast of High Level and north of Edmonton. The hamlet is in Census Division No. 17 and ...

Zama City Zama City is a Hamlet (place), hamlet in northwestern Alberta, Canada within Mackenzie County. It is located north of Zama Lake along Zama Road, which branches off the Mackenzie Highway (Highway 35) approximately north of High Level, Alberta ...

*Specialized municipalities **

Mackenzie County Mackenzie County is a specialized municipality in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17, along the Mackenzie Highway. The municipal office is located in the hamlet of Fort Vermilion. History Originally ''Improvement ...

*Municipal districts **

Big Lakes County Big Lakes County, formerly the Municipal District of Big Lakes, is a List of municipal districts in Alberta, municipal district in north-central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Division No. 17, Alberta, Census Division 17, around the Lesser ...

Clear Hills County Clear Hills County is a municipal district in north western Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17. In 1950, the massive Chinchaga fire burned through much of the region. On January 1, 2006, the name was changed from ''Municip ...

** Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.D. of ** Northern Lights, County of **

Northern Sunrise County Northern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17, its municipal office is located east of the Town of Peace River at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 688. History On July ...

** Opportunity No. 17, M.D. of *Indian reserves ** Beaver Ranch 163 which is part of the Tallcree First Nation. **Boyer 164 ** Bushe River 207 which is part of

Dene Tha' First Nation The Dene Thá (/'tɛnɛ ðɑː/) First Nation is a First Nations government of the South Slavey in Northern Alberta, Canada. The people call themselves Dene Dháa (sometimes spelled Dene Tha' or Dene Th'a) or 'Ordinary People' in the Dene Dháh ...

. **

Child Lake 164A Child Lake 164A is an Indian reserve of the Beaver First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County. It is 32 kilometers northwest of Fort Vermilion. The reserve takes its name from a nearby lake where a child once drowned. Geography ...

which is part of the

Beaver First Nation The Beaver First Nation () is a First Nation government or band, made up of members of the Danezaa people, also known as the Beavers. The Beaver First Nation is one of only two Danezaa bands in Alberta (the other being the Horse Lake First Nat ...

. ** Clear Hills 152C which is part of the

Horse Lake First Nation The Horse Lake First Nation is a First Nations band government west of Hythe in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It consists of the Beaver and Cree people. It is a party to Treaty 8, and is a member of the Western Cree Tribal Council. Despite bei ...

. **

Drift Pile River 150 Drift Pile River 150 is an Indian reserve of the Driftpile Cree Nation in Alberta, located within Big Lakes County. It is 6 kilometers southeast of Lesser Slave Lake. In the 2016 Canadian Census The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of C ...

which is part of

Driftpile First Nation The Driftpile Cree Nation (or the Driftpile First Nation) () is a Treaty 8 First Nation with a reserve, Drift Pile River 150, located on the southern shore of the Lesser Slave Lake on Alberta Highway 2 in Northern Alberta Alberta is a P ...

also known as Driftpile Cree Nation ** Fort Vermilion 173B which is part of Tallcree First Nation. **

Fox Lake 162 Fox Lake 162 () is an Indian reserve of the Little Red River Cree Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County. Centered on the unincorporated community of Fox Lake, Alberta, Fox Lake, it is 13 kilometers northwest of Little Red River, Albe ...

which is part of the

Little Red River Cree Nation The Little Red River Cree Nation () is a First Nations band government in northern Alberta, headquartered at John D'Or Prairie. Indian Reserves There are three First Nation communities under the governance of the band: * Fox Lake Indian Reserve ...

. **

Hay Lake 209 Hay Lake 209 is an Indian reserve of the Dene Tha' First Nation in Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Al ...

which is part of the

. **

Jean Baptiste Gambler 183 Jean Baptiste Gambler 183 is an Indian reserve of the Bigstone Cree Nation in Alberta, located within the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17. In the 2016 Canadian Census The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, w ...

which is part of the

Bigstone Cree Nation The Bigstone Cree Nation () is a First Nations band government in Alberta, Canada. As Woodland Cree, they are a western branch of the larger Cree nation, and are a party to Treaty 8 with Canada. The Bigstone Cree Nation was divided into two band ...

. **

John d'Or Prairie 215 John D'Or Prairie 215 is an Indian reserve of the Little Red River Cree Nation in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located east of the Town of High Level on Highway 58 and is surrounded by Mackenzie County Mackenzie County is a specialized ...

which is part of the

. **

Kapawe'no First Nation The Kapawe'no First Nation () is a band government in Alberta, Canada. It is headquartered at Grouard, Alberta, which is near High Prairie. Indian Reserves Six Indian reserve In Canada, an Indian reserve () or First Nations reserve () is ...

*** Kapawe'no 150B, historically known as Freeman 150B, which is part of the

. *** Kapawe'no 230, also known as, which is part of the

. *** Kapawe'no 150C also known as Halcro 150C, which is part of the which is part of the

. ***Pakashan 150D **Loon Lake 235 **Sawridge 150G **Sawridge 150H **Sucker Creek 150A **Swan River 150E **Tall Cree 173 **Tall Cree 173A **Upper Hay River 212 **Utikoomak Lake 155 **Utikoomak Lake 155A **Wabasca 166 **Wabasca 166A **Wabasca 166B **Wabasca 166C **Wabasca 166D **Woodland Cree 226 **Woodland Cree 228 *Indian settlements ** Carcajou **

Desmarais Desmarais is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * André Desmarais (born 1956), Canadian businessman * Charles Desmarais, president of the San Francisco Art Institute * France Chrétien Desmarais, Canadian lawyer and busine ...

John D'Or Prairie John D'Or Prairie is a First Nations settlement within the John D'Or Prairie 215 Indian reserve in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located on the Lawrence River, upstream from the Peace River, and south of the Caribou Mountains. It has an elev ...

** Little Buffalo ** Paddle Prairie

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by

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, Division No. 17 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

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Census subdivisions

Demographics

See also

References