Division No. 12 is a
census division
Census divisions, in Canada and the United States of America, 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-lev ...
in
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
,
Canada
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. Including the City of
Cold Lake, the majority of the division is located in the northeast corner of
central Alberta
Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.
Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy.
Geography
Central Alberta is bordere ...
. The northern portion of the division is located within
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 cent ...
.
Census subdivisions
The following
census subdivisions
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(municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 12.
*Cities
**
Cold Lake
*Towns
**
Bonnyville
Bonnyville is a town situated in east-central Alberta, Canada between Cold Lake and St. Paul. The surrounding Municipal District (MD) of Bonnyville No. 87's municipal office is located in Bonnyville.
The community derives its name from Fat ...
**
Elk Point
**
Smoky Lake
Smoky Lake is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 28 and Highway 855. It lies between the North Saskatchewan River, Smoky Creek and White Earth Creek, in a mainly agricultural area. ...
**
St. Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
*Villages
**
Glendon
**
Vilna
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**
Waskatenau
Waskatenau ( ) is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is surrounded by Smoky Lake County, approximately northeast of Edmonton. Waskatenau is a Cree word meaning "opening in the bank" in reference to the clef in the nearby ridge through which ...
*Summer villages
**
Bonnyville Beach
**
Horseshoe Bay
**
Pelican Narrows
*Municipal districts
**
Bonnyville No. 87, M.D. of
**
Lac La Biche County
Lac La Biche County is a specialized municipality within Division No. 12 in northern Alberta, Canada. It was established through the amalgamation of the Town of Lac La Biche and Lakeland County in 2007.
History
Lac La Biche County was origin ...
**
Smoky Lake County
Smoky Lake County is a municipal district in north-eastern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 12, its municipal office is located in the Town of Smoky Lake.
Geography Communities and localities
The following urban munici ...
**
St. Paul No. 19, County of
*Indian reserves
**Beaver Lake 131
**Cold Lake 149
**Cold Lake 149A
**Cold Lake 149B
**Heart Lake 167
**Kehewin 123
**Puskiakiwenin 122
**Saddle Lake 125
**Unipouheos 121
**White Fish Lake 128
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Division No. 12 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.
See also
*
List of census divisions of Alberta
Statistics Canada divides the province of Alberta into nineteen census divisions. Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions do not reflect the organization of local government in Alberta. These areas exist solely for the purposes of st ...
*
List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal district ...
References
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Census divisions of Alberta