Division No. 13 is a census division

Census division

Census division is an official term in Canada and the United States. The census divisions of Canada are second-level census geographic unit, below provinces and territories, and above "census subdivisions" and "dissemination areas". In provinces where they exist, the census division may correspond...

 in Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

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. The majority of the division is located in the north-central portion of central Alberta

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...

, while the northeast portion of the division is located within northern Alberta

Northern Alberta

Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region...

. The division's largest urban community is the Town of Whitecourt

Whitecourt, Alberta

Whitecourt is a town in Alberta, Canada within Woodlands County. It is located northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 32 and has an elevation of ....

.

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 13.

• Towns
  • Athabasca
    Athabasca, Alberta
    Athabasca is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It lies north of Edmonton on Highway 2, on the banks of the Athabasca River. It is the centre of Athabasca County. Until 1913 it was known as Athabasca Landing.- History :...
    
    
  • Barrhead
    Barrhead, Alberta
    Barrhead is a town in central Alberta, Canada, within the County of Barrhead No. 11. It is located along the Paddle River and at the intersection of Highway 33 and Highway 18, approximately northwest of the City of Edmonton...
    
    
  • Mayerthorpe
    Mayerthorpe, Alberta
    Mayerthorpe is a town in the census division 13, central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 and Cowboy Trail , north-west from Edmonton.-History:...
    
    
  • Onoway
    Onoway, Alberta
    Onoway is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located west of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 37 and Highway 43.The Canadian National Railway tracks run through the town, which is situated immediately east of Lac Ste. Anne and south of the Sturgeon River. Onoway built and opened a new...
    
    
  • Westlock
    Westlock, Alberta
    Westlock is a town in central Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1913, the town is primarily an agricultural, business, and government administration centre serving communities and rural areas within surrounding Westlock County.- Geography :...
    
    
  • Whitecourt
    Whitecourt, Alberta
    Whitecourt is a town in Alberta, Canada within Woodlands County. It is located northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 32 and has an elevation of ....
    
    

• Villages
  • Alberta Beach
    Alberta Beach, Alberta
    Alberta Beach is a village in central Alberta, Canada, west of Edmonton. It is located on the southeast shore of Lac Ste. Anne, approximately west of Highway 43 and north of Highway 633....
    
    
  • Boyle
    Boyle, Alberta
    Boyle is a village in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County. It is located on Highway 63, approximately north of Edmonton.Boyle is named after former Alberta Minister of Education Justice John R...
    
    
  • Clyde
    Clyde, Alberta
    Clyde is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Edmonton and east of Westlock, near the junction of Highway 18 and Highway 2.It was incorporated in 1914 and named after the River and Firth of Clyde in Scotland.- Demographics :...
    
    

• Summer villages
  • Birch Cove
    Birch Cove, Alberta
    Birch Cove is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located between Highway 33 and Lac la Nonne, north-west of Edmonton.The village is administered by Lac Ste. Anne County in central Alberta.- Demographics :...
    
    
  • Bondiss
    Bondiss, Alberta
    Bondiss is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located at the eastern tip of Skeleton Lake, between Boyle and Lac la Biche.-Demographics:In 2001, Bondiss had a population of 104....
    
    
  • Castle Island
    Castle Island, Alberta
    Castle Island is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on Lac Ste. Anne, close to its mouth at Sturgeon River.- Demographics :...
    
    
  • Island Lake
    Island Lake, Alberta
    Island Lake is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the western shore of Island Lake, along Highway 2, north-west of Athabasca.-Demographics:...
    
    
  • Island Lake South
    Island Lake South, Alberta
    Island Lake South is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the southern shore of Island Lake, along Highway 2, north-west of Athabasca.-Demographics:...
    
    
  • Larkspur
    Larkspur, Alberta
    Larkspur is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Westlock and south of Athabasca, east of Highway 44 and west of Highway 2.-Demographics:...
    
    
  • Mewatha Beach
    Mewatha Beach, Alberta
    Mewatha Beach is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the western shore of Skeleton Lake, east of Boyle.-Demographics:In 2006, Mewatha Beach had a population of 167 living in 192 dwellings, a 65.3% increase from 2001. The summer village has a land area of and a population density...
    
    
  • Nakamun Park
    Nakamun Park, Alberta
    Nakamun Park is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the southern shore of Nakamun Lake, west of Highway 33 and north of Onoway.-Demographics:...
    
    
  • Ross Haven
    Ross Haven, Alberta
    Ross Haven is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the northern shore of Lac Ste. Anne, south of Highway 43.- Demographics :...
    
    
  • Sandy Beach
    Sandy Beach, Alberta
    Sandy Beach is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located around Sandy Lake, north-west from Edmonton along Highway 642.- Demographics :...
    
    
  • Silver Sands
    Silver Sands, Alberta
    Silver Sands is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. The main attraction of this summer village is the Silver Sands golf and country club. The village is located on the shores of Isle Lake.- Demographics :...
    
    
  • South Baptiste
    South Baptiste, Alberta
    South Baptiste is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the southern shore of Baptiste Lake, west of Athabasca.-Demographics:...
    
    
  • South View
    South View, Alberta
    South View is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the northern shore of Isle Lake, opposite from Silver Sands.- Demographics :...
    
    
  • Sunrise Beach
    Sunrise Beach, Alberta
    Sunrise Beach is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the western shore of Sandy Lake, south of Sandy Beach.-Demographics:In 2006, Sunrise Beach had a population of 170 living in 127 dwellings, a 78.9% increase from 2001. The summer village has a land area of and a population...
    
    
  • Sunset Beach
    Sunset Beach, Alberta
    Sunset Beach is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the eastern shore of Baptiste Lake.- Demographics :In 2006, Sunset Beach had a population of 88 living in 108 dwellings, a 76.0% increase from 2001. The summer village has a land area of and a population density of ....
    
    
  • Sunset Point
    Sunset Point, Alberta
    Sunset Point is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the eastern shore of Lac Ste. Anne, north of Alberta Beach.- Demographics :...
    
    
  • Val Quentin
    Val Quentin, Alberta
    Val Quentin is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the southern shore of Lac Ste. Anne.- Demographics :In 2006, Val Quentin had a population of 181 living in 104 dwellings, a 26.6% increase from 2001. The summer village has a land area of and a population density of .- External...
    
    
  • West Baptiste
    West Baptiste, Alberta
    West Baptiste is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the western shore of Baptiste Lake, west of Athabasca.- Demographics :...
    
    
  • West Cove
    West Cove, Alberta
    West Cove is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the southern shore of western Lac Ste. Anne.- Demographics :In 2006, West Cove had a population of 169 living in 217 dwellings, a 61.0% increase from 2001. The summer village has a land area of and a population density of .-...
    
    
  • Whispering Hills
    Whispering Hills, Alberta
    Whispering Hills is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the eastern shore of Baptiste Lake.- Demographics :In 2006, Whispering Hills had a population of 125 living in 148 dwellings, a 5.9% increase from 2001. The summer village has a land area of and a population density of ....
    
    
  • Yellowstone
    Yellowstone, Alberta
    Yellowstone is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is developed on the northern shore of Lac Ste. Anne, south of Alberta Highway 43, between Ross Haven and Gunn, from Edmonton.- Demographics :...
    
    

• Municipal districts
  • Athabasca County
  • Barrhead No. 11, County of
  • Lac Ste. Anne County
    Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta
    Lac Ste. Anne County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 13, north west of Edmonton. Highway 43 stretches across this county. The municipal seat is located in the Hamlet of Sangudo....
    
    
  • Thorhild No. 7, County of
    Thorhild County No. 7, Alberta
    The County of Thorhild No. 7, Alberta is a municipal district located in the central part of northern Alberta, Canada in Census Division 13. It was incorporated as a county in 1955....
    
    
  • Westlock County
    Westlock County, Alberta
    Westlock County is a municipal district in central Alberta north of Edmonton. The county was formerly known as the Municipal District of Westlock No. 92, and was created in 1943 from the merger of five smaller municipal districts....
    
    
  • Woodlands County
    Woodlands County, Alberta
    Woodlands County is a municipal district in north-central Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 13. The municipal seat is in the Town of Whitecourt, while a regional administrative office is also located in the Hamlet of Fort Assiniboine....
    
    

• Indian reserves
  • Alexis 133

Demographics

In 2006, Division No. 13 had a population of 66,972 living in 31,101 dwellings

House

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, a 4.7% increase from 2001. The census division has a land area of 24373.37 km² (9,410.6 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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of 2.7 inhabitants per square kilometre.