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Division No. 12
Census division in Alberta
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Alberta Census Divisions
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Area
 • Total 30,047 km2 (11,601 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 67,483
 • Density 2.24591/km2 (5.81689/sq mi)

Division No. 12 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. Including the City of Cold Lake, the majority of the division is located in the northeast corner of central Alberta. The northern portion of the division is located within northern Alberta.

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 12.

Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1991 54,485 —    
1996 56,499 +3.7%
2001 58,362 +3.3%
2006 59,990 +2.8%
2011 63,427 +5.7%
2016 67,120 +5.8%
2021 67,483 +0.5%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 12 had a population of 67,483 living in 25,554 of its 30,557 total private dwellings, a change of 0.5% from its 2016 population of 67,120. With a land area of 31,816.86 km2 (12,284.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi) in 2021.

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