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Division No. 14
Census division in Alberta
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Alberta Census Divisions
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Area
 • Total 26,965 km2 (10,411 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 28,617
 • Density 1.06126/km2 (2.74866/sq mi)

Division No. 14 is a special area in Alberta, Canada. It is like a big region used for counting people and organizing information. Most of this area is in the western part of central Alberta. Some of it even reaches into the beautiful Alberta's Rockies mountains! The biggest town in Division No. 14 is Hinton.

Towns and Communities in Division No. 14

This area includes several towns and smaller communities. These places are called census subdivisions. They help us understand how people live across the region.

Here are the main towns you can find here:

There are also many smaller communities called hamlets:

One large area is managed as a municipal district:

There is also a special protected area:

  • Improvement District No. 25 (Willmore Wilderness Park)

How Many People Live Here?

We can look at how the population of Division No. 14 has changed over time. This information comes from the official counts done by Statistics Canada.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1991 25,784 —    
1996 27,452 +6.5%
2001 26,871 −2.1%
2006 27,881 +3.8%
2011 28,584 +2.5%
2016 29,291 +2.5%
2021 28,617 −2.3%

In 2021, about 28,617 people lived in Division No. 14. This was a small change from 2016, when the population was 29,291 people.

The total land area of Division No. 14 is about 26,902.83 square kilometers. This means there are about 1.1 people living in each square kilometer.

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