Division No. 2, Alberta facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Division No. 2
Census division in Alberta
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Area
• Total	17,662 km2 (6,819 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	156,536
• Density	8.86287/km2 (22.9547/sq mi)

Division No. 2 is a special area in Alberta, Canada. It is like a big region used for counting people and gathering information. This division is in the south-central part of southern Alberta. It includes the city of Lethbridge, which is a major city there.

What is a Census Division?

A census division is a way to divide a province into smaller areas. These areas help Statistics Canada collect and organize information about people. This includes how many people live there and how they live. Division No. 2 is one of these important areas in Alberta.

Communities in Division No. 2

Within Division No. 2, there are many different types of communities. These are called census subdivisions. They include cities, towns, villages, hamlets, and municipal districts. Each type of community has its own way of being governed.

Cities

Cities are the largest communities in the division.

• Lethbridge
• Brooks

Towns

Towns are smaller than cities but still have many people.

• Bassano
• Coaldale
• Coalhurst
• Milk River
• Picture Butte
• Raymond
• Taber
• Vauxhall

Villages

Villages are smaller than towns.

• Barnwell
• Barons
• Coutts
• Duchess
• Nobleford
• Rosemary
• Stirling
• Warner

Hamlets

Hamlets are very small communities. They are often part of a larger municipal district.

• Bow City
• Cassils
• Chin
• Diamond City
• Enchant
• Gem
• Grassy Lake
• Hays
• Iron Springs
• Monarch
• New Dayton
• Patricia
• Purple Springs
• Rainier
• Rolling Hills
• Scandia
• Tilley
• Turin
• Wrentham

Municipal Districts

Municipal districts are large rural areas. They often include smaller hamlets and villages.

• Lethbridge County
• Newell, County of
• Taber, M.D. of
• Warner No. 5, County of

Population and Land Area

In the 2021 Canadian census, Division No. 2 had a population of 178,513 people. These people lived in 66,523 homes. This was a change of about 5.2% from its population in 2016.

The total land area of Division No. 2 is about 17,456 square kilometers (6,740 square miles). This means that in 2021, there were about 10.2 people living in each square kilometer of land. This is called the population density.

See also

In Spanish: División n.º 2 (Alberta) para niños