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Division No. 3
Census division in Alberta
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Alberta Census Divisions
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Area
 • Total 13,866 km2 (5,354 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 40,768
 • Density 2.94014/km2 (7.6149/sq mi)

Division No. 3 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the southwest corner of southern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Claresholm.

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 3.

Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1991 36,329 —    
1996 37,764 +4.0%
2001 37,580 −0.5%
2006 37,846 +0.7%
2011 38,566 +1.9%
2016 38,956 +1.0%
2021 40,768 +4.7%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 3 had a population of 40,768 living in 14,163 of its 16,229 total private dwellings, a change of 4.7% from its 2016 population of 38,956. With a land area of 13,725.07 km2 (5,299.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi) in 2021.

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