Division No. 8, Alberta facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Division No. 8
Census division in Alberta
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Area
• Total	9,909 km2 (3,826 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	213,470
• Density	21.5430/km2 (55.796/sq mi)

Division No. 8 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south-central portion of central Alberta and includes the City of Red Deer and surrounding areas. The division forms the central segment of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Division No. 8 is the smallest census division in Alberta according to area.

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 8.

• Cities
  • Lacombe
  • Red Deer
• Towns
  • Bentley
  • Blackfalds
  • Bowden
  • Eckville
  • Innisfail
  • Penhold
  • Ponoka
  • Rimbey
  • Sylvan Lake
• Villages
  • Alix
  • Clive
  • Delburne
  • Elnora
• Summer villages
  • Birchcliff
  • Gull Lake
  • Half Moon Bay
  • Jarvis Bay
  • Norglenwold
  • Parkland Beach
  • Sunbreaker Cove
• Municipal districts
  • Lacombe County
  • Ponoka County
  • Red Deer County
• Indian reserves
  • Montana 139
  • Samson 137
  • Samson 137A

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 8 had a population of 213,470 living in 83,983 of its 92,439 total private dwellings, a change of 1.9% from its 2016 population of 209,395. With a land area of 9,890.05 km² (3,818.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 21.6/km² (56/sq mi) in 2021.