Division No. 3, Alberta

Census division in Alberta, Canada

Census division in Alberta in Canada

Division No. 3
Census division in Alberta
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Area ^[1]
• Total	13,866 km² (5,354 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]
• Total	40,768
• Density	2.9/km² (7.6/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.^[3]^[4]

Towns
- Cardston
- Claresholm
- Fort Macleod
- Granum
- Magrath
- Nanton
- Pincher Creek
- Stavely
Villages
Hamlets
- Aetna
- Beaver Mines
- Beazer
- Carway
- Del Bonita
- Granum
- Kimball
- Leavitt
- Lundbreck
- Mountain View
- Orton
- Parkland
- Pincher Station
- Spring Coulee
- Twin Butte
- Waterton Park
- Welling
Municipal districts
Improvement districts
- Improvement District No. 4 (Waterton Lakes National Park)
First Nation reserves

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%
^[2]^[1]^[5]^[6]

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 (7.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
^ "2006 Community Profiles, Geographic hierarchy – Division No. 3 (Census division)". Statistics Canada. December 7, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
^ "2024 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ "Division No. 2, Alberta (Code4801) (table). 2006 Community Profiles. 2006 Census". Statistics Canada. March 13, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
^ "1996 Census of Population, Statistics Canada". Statistics Canada. June 4, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2024.