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Division No. 13
Census division in Alberta
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Alberta Census Divisions
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Area
 • Total 24,374 km2 (9,411 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 68,076
 • Density 2.79298/km2 (7.23377/sq mi)

Division No. 13 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. The majority of the division is located in the north-central portion of central Alberta, while the northeast portion of the division is located within northern Alberta. The division's largest urban community is the Town of Whitecourt.

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 13.

Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1991 58,102 —    
1996 62,569 +7.7%
2001 63,954 +2.2%
2006 66,972 +4.7%
2011 68,919 +2.9%
2016 71,016 +3.0%
2021 68,076 −4.1%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 13 had a population of 68,076 living in 27,482 of its 34,696 total private dwellings, a change of -4.1% from its 2016 population of 71,016. With a land area of 24,308.74 km2 (9,385.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi) in 2021.

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