Division No. 18 is a census division

Census division

Census division is an official term in Canada and the United States. The census divisions of Canada are second-level census geographic unit, below provinces and territories, and above "census subdivisions" and "dissemination areas". In provinces where they exist, the census division may correspond...

 in Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is located in the southeast corner of northern Alberta

Northern Alberta

Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region...

 and its largest urban community is the Town of Grande Cache

Grande Cache, Alberta

Grande Cache is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada, located northwest of Hinton and west of Edmonton. It is located in the Municipal District of Greenview, between Highway 40 and the Smoky River, at the northern border of Alberta's Rockies...

. The boundaries of the division are coextensive with the outer boundaries of the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16

Greenview No. 16, Alberta

The Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 is a municipal district in northwest Alberta, Canada.It covers the full extent of Census Division 18. The municipal seat is in Valleyview.- Demographics :...

.

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 18.

• Towns
  • Fox Creek
    Fox Creek, Alberta
    Fox Creek is a town in northwest Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 43, approximately northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie, and has an elevation of ....
    
    
  • Grande Cache
    Grande Cache, Alberta
    Grande Cache is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada, located northwest of Hinton and west of Edmonton. It is located in the Municipal District of Greenview, between Highway 40 and the Smoky River, at the northern border of Alberta's Rockies...
    
    
  • Valleyview
    Valleyview, Alberta
    -History:*Late 1800s: The first visitors to the area arrived, seeking natives to exchange goods for furs. The trading was good and a Hudson’s Bay post was established on Sturgeon Lake...
    
    

• Municipal districts
  • Greenview No. 16, M.D. of
    Greenview No. 16, Alberta
    The Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 is a municipal district in northwest Alberta, Canada.It covers the full extent of Census Division 18. The municipal seat is in Valleyview.- Demographics :...
    
    

• Indian reserves
  • Sturgeon Lake 154
  • Sturgeon Lake 154A

Demographics

In 2006, Division No. 18 had a population of 14,322 living in 5,553 dwellings

House

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, a 0.2% decrease from 2001. The census division has a land area of 33205.21 km² (12,820.6 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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of 0.4 inhabitants per square kilometre.