Division No. 5 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the north-central portion of southern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Strathmore.

Division No. 5
Census division in Alberta
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Area [1]
• Total	16,775 km2 (6,477 sq mi)
	As of 2011
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	53,263
• Density	3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi)

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 5.[2][3]

• Towns
  • Drumheller
  • Strathmore
  • Three Hills
  • Trochu
  • Vulcan
• Villages
  • Acme
  • Arrowwood
  • Carbon
  • Carmangay
  • Champion
  • Delia
  • Hussar
  • Linden
  • Lomond
  • Milo
  • Morrin
  • Munson
  • Rockyford
  • Standard
• Municipal districts
  • Kneehill County
  • Starland County
  • Vulcan County
  • Wheatland County
• Indian reserves
  • Siksika 146

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 5 had a population of 55,784 living in 20,451 of its 22,579 total private dwellings, a change of 0.1% from its 2016 population of 55,708. With a land area of 16,651.23 km² (6,429.08 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.4/km² (8.7/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

See also

• List of census divisions of Alberta
• List of communities in Alberta

References