Division No. 16 is a census division

Census division

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 in Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is located in the northeast portion of northern Alberta

Northern Alberta

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 and surrounds the Urban Service Area of Fort McMurray.

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 16.

• Specialized municipalities
  Specialized municipalities of Alberta
  A specialized municipality is a type of municipal status used in the Canadian Province of Alberta. Alberta specialized municipalities are unique local governments that can be formed without resorting to special acts of Alberta's legislature...
  
  
  • Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
    Wood Buffalo, Alberta
    The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is a specialized municipality located in northeastern Alberta. Formed as a result of the amalgamation of the City of Fort McMurray and Improvement District No. 143 on April 1, 1995, it is the second largest municipality in Alberta by area...
    
    
    • Urban service areas
      • Fort McMurray

• Improvement districts
  • Improvement District No. 24
    Wood Buffalo National Park
    Wood Buffalo National Park, located in northeastern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, is the largest national park in Canada at . The park was established in 1922 to protect the world's largest herd of free roaming Wood Bison, currently estimated at more than 5,000...
    
     (Wood Buffalo National Park)

• Indian reserves
  • Allison Bay 219
  • Charles Lake 225
  • Chipewyan 201
  • Chipewyan 201A
  • Chipewyan 201B
  • Chipewyan 201C
  • Chipewyan 201D
  • Chipewyan 201E
  • Chipewyan 201F
  • Chipewyan 201G
  • Clearwater 175
  • Collin Lake 223
  • Cornwall Lake 224
  • Devil's Gate 220
  • Dog Head 218
  • Fort McKay 174
  • Gregoire Lake 176
  • Gregoire Lake 176A
  • Janvier 194
  • Namur Lake 174B
  • Namur River 174A
  • Old Fort 217
  • Sandy Point 221
  • Thabacha Náre 196A
  • Thebathi 196

• Indian settlements
  • Fort Mackay

Demographics

In 2006, Division No. 16 had a population of 53,080 living in 21,085 dwellings

House

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, a 23.5% increase from 2001. The census division has a land area of 97267.39 km² (37,555.1 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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of 0.5 inhabitants per square kilometre.