Division No. 1 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

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

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. It is located in the southeast corner of southern Alberta

Southern Alberta

Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat...

 and surrounds the City of Medicine Hat.

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 1.

• Cities
  • Medicine Hat
    Medicine Hat, Alberta
    Medicine Hat, known to locals as "The Hat", is a city of 61,097 people located in the southeastern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. It is enclaved within Cypress County along with the nearby Town of Redcliff, although neither is part of the county....
    
    

• Towns
  • Bow Island
  • Redcliff
    Redcliff, Alberta
    Redcliff is a town in southern Alberta, Canada within Cypress County. Bordering the City of Medicine Hat to the south and east, the town is bisected by Highway 1 and is located on the north bank of the South Saskatchewan River....
    
    

• Villages
  • Foremost
    Foremost, Alberta
    - See also :* List of communities in Alberta* List of villages in Alberta* Foremost Formation* Foremost Airport- External links :* * AlbertaFirst....
    
    

• Municipal districts
  • Cypress County
    Cypress County, Alberta
    Cypress County is a municipal district located in southeastern Alberta, Canada. The County completely surrounds the City of Medicine Hat and the Town of Redcliff.The municipality is part of Census Division 1, Alberta.- Geography :...
    
    
  • Forty Mile No. 8, County of
    Forty Mile County No. 8, Alberta
    The County of Forty Mile No. 8 is a municipal district in south eastern Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 1, east of Medicine Hat. The municipal seat is in Foremost.-Demographics:...
    
    

Demographics

In 2006, Division No. 1 had a population of 74,550 living in 31,315 dwellings

House

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, a 10.6% increase from 2001. The census division has a land area of 20526.14 km² (7,925.2 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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of 3.6 inhabitants per square kilometre.