Division No. 15 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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. The majority of the division is located in Alberta's Rockies

Alberta's Rockies

Alberta's Rockies comprises the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is a region on the southwestern part of the province, along the British Columbia border. It covers all but the south of Census Division 15....

, while the southernmost portion of the division is located within southern Alberta

Southern Alberta

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. The division's largest urban community is the Town of Canmore

Canmore, Alberta

Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of...

.

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 15.

• Towns
  • Banff
    Banff, Alberta
    Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise....
    
    
  • Canmore
    Canmore, Alberta
    Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of...
    
    

• Summer villages
  • Ghost Lake
    Ghost Lake, Alberta
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  • Waiparous
    Waiparous, Alberta
    Waiparous is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located along Highway 40, at the crossing of Ghost River, west of Cochrane.-Demographics:The population of the Summer Village of Waiparous according to its 2007 municipal census is 72....
    
    

• Specialized municipalities
  • Crowsnest Pass
    Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
    The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is a specialized municipality located in the Crowsnest Pass of the Rocky Mountains in southwest Alberta, Canada. The municipality formed as a result of the amalgamation of five municipalities – the Village of Bellevue, the Town of Blairmore, Town of Coleman, the...
    
    
  • Jasper
    Jasper, Alberta
    Jasper is a specialized municipality in western Alberta, Canada. It is the commercial centre of Jasper National Park, located in the Canadian Rockies in the Athabasca River valley....
    
    

• Municipal districts
  • Bighorn No. 8, M.D. of
    Bighorn No. 8, Alberta
    The Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 is a municipal district situated in Census Division No. 15 of Alberta, Canada. It is located between Calgary and Banff National Park, north of Kananaskis Improvement District. Highway 1 bisects this county.It was created as a municipal district on January 1,...
    
    
  • Ranchland No. 66, M.D. of
    Ranchland No. 66, Alberta
    The Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 is a municipal district in south western Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 15. The municipality was incorporated on 1995 from the Improvement District No. 6. The municipal seat is in the Town of Nanton, located within the boundaries of...
    
    

• Improvement districts
  • Improvement District No. 9
    Banff National Park
    Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. The park, located 110–180 kilometres west of Calgary in the province of Alberta, encompasses of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine...
    
     (Banff National Park)
  • Improvement District No. 12
    Jasper National Park
    Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, spanning 10,878 km² . It is located in the province of Alberta, north of Banff National Park and west of the City of Edmonton. The park includes the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls and...
    
     (Jasper National Park)
  • Kananaskis Improvement District
    Kananaskis Improvement District
    Kananaskis Improvement District is an improvement district in Alberta, Canada. It is located within Alberta's Rockies, sharing much of its boundaries with Kananaskis Country.The administrative centre of the improvement district is Kananaskis Village....
    
    

• Indian reserves
  • Stoney 142, 143, 144

Demographics

In 2006, Division No. 15 had a population of 34,150 living in 16,080 dwellings

House

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, a 0.2% increase from 2001. The census division has a land area of 28399.98 km² (10,965.3 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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of 1.2 inhabitants per square kilometre.