Division No. 6, Alberta

Division No. 6
Alberta, Canada
NWT SK BC USA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Area	12,642.14 km2 (4,881.16 sq mi)
Population  - Total  - Rank  - Density	1,160,936 (2006)[1] 4th Cdn. CD 91.8 /km2 (238 /sq mi)
MPs
Diane Ablonczy, Rob Anders, Art Hanger, Stephen Harper, Jason Kenney, Ted Menzies, Deepak Obhrai, Jim Prentice, Lee Richardson, Kevin Sorenson, Myron Thompson
MLAs
Cindy Ady, Moe Amery, Wayne Cao, Harvey Cenaiko, Alana DeLong, Heather Forsyth, Yvonne Fritz, Marlene Graham, Carol Haley, Denis Herard, Mark Hlady, Ralph Klein, Karen Kryczka, Jon Lord, Ty Lund, Richard Magnus, Gary Mar, Richard Marz, Greg Melchin, Pat Nelson, Hung Pham, Shiraz Shariff, Murray Smith, Ron Stevens, Don Tannas, Janis Tarchuk

Division No. 6 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. Surrounding the City of Calgary, the majority of the division comprises Alberta's Calgary Region, while the northern portion of the division is located within central Alberta. The division also forms the southern segment of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Division No. 6 is the largest census division in Alberta according to population and also has the highest population density.^[2]

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 6.^[3][4]

• Cities
  • Airdrie
  • Calgary

• Towns
  • Black Diamond
  • Carstairs
  • Chestermere
  • Cochrane
  • Crossfield
  • Didsbury
  • High River
  • Irricana
  • Okotoks
  • Olds
  • Sundre
  • Turner Valley

• Villages
  • Beiseker
  • Cremona
  • Longview

• Municipal districts
  • Foothills No. 31, M.D. of
  • Mountain View County
  • Rocky View County

• Indian reserves
  • Eden Valley 216
  • Tsuu T'ina Nation 145

Demographics

In 2006, Division No. 6 had a population of 1,160,936 living in 465,473 dwellings, a 13.7% increase from 2001. The census division has a land area of 12,645.35 km² (4,882.40 sq mi) and a population density of 91.8 inhabitants per square kilometre.^[1]

See also

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Division No. 6 - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=4806&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Division%20No.%20%206&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4806. Retrieved 2007-06-06. 
2. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2010-01-06. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=702&PR=48&S=0&O=D&RPP=25. Retrieved 2011-08-30. 
3. ^ "2006 Community Profiles, Geographic hierarchy – Division No. 6 (Census division)". Statistics Canada. 2010-12-07. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page_Hierarchy-Hierarchie.cfm?Lang=E&Tab=4&Geo1=CD&Code1=4806&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Division_No.__6&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-08-30. 
4. ^ "2011 Municipal Codes". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2011-01-05. http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2011code.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-30. 

• 2006 Community Profiles

Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 113°58′19″W / 50.750°N 113.972°W / 50.750; -113.972