Division No. 17 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It spans the central and northwest portions of northern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Slave Lake. Division No. 17 is the largest census division in Alberta according to area and also has the lowest population density.
Census subdivisions
The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 17.
Towns
High Level
High Prairie
Manning
Rainbow Lake
Slave Lake
Swan Hills
Villages
Hines Creek
Nampa
Hamlets
Fort Vermilion
La Crete
Zama City
Specialized municipalities
Mackenzie County
Municipal districts
Big Lakes County
Clear Hills County
Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.D. of
Northern Lights, County of
Northern Sunrise County
Opportunity No. 17, M.D. of
Indian reserves
Beaver Ranch 163 which is part of the Tallcree First Nation. Boyer 164 Bushe River 207 which is part of Dene Tha' First Nation. Child Lake 164A which is part of the Beaver First Nation. Clear Hills 152C which is part of the Horse Lake First Nation. Drift Pile River 150 which is part of Driftpile First Nation also known as Driftpile Cree Nation Fort Vermilion 173B which is part of Tallcree First Nation. Fox Lake 162 which is part of the Little Red River Cree Nation. Hay Lake 209 which is part of the Dene Tha' First Nation. Jean Baptiste Gambler 183 which is part of the Bigstone Cree Nation. John d'Or Prairie 215 which is part of the Little Red River Cree Nation. Kapawe'no First Nation Kapawe'no 150B, historically known as Freeman 150B, which is part of the Kapawe'no First Nation. Kapawe'no 230, also known as, which is part of the Kapawe'no First Nation. Kapawe'no 150C also known as Halcro 150C, which is part of the which is part of the Kapawe'no First Nation. Pakashan 150D Loon Lake 235 Sawridge 150G Sawridge 150H Sucker Creek 150A Swan River 150E Tall Cree 173 Tall Cree 173A Upper Hay River 212 Utikoomak Lake 155 Utikoomak Lake 155A Wabasca 166 Wabasca 166A Wabasca 166B Wabasca 166C Wabasca 166D Woodland Cree 226 Woodland Cree 228 Indian settlements Carcajou Desmarais John D'Or Prairie Little Buffalo Paddle Prairie
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 17 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.