Division No. 8 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south-central portion of central Alberta and includes the City of Red Deer and surrounding areas. The division forms the central segment of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Division No. 8 is the smallest census division in Alberta according to area.
Census subdivisions
The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Alberta's Division No. 8.
Cities
Lacombe
Red Deer
Towns
Bentley
Blackfalds
Bowden
Eckville
Innisfail
Penhold
Ponoka
Rimbey
Sylvan Lake
Villages
Alix
Clive
Delburne
Elnora
Summer villages
Birchcliff
Gull Lake
Half Moon Bay
Jarvis Bay
Norglenwold
Parkland Beach
Sunbreaker Cove
Municipal districts
Lacombe County
Ponoka County
Red Deer County
Indian reserves
Montana 139
Samson 137
Samson 137A
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 8 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.