Athabasca, Alberta

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The town of Athabasca is located in rural Alberta, Canada. It lies 145 kilometres north of Edmonton on Highway 2. Until 1913 it was known as Athabasca Landing.

The town is home to Athabasca University, a major centre for distance education.

According to the Canada 2001 Census:

Population: 2,415 (+4.4% from 1996)
Land area: 16.98 km²
Population density: 142.3 people/km²
Median age: 36.2 (males: 33.4, females: 37.8)
Total private dwellings: 1,036
Mean household income: $51,310

Notable native

Jay Onrait - TSN personality.

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Alberta

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Cities	Airdrie - Brooks - Calgary - Camrose - Cold Lake - Edmonton - Fort Saskatchewan - Grande Prairie - Leduc - Lethbridge - Lloydminster - Medicine Hat - Red Deer - Spruce Grove - St. Albert - Wetaskiwin
Counties and municipal districts	Acadia - Athabasca - Barrhead - Beaver - Bighorn - Big Lakes - Birch Hills - Bonnyville - Brazeau - Camrose - Cardston - Clear Hills - Clearwater - Cypress - Fairview - Flagstaff - Foothills - Forty Mile - Grande Prairie - Greenview - Kananaskis - Kneehill - Lacombe - Lac Ste. Anne - Lakeland - Lamont - Leduc - Lesser Slave Lake - Lethbridge - Mackenzie - Minburn - Mountain View - Newell - Northern Lights - Northern Sunrise - Opportunity - Paintearth - Parkland - Peace - Pincher Creek - Ponoka - Provost - Ranchland - Red Deer - Rocky View - Saddle Hills - Smoky Lake - Smoky River - Spirit River - Starland - Stettler - St. Paul - Strathcona - Sturgeon - Taber - Thorhild - Two Hills - Vermilion River - Vulcan - Wainwright - Warner - Westlock - Wetaskiwin - Wheatland - Willow Creek - Wood Buffalo - Woodlands - Yellowhead

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