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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.
Community profile
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada census:
| Population: | 2,415 (+4.4% from 1996)
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| Land area: | 16.98 km²
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| Population density: | 142.3 people/km²
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| Median age: | 36.2 (males: 33.4, females: 37.8)
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| Total private dwellings: | 1,036
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| Median household income: | $51,310
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