2014 Alberta municipal censuses

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2014 Alberta municipal censuses
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Distribution of Alberta's 269 urban municipalities

Alberta has provincial legislation allowing its municipalities to conduct municipal censuses between April 1 and June 30 inclusive. [1] [2] Municipalities choose to conduct their own censuses for multiple reasons such as to better inform municipal service planning and provision, to capitalize on per capita based grant funding from higher levels of government, or to simply update their populations since the last federal census. [3]

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Alberta had 357 municipalities between April 1 and June 30, 2014, down from 358 as at June 30, 2013, [lower-alpha 1] which marked the closure of the 2014 legislated municipal census period. At least 39 of these municipalities (

Some municipalities achieved population milestones as a result of their 2014 censuses. Airdrie and Cochrane grew beyond the 50,000 and 20,000 marks respectively, while both Beaumont and Cold Lake exceeded 15,000. The towns of Morinville, St. Paul and Raymond surpassed 9,000, 6,000 and 4,000 residents respectively, while the Municipal District (MD) of Lesser Slave River No. 124 exceeded 3,000.

Municipal census results

The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2014.

2014 municipal census summary [5] 2011 federal census comparison [8] [9] Previous municipal census comparison
MunicipalityStatusCensus
date		2014
pop.		2011
pop.		Absolute
growth		Absolute
change		Annual
growth
rate		Prev.
pop.
[9] [10] [11] [12] 		Prev.
census
year
[9] [10] [11] [12] 		Absolute
growth		Annual
growth
rate
Airdrie City April 15, 201454,89142,56412,3278.8%49,56020135,33110.8%
Banff Town June 16, 20148,4217,5848373.6%7,25120111,1705.1%
Barons Village June 16, 201431831530.3%3262010−80.6%
Beaumont Town May 1, 201415,82813,2842,5446.0%14,91620139126.1%
Bentley Town May 1, 20141,1221,073491.5%1,1322009−10−0.2%
Blackfalds Town June 30, 20147,8586,3001,5587.6%7,27520135838.0%
Bonnyville Town April 1, 20146,9216,2167053.6%6,8372012840.6%
MD of Bonnyville No. 87 Municipal district April 1, 201411,83610,1011,7355.4%
Boyle Village June 4, 2014948916321.2%9182009300.6%
Bruderheim Town April 1, 20141,3481,1551935.3%1,2982012501.9%
Calgary City April 1, 20141,195,1941,096,83398,3612.9%1,156,686 [13] [lower-alpha 3] 201338,5083.3%
Calmar Town June 7, 20142,1011,9701312.2%2,0332009680.7%
Camrose City April 1, 201418,03817,2867521.4%17,23620118021.5%
Canmore Town May 21, 201413,07712,2887892.1%12,31720117602.0%
Chestermere Town May 1, 201417,20314,8242,3795.1%15,76220131,4419.1%
Cochrane Town April 1, 201420,70817,5803,1285.6%18,75020131,95810.4%
Cold Lake City April 1, 201415,73613,8391,8974.4%14,40020121,3364.5%
Crossfield Town May 1, 20142,9182,853650.8%2,8612010570.5%
Devon Town June 5, 20146,6506,5101400.7%6,53420091160.4%
Drayton Valley [6] Town April 30, 20147,0496,5792006
Edmonton City April 1, 2014877,926812,20165,7252.6%817,498201260,4283.6%
Forestburg Village April 15, 2014880831491.9%8632004170.2%
Fort Saskatchewan City April 28, 201422,80819,0513,7576.2%21,79520131,0134.6%
Lacombe City April 7, 201412,72811,7071,0212.8%11,73320099951.6%
Leduc City April 28, 201428,58324,2794,3045.6%27,24120131,3424.9%
MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 [7] Municipal district May 1, 20143,0742,9291451.6%2,84020032340.7%
Lethbridge City April 1, 201493,00483,5179,4873.7%90,41720132,5872.9%
Morinville Town April 15, 20149,4028,5698333.1%8,50420118983.4%
Okotoks Town May 7, 201427,33124,5112,8203.7%26,31920131,0123.8%
Olds Town April 9, 20148,6178,2353821.5%8,51120131061.2%
Penhold Town May 14, 20142,8422,3754676.2%2,47620123667.1%
Raymond Town April 14, 20144,0813,7433382.9%3,9822013992.5%
Red Deer City May 5, 201498,58590,5648,0212.9%97,10920131,4761.5%
Spruce Grove City April 1, 201429,52626,1713,3554.1%24,64620104,8804.6%
St. Albert City April 7, 201463,25561,4661,7891.0%60,99420122,2611.8%
St. Paul TownMay 15, 20146,0045,4006043.6%5,84420121600.7%
Waiparous Summer village May 21, 201464422215.1%722007−8−1.7%
Wetaskiwin City May 1, 201412,62112,525960.3%12,28520093360.5%
Woodlands County Municipal district May 1, 20144,6124,3063062.3%2,98019911,6321.9%

Breakdowns

Hamlets

The following is a list of hamlets that had populations determined by the 2014 municipal census conducted by their administering municipal districts.

2014 municipal census summary
Hamlet Municipality2014
population
Ardmore MD of Bonnyville No. 87 359 [15]
Beaver Crossing MD of Bonnyville No. 87
Beaverdam MD of Bonnyville No. 87 18 [15]
Blue Ridge Woodlands County
Canyon Creek MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124
Cherry Grove MD of Bonnyville No. 87 405 [15]
Chisholm MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124
Flatbush MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124
Fort Assiniboine Woodlands County
Fort Kent MD of Bonnyville No. 87 246 [15]
Goose Lake Woodlands County
La Corey MD of Bonnyville No. 87 59 [15]
Marten Beach MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124
Smith MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124
Therien MD of Bonnyville No. 87 71 [15]
Wagner MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124
Widewater MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124

Shadow population counts

Alberta Municipal Affairs defines shadow population as "temporary residents of a municipality who are employed by an industrial or commercial establishment in the municipality for a minimum of 30 days within a municipal census year." [3] The Town of Banff and the MD of Bonnyville No. 87 conducted shadow population counts in 2014. The following presents the results of these counts for comparison with its concurrent municipal census results.

2014 municipal census shadow population summary [5]
MunicipalityStatusPermanent
population		Shadow
population		Combined
population
Banff Town 8,4219659,386
MD of Bonnyville No. 87 Municipal district 11,8361,39713,233

Notes

  1. ↑ The Village of Tilley dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Newell on August 31, 2013. [4]
  2. ↑ No censuses were conducted among Alberta's 5 specialized municipalities, 3 special areas and 8 improvement districts. [5]
  3. ↑ The City of Calgary's 2013 municipal census population was originally reported as 1,149,552. [14] This population was revised to 1,156,686 in July 2014. [13] The city's revised 2013 census report explains it was "adjusted upward due to a correction to the automated conversion process." [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Municipal Government Act: Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter M-26 (Office Consolidation)". Alberta Queen's Printer. November 24, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Municipal Government Act: Determination of Population Regulation, Alberta Regulation 63/2001 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. 2013. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Municipal Census Manual: Requirements and Guidelines for Conducting a Municipal Census (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 2013. p. 7. ISBN   978-1-4601-0359-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 1, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ "O.C. 250/2013". Alberta Queen's Printer. August 13, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 2014 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN   978-1-4601-2067-5 . Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Courtney Whalen (May 5, 2014). "Online municipal census launches next week". Drayton Valley Western Review. Canoe Sun Media . Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Agenda: Municipal District #124 Council Meeting   2014 Municipal Census Update" (PDF) (PDF). Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124. July 8, 2014. pp. 69 70. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
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  11. 1 2 2006 Official Population List (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 5, 2007. ISBN   978-0-7785-4994-9 . Retrieved December 28, 2013.
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