2015 Alberta municipal censuses

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2015 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]

Contents

Alberta had 357 municipalities between April 1 and June 30, 2015, which marked the closure of the 2015 legislated municipal census period. This was reduced to 356 on July 1, 2015 when the former Village of Minburn dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Minburn No. 27. At least 52 of these municipalities (

Red Deer's 2015 municipal census confirmed its population exceeded 100,000. Red Deer - Aerial - downtown bridges.jpg
Red Deer's 2015 municipal census confirmed its population exceeded 100,000.

Some municipalities achieved population milestones as a result of their 2015 censuses. Red Deer became the third city in Alberta to exceed 100,000 residents, while Grande Prairie not only surpassed 60,000 people, but also overtook both St. Albert and Medicine Hat to become Alberta's fifth-largest city. Spruce Grove grew beyond the 30,000 mark, while both the Town of Blackfalds and the County of Vermilion River eclipsed 8,000. The Town of Westlock's population resurfaced above 5,000 after first doing so in 2006 but dropping back below in 2008. The Village of Thorsby surpassed 1,000, making it eligible to apply for town status.

Municipal census results

The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2015.

2015 municipal census summary [4] 2011 federal census comparison [7] [8] Previous municipal census comparison [8] [9] [10]
MunicipalityStatusCensus
date		2015
pop.		2011
pop.		Absolute
growth		Absolute
change		Annual
growth
rate		Prev.
pop.		Prev.
census
year		Absolute
growth		Annual
growth
rate
Airdrie City April 15, 201558,69042,56416,1268.4%54,89120143,7996.9%
Barnwell Village June 1, 20159607711895.6%81220111484.3%
Beaumont Town April 15, 201516,76813,2843,4846.0%15,82820149405.9%
Big Valley Village May 11, 2015347364−17−1.2%3001991470.6%
Blackfalds Town May 1, 20158,7936,3002,4938.7%7,858201493511.9%
Brooks City May 1, 201514,18513,6765090.9%13,58120076040.5%
Buffalo Lake Metis settlement May 24, 20156764921848.3%7012012−25−1.2%
Calgary City April 1, 20151,230,9151,096,833134,0822.9%1,195,194201435,7213.0%
Chestermere City May 1, 201518,49614,8243,6725.7%17,20320141,2937.5%
Coalhurst Town May 20, 20152,5221,9635596.5%2,30120132214.7%
Cochrane Town April 10, 201523,08417,5805,5047.0%20,70820142,37611.5%
East Prairie Metis settlement May 24, 2015459366935.8%345201211410.0%
Elizabeth Metis settlement May 24, 2015690654361.3%6712012190.9%
Elk Point Town April 17, 20151,6461,4122343.9%1,5712012751.6%
Fishing Lake Metis settlement May 24, 2015491436553.0%4252012664.9%
Fort Saskatchewan City April 20, 201524,04019,0514,9896.0%22,80820141,2325.4%
Gift Lake Metis settlement May 24, 2015651662−11−0.4%7912012−140−6.3%
Grande Prairie City April 17, 201568,55655,03213,5245.6%50,227200718,3294.0%
Hay Lakes Village June 4, 2015492425673.7%4292008632.0%
High Level Town March 1, 20153,8233,6411821.2%3,8492004−26−0.1%
Innisfail Town May 4, 20157,9537,876770.2%7,9222012310.1%
Kikino Metis settlement May 24, 2015918964−460.0%81020121084.3%
Kitscoty Village [lower-alpha 2] 8469672013
Leduc City April 28, 201529,30424,2795,0254.8%28,58320147212.5%
Lethbridge City April 1, 201594,80483,51711,2873.2%93,00420141,8001.9%
Lloydminster City April 1, 201531,37727,8043,5733.1%31,4832013−106−0.2%
Mackenzie County Specialized municipality March 1, 201511,75010,9278231.8%9,68720032,0631.6%
Magrath Town March 30, 20152,3982,2171812.0%2,3762013220.5%
Medicine Hat City April 10, 201563,01860,0053,0131.2%61,18020121,8381.0%
Milk River Town April 13, 2015892811812.4%8462007460.7%
Okotoks Town May 6, 201528,01624,5113,5053.4%27,33120146852.5%
MD of Opportunity No. 17 Municipal district April 1, 20153,2143,0741401.1%3,06120131532.5%
Oyen Town May 8, 20151,006973330.8%1,0702012−64−2.0%
Paddle Prairie Metis settlement May 24, 2015530562−32−1.5%4642012664.5%
Peavine Metis settlement May 24, 2015639690−51−1.9%6512012−12−0.6%
Rainbow Lake Town March 1, 2015938870681.9%1,0822007−144−1.8%
Raymond Town May 15, 20154,1393,7433962.5%4,0812014581.4%
Red Deer City April 1, 2015100,80790,56410,2432.7%98,58520142,2222.3%
Rocky Mountain House Town April 1, 20157,2206,9332871.0%7,3002012−80−0.4%
Spruce Grove City April 8, 201532,03626,1715,8655.2%29,52620142,5108.5%
Stirling Village May 11, 20151,2151,0901252.8%1,1472013682.9%
Stony Plain Town April 1, 201516,12715,0511,0761.7%14,17720101,9502.6%
Strathcona County Specialized municipality May 1, 201595,59792,4903,1070.8%92,40320123,1941.1%
Strathmore Town April 15, 201513,32712,3051,0222.0%12,35220129752.6%
Sylvan Lake Town April 14, 201514,31012,3271,9833.8%13,01520131,2954.9%
Taber Town May 6, 20158,3808,1042760.8%7,93520114451.4%
Thorsby Village April 19, 20151,025951741.9%9472012782.7%
Turner Valley Town May 15, 20152,5112,1673443.8%2,02220084893.1%
County of Vermilion River Municipal district April 29, 20158,1167,9052110.7%7,90020082160.4%
Warburg Village [6] 7896962009
Westlock Town April 15, 20155,1474,8233241.6%4,96420081830.5%
RM of Wood Buffalo Specialized municipality April 1, 201581,94865,56516,3835.7%74,63120127,3173.2%

Breakdowns

Lloydminster

The following is a breakdown of the results of the City of Lloydminster's 2015 municipal census by provincial component.

2015 municipal census summary 2011 federal census comparison 2013 municipal census comparison
Provincial component2015
pop. [11] 		Prov.
percent		2011
pop.
[7] [12] 		Prov.
percent		Absolute
growth		Absolute
change		Annual
growth
rate		2013
pop.
[8] 		Prov.
percent		Absolute
growth		Absolute
change		Annual
growth
rate
Alberta portion19,74018,0321,7082.3%20,011−271−0.7%
Saskatchewan portion11,6379,7721,8654.5%11,4721650.7%
Total Lloydminster 31,37727,8043,5733.1%31,483−106−0.2%

Urban and rural service areas

Sherwood Park is an urban service area within Strathcona County. Sherwood Park.jpg
Sherwood Park is an urban service area within Strathcona County.
Fort McMurray is the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo's urban service area. Fort mcmurray aerial.jpg
Fort McMurray is the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo's urban service area.

Strathcona County

2015 municipal census summary [13] 2012 municipal census comparison [13]
Area2015
population [4] 		Previous
population		Absolute
growth		Annual
growth rate
Sherwood Park urban service area [lower-alpha 3] 68,78265,4653,3171.7%
Rural service area [lower-alpha 4] 26,81526,938−123−0.2%
Total Strathcona County 95,59792,4033,1941.1%

Wood Buffalo

2015 municipal census summary 2012 municipal census comparison
Area2015
population [4] 		Previous
population		Absolute
growth		Annual
growth rate
Fort McMurray urban service area [lower-alpha 3] 78,38270,9647,4183.4%
Rural service area [lower-alpha 4] 3,5663,667−101−0.9%
Total RM of Wood Buffalo 81,94874,6317,3173.2%

Hamlets

The following is a list of hamlet populations determined by 2015 municipal censuses conducted by the County of Vermilion River, Strathcona County and the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo excluding the urban service areas of Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park that are presented above.

2015 municipal census summaryPrevious census comparison
Hamlet Municipality2015
population
[16] [17] 		Previous
population
[17] [18] 		Previous
census year
Absolute
growth		Annual
growth rate
Antler Lake Strathcona County 46935320121169.9%
Anzac RM of Wood Buffalo 7637142012492.2%
Ardrossan Strathcona County 4125142012−102−7.1%
Blackfoot County of Vermilion River 422 [19] 269 [20] 201115111.1%
Clandonald County of Vermilion River 107 [21] 109 [20] 2011−2−0.5%
Collingwood Cove Strathcona County 3603622012−2−0.2%
Conklin RM of Wood Buffalo 3763182012585.7%
Fort Chipewyan RM of Wood Buffalo 1,0141,008201260.2%
Fort MacKay RM of Wood Buffalo 51592012−8−4.7%
Gregoire Lake Estates RM of Wood Buffalo 2322752012−43−5.5%
Half Moon Lake Strathcona County 1952262012−31−4.8%
Hastings Lake Strathcona County 87922012−5−1.8%
Islay County of Vermilion River 209 [22] 208 [20] 201110.1%
Janvier RM of Wood Buffalo 1551712012−16−4.8%
Josephburg Strathcona County 1172332012−116−20.5%
McLaughlin County of Vermilion River 41 [23]
North Cooking Lake Strathcona County 59662012−7−3.7%
Rivercourse County of Vermilion River 16 [24]
Saprae Creek RM of Wood Buffalo 9779252012521.8%
South Cooking Lake Strathcona County 302294201280.9%
Streamstown County of Vermilion River 20 [25]
Tulliby Lake County of Vermilion River 22 [26]

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 RM of Wood Buffalo conducted a shadow population count in 2015. The following presents the results of this count for comparison with its concurrent municipal census results.

MunicipalityStatusMunicipal
census
population [4] 		Shadow
population [4] 		Combined
population [4]
RM of Wood Buffalo Specialized municipality 81,94843,084125,032

Notes

  1. ↑ No censuses were conducted among Alberta's 51 summer villages, 3 special areas and 8 improvement districts. [4]
  2. ↑ The Village of Kitscoty began a municipal census but was "unable to complete it due to staffing and time constraints." [5]
  3. 1 2 The Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park urban service areas are deemed equivalents of cities. [14] [15]
  4. 1 2 Strathcona County's and the RM of Wood Buffalo's rural service areas are deemed equivalents of municipal districts. [14] [15]

See also

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Streamstown is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Vermilion River. It is located approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Highway 17 and 19 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Lloydminster.

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2013 Alberta municipal censuses

Alberta has provincial legislation allowing its municipalities to conduct municipal censuses between April 1 and June 30 inclusive. 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.

2012 Alberta municipal censuses

Alberta has provincial legislation allowing its municipalities to conduct municipal censuses between April 1 and June 30 inclusive. 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.

2018 Alberta municipal censuses

Alberta has provincial legislation allowing its municipalities to conduct municipal censuses between April 1 and June 30 inclusive. 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.

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). 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). 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.
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  5. 1 2 "Census Day in Kitscoty is April 1st". Village of Kitscoty. March 31, 2016. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
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  8. 1 2 3 "2014 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN   978-1-4601-2067-5 . Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ "2011 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 5, 2011. ISBN   978-0-7785-9738-4 . Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  10. ↑ "2006 Official Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 5, 2007. ISBN   0-7785-4994-1 . Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  11. ↑ "2015 Lloydminster Municipal Census Shows Small Population Decrease". City of Lloydminster. July 27, 2015. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  13. 1 2 "Census: Strathcona County Historical Population". Strathcona County. September 4, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  14. 1 2 "Order in Council 817/94" (PDF). Province of Alberta. December 21, 1994. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  15. 1 2 "Order in Council 761/95" (PDF). Province of Alberta. December 6, 1995. pp. 2–3. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Census 2015: Overall Results" (PDF). Strathcona County. p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  17. 1 2 "The Municipal Census 2015 Report" (PDF). Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  18. ↑ "2012 Municipal Census Report" (PDF). Strathcona County. p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Blackfoot Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  20. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. April 17, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Clandonald Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Islay Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  23. ↑ "McLaughlin Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Rivercourse Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Streamstown Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Tulliby Lake Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
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