2016 Alberta municipal censuses

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2016 Alberta municipal censuses
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  2015 March 1 – July 31, 2016 2017  

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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] Due to the concurrency of Statistics Canada conducting the Canada 2016 Census in May 2016, the Government of Alberta offered municipalities the option to alter their 2016 municipal census timeframes to either March 1 through May 31 or May 1 through July 31. [3] 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. [4]

Contents

With the dissolution of the villages of Galahad and Strome on January 1, 2016, Alberta had 354 municipalities in 2016. [5] Alberta Municipal Affairs recognized those conducted by 21 (

Cochrane, Alberta's second-largest town, surpassed a population of 25,000 in 2016. Cochrane-Szmurlo.jpg
Cochrane, Alberta's second-largest town, surpassed a population of 25,000 in 2016.

Some municipalities achieved population milestones as a result of their 2016 censuses. Airdrie became the eighth city in Alberta to exceed 60,000 residents, while Leduc surpassed 30,000 people and Cochrane grew beyond the 25,000 mark. Edmonton fell short of the 900,000-mark by 553 people, while Red Deer dipped back below 100,000 residents after surpassing that milestone in 2015.

Municipal census results

The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2016.

2016 municipal census summary [6] 2011 federal census comparison [8] [6] Previous municipal census comparison [9]
MunicipalityStatusCensus
date
2016
pop.
2011
pop.
Absolute
growth
Absolute
change
Annual
growth
rate
Prev.
pop.
Prev.
census
year
Absolute
growth
Annual
growth
rate
Airdrie City April 7, 201661,84242,56419,2787.8%58,69020153,1525.4%
Beaumont Town April 1, 201617,72013,2844,4365.9%16,76820159525.7%
Blackfalds Town April 15, 20169,5106,3003,2108.6%8,79320157178.2%
Calgary City April 1, 20161,235,1711,096,833138,3382.4%1,230,91520154,2560.3%
Camrose City April 1, 201618,04417,2867580.9%18,038201460.0%
Chauvin Village May 19, 2016345334110.7%340201150.3%
Chestermere City May 2, 201619,71514,8244,8915.9%18,49620151,2196.6%
Cochrane Town April 1, 201625,12217,5807,5427.4%23,08420152,0388.8%
Edmonton City April 1, 2016899,447812,20187,2462.1%877,926201421,5211.2%
Forestburg Village [lower-alpha 2] 8318802014
Fort Saskatchewan City April 4, 201624,56919,0515,5185.2%24,04020155292.2%
Kitscoty Village April 1, 20169768461302.9%967201390.3%
Lac La Biche County Municipal district May 11, 20168,5448,4021420.3%9,0942013−550−2.1%
Leduc City April 1, 201630,49824,2796,2194.7%29,30420151,1944.1%
Lethbridge City April 1, 201696,82883,51713,3113.0%94,80420152,0242.1%
Morinville Town April 15, 20169,8938,5691,3242.9%9,40220144912.6%
MD of Opportunity No. 17 Municipal district April 12, 20162,6393,074−435−3.0%3,2142015−575−17.9%
Raymond Town April 4, 20164,2023,7434592.3%4,1392015631.5%
Red Deer City April 1, 201699,83290,5649,2682.0%100,8072015−975−1.0%
Spruce Grove City April 6, 201633,64026,1717,4695.1%32,03620151,6045.0%
St. Albert City March 7, 201664,64561,4663,1791.0%63,25520141,3901.1%
MD of Taber Municipal district April 15, 20167,1736,8513220.9%7,1162013570.3%

Breakdowns

Hamlets

The following is a list of hamlet populations determined by 2016 municipal censuses conducted by Lac La Biche County and the Municipal District of Taber.

2016 municipal census summaryPrevious census comparison
Hamlet Municipality2016
population
[10] [11]
Previous
population
[12] [13]
Previous
census year
[12] [13] [14]
Absolute
growth
Annual
growth rate
Beaver Lake Lac La Biche County 527496 2011 311.2%
Enchant MD of Taber 259289 2013 −30−3.6%
Grassy Lake MD of Taber 815778 2013 371.6%
Hays MD of Taber 163163 2013 00.0%
Hylo Lac La Biche County 33
Johnson's Addition MD of Taber 130115 2013 154.2%
Lac La Biche Lac La Biche County 2,6822,895 2013 −213−2.5%
Plamondon Lac La Biche County 348344 2013 40.4%
Purple Springs MD of Taber 4441 2013 32.4%
Venice Lac La Biche County 22

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." [4] Lac La Biche County conducted a shadow population count in 2016. [6] The following presents the results of this count for comparison with its concurrent municipal census results.

MunicipalityStatusMunicipal
census
population [6]
Shadow
population [6]
Combined
population [6]
Lac La Biche County Municipal district 8,5449879,531

Notes

  1. No censuses were conducted among Alberta's 5 specialized municipalities, 51 summer villages, 3 special areas and 8 improvement districts. [6]
  2. The Village of Forestburg opted to defer its scheduled 2016 municipal census to 2017. [7]

See also

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References

  1. "Municipal Government Act: Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter M-26 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. November 24, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  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 February 21, 2016.
  3. "Regular Council Meeting Agenda" (PDF). Mackenzie County. February 9, 2016. p. 148. Retrieved February 21, 2016. In order to minimize the overlap between the federal and municipal census, Municipal Affairs will accommodate municipalities by giving them the option to alter their census enumeration period to either March 1, 2016 to May 31, 2016 or May 1, 2016 to July 31, 2016. For this census year only, municipalities are not required to submit a request for approval to the Minister if they choose to conduct a census during the two optional time periods offered.
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  5. "2016 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 18, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
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  9. "2015 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN   978-1-4601-2630-1 . Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  10. "About Us: Population & Statistics". Municipal District of Taber. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  11. "Lac La Biche County 2016 Municipal Census Report". Lac La Biche County. p. 13. Archived from the original on September 8, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  12. 1 2 "MD Connection (newsletter): Fountain of Youth?" (PDF) (PDF). Municipal District of Taber. Summer 2013. p. 7. Retrieved August 29, 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  13. 1 2 "2013 Census Summary". Lac La Biche County. p. 6. Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
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