2020 Alberta municipal censuses

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2020 Alberta municipal censuses
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Morinville surpassed a population of 10,000 in 2020, making it the tenth town in Alberta eligible for city status. Provincial Building Morinville Alberta Canada 02A.jpg
Morinville surpassed a population of 10,000 in 2020, making it the tenth town in Alberta eligible for city status.

Alberta has provincial legislation allowing its municipalities to conduct municipal censuses. [1] 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. [2]

Contents

Alberta began the year of 2020 with 351 municipalities, which decreased to 349 on February 1 with the dissolutions of the Town of Granum and the Village of Gadsby. [3] Of these, at least 13 (

Morinville was the lone municipality to achieve a population milestone as a result of its 2020 municipal census. It surpassed the 10,000-mark making it eligible for city status. [4]

Cancelled municipal censuses

The following 10 municipalities intended to conduct a municipal census in 2020 but did not follow through.

Municipal census results

The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2020.

2020 municipal census summary 2016 federal census comparison [15] Previous municipal census comparison [16] [17]
MunicipalityStatusCensus
date		2019
pop.		2016
pop.		Absolute
growth		Absolute
change		Annual
growth
rate		Prev.
pop.		Prev.
census
year		Absolute
growth		Annual
growth
rate
Morinville Town April 1, 202010,578 [18] 9,8487301.8%9,89320206851.7%
County of Newell Municipal district 7,502 [19] 7,548−22−0.1%
Taber Town October 1, 20208,711 [20] 8,4242870.8%8,38020153310.8%

Breakdowns

Hamlets

The following is a list of hamlet populations determined by the 2020 municipal census conducted by the County of Newell.

2020 municipal census summaryPrevious census comparison
Hamlet Municipality2020
population
[19] 		Previous
population		Previous
census year		Absolute
growth		Annual
growth rate
Bow City County of Newell 162009
Cassils County of Newell 2243 [21] 1991−21−2.3%
Gem County of Newell 2917 [19] 2009−125.0%
Lake Newell Resort County of Newell 437341 [19] 2009962.3%
Patricia County of Newell 88101 [19] 2009−13−1.2%
Rainier County of Newell 2220 [19] 200920.9%
Rolling Hills County of Newell 263258 [19] 200950.2%
Scandia County of Newell 169146 [19] 2009231.3%
Tilley County of Newell 335405 [17] 2007−70−1.7%

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2019 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)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. February 1, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ Municipal Census Manual: Requirements and Guidelines for Conducting a Municipal Census (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 2019. p. 8. ISBN   978-1-4601-4308-7 . Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2020 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. August 14, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  4. ↑ Kevin Ma (September 18, 2020). "Morinville cracks 10,000 residents". St. Albert Gazette. Great West Newspapers. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Council Synopsis March 16, 2020" (PDF). City of Airdrie. March 16, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Town of Banff Revised Order of Business". Town of Banff. April 14, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Civic Census 2020: City Suspends 2020 Census Collection". City of Calgary. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Census". City of Camrose. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  9. ↑ "City Council cancels 2020 Municipal census". Lethbridge News Now. February 1, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  10. ↑ "2019 Census Report". Town of Raymond. February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Municipal Census". City of Red Deer. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Census". Strathcona County. September 15, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Finance Committee Memo – Administration Department Proposed 2020 Budget". Municipal District of Taber. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Municipality to conduct 2020 Census, reexamine Fort McKay pavilion". My McMurray. October 8, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  16. ↑ 2019 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 2019. ISBN   978-1-4601-4623-1 . Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  17. 1 2 2011 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 5, 2011. ISBN   978-0-7785-9738-4 . Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Morinville Census 2020: Municipal Census Report" (PDF). Town of Morinville. p. 3 of 10. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Municipal Census Report 2020". County of Newell. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  20. ↑ "2020 Municipal Census". Town of Taber. pp. 158–167. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  21. ↑ "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
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