2023 Alberta municipal censuses

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2023 Alberta municipal censuses
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  2022
2024  

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Distribution of Alberta's 260 urban municipalities

Provincial legislation in Alberta allows 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 or to simply update their populations since the last federal census. [2]

Contents

Alberta began the year of 2023 with 342 municipalities due to the amalgamation of the towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley to form Diamond Valley. [3] Seven municipalities conducted a municipal census in 2023: Municipal District (MD) of Willow Creek No. 26 and the cities of Airdrie, Fort Saskatchewan, Lacombe, Leduc, Lethbridge, and Spruce Grove.

Among the various results, Airdrie's municipal census verified that its population surpassed 80,000. [4]

Municipal census results

The following summarizes the results of the seven municipal censuses conducted in 2023.

2023 municipal census summary [5] 2021 federal census comparison [6] Previous municipal census comparison [7] [8]
MunicipalityStatusCensus
date
2023
pop.
2021
pop.
Absolute
growth
Absolute
change
Annual
growth
rate
Prev.
pop.
Prev.
census
year
Absolute
growth
Annual
growth
rate
Airdrie City April 1, 2023 [9] 80,649 [9] 74,1006,5494.3%70,564201910,0853.4%
Fort Saskatchewan City April 1, 202328,62427,0881,5362.8%26,94220191,6821.5%
Lacombe City April 4, 202314,25813,3968623.2%13,98520192730.5%
Leduc City April 3, 202336,06034,0941,9662.8%33,03220193,0282.2%
Lethbridge City April 1, 2023106,55098,4068,1444.1%101,48220195,0681.2%
Spruce Grove City April 17, 202338,98537,6451,3401.8%35,76620183,2191.7%
MD of Willow Creek No. 26 Municipal district unpublished6,182 [10] 6,0811010.8%5,09119971,0910.7%

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References

  1. "Municipal Government Act: Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter M-26 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. June 21, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  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 July 12, 2024.
  3. "2023 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 23, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  4. "Airdrie's population officially surpasses 80,000". Airdrie City View. Great West Media. July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  5. 2023 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Municipal Affairs. February 12, 2024. ISBN   978-1-4601-5954-5 . Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Alberta". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  7. 2001 Official Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. September 4, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  8. 2019 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 2019. ISBN   978-1-4601-4623-1 . Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Census 2023". City of Airdrie. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  10. "Population Statistics Municipal 2023 Census". Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 . Retrieved July 12, 2024.