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Distribution of Alberta's 269 urban municipalities as of August 31, 2013 |
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]
Alberta is a western province of Canada. With an estimated population of 4,067,175 as of 2016 census, it is Canada's fourth most populous province and the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces. Its area is about 660,000 square kilometres (250,000 sq mi). Alberta and its neighbour Saskatchewan were districts of the Northwest Territories until they were established as provinces on September 1, 1905. The premier has been Rachel Notley since May 2015.
Four provinces and territories in Canada have legislation that allow municipalities to conduct a municipal census. These include the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan and the territories of Nunavut and Yukon. Of these four provinces and territories, municipalities in Alberta were the only ones that exercise the option to conduct a municipal census as of 2006.
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include agriculture, business, and traffic censuses. The United Nations defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every 10 years. United Nations recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications and other useful information to co-ordinate international practice.
Alberta had 359 municipalities between April 1 and June 30, 2012, [lower-alpha 1] up from 358 during the same three-month period in 2011. [lower-alpha 2] At least 58 of these municipalities (16.2%) conducted a municipal census in 2012. Alberta Municipal Affairs recognized those conducted by 55 of these municipalities. [6] By municipal status, it recognized those conducted by 8 of Alberta's 17 cities, 23 of 108 towns, 8 of 95 villages, 4 of 51 summer villages, 1 of 5 specialized municipalities, 3 of 64 municipal districts and all 8 Metis settlements. [6] [lower-alpha 3] In addition to those recognized by Municipal Affairs, censuses were conducted by the City of St. Albert, the Village of Beiseker and Strathcona County (a specialized municipality).
Events from the year 2012 in Canada.
Events from the year 2011 in Canada.
Alberta Municipal Affairs is a ministry of the Executive Council of Alberta. Its major responsibilities include assisting municipalities in the provision of local government, administering the assessment of linear property in Alberta, administering a safety system for the construction and maintenance of buildings and equipment, and managing Alberta's network of municipal and library system boards.
Some municipalities achieved population milestones as a result of their 2011 censuses. Calgary surpassed 1.1 million while the cities of Leduc and Fort Saskatchewan surpassed the 25,000 and the 20,000 marks respectively. Chestermere, Alberta's fourth-largest town, surpassed 15,000 residents.
Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, about 80 km (50 mi) east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. The city anchors the south end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor".
Leduc is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is 33 kilometres (21 mi) south of the provincial capital of Edmonton and is part of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region.
Fort Saskatchewan is a city in Alberta, Canada, 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city, along the North Saskatchewan River. Fort Saskatchewan is part of the Edmonton census metropolitan area and is one of 24 municipalities that constitute the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board (EMRB). Fort Saskatchewan's population in the 2016 federal census was 24,149 while it was 24,569 in the city's 2016 municipal census.
The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2012.
2012 municipal census summary | 2011 federal census comparison | Previous municipal census comparison | |||||||||
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Municipality | Status [6] | Census date [6] | 2012 pop. [6] | 2011 pop. [7] | Absolute growth | Absolute change | Annual growth rate | Prev. pop. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | Prev. census year [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | Absolute growth | Annual growth rate |
Airdrie | City | April 1, 2012 | 45,711 | 42,564 | 3,147 | 7.4% | 7.4% | 43,155 | 2011 | 2,556 | 5.9% |
Beaumont | Town | May 1, 2012 | 13,977 | 13,284 | 693 | 5.2% | 5.2% | 13,287 | 2011 | 690 | 5.2% |
Beiseker | Village | 780 [15] | 785 | −5 | −0.6% | −0.6% | 837 | 2008 | −57 | −1.7% | |
Blackfalds | Town | May 18, 2012 | 6,767 | 6,300 | 467 | 7.4% | 7.4% | 6,399 | 2011 | 368 | 5.8% |
Bonnyville | Town | May 3, 2012 | 6,837 | 6,216 | 621 | 10% | 10.0% | 6,470 | 2009 | 367 | 1.9% |
Breton | Village | May 15, 2012 | 581 | 496 | 85 | 17.1% | 17.1% | 579 | 2007 | 2 | 0.1% |
Bruderheim | Town | April 1, 2012 | 1,298 | 1,155 | 143 | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1,203 | 1990 | 95 | 0.3% |
Buffalo Lake | Metis settlement | June 4, 2012 | 701 | 492 | 209 | 42.5% | 42.5% | 1,206 | 2009 | −505 | −16.5% |
Calgary | City | April 1, 2012 | 1,120,225 | 1,096,833 | 23,392 | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1,090,936 | 2011 | 29,289 | 2.7% |
Chestermere | Town | May 12, 2012 | 15,352 | 14,824 | 528 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 14,682 | 2011 | 670 | 4.6% |
Clear Hills County | Municipal district | May 22, 2012 | 2,829 | 2,801 | 28 | 1% | 1.0% | 2,970 | 2008 | −141 | −1.2% |
Coalhurst | Town | May 22, 2012 | 2,269 | 1,963 | 306 | 15.6% | 15.6% | 1,953 | 2010 | 316 | 7.8% |
Cold Lake | City | April 15, 2012 | 14,400 | 13,839 | 561 | 4.1% | 4.1% | 13,924 | 2009 | 476 | 1.1% |
Consort | Village | May 15, 2012 | 722 | 689 | 33 | 4.8% | 4.8% | 696 | 2000 | 26 | 0.3% |
East Prairie | Metis settlement | June 4, 2012 | 345 | 366 | −21 | −5.7% | −5.7% | 906 | 2009 | −561 | −27.5% |
Edgerton | Village | May 1, 2012 | 401 | 317 | 84 | 26.5% | 26.5% | 393 | 2007 | 8 | 0.4% |
Edmonton | City | April 1, 2012 | 817,498 | 812,201 | 5,297 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 782,439 | 2009 | 35,059 | 1.5% |
Edson | Town | May 31, 2012 | 8,646 | 8,475 | 171 | 2% | 2.0% | 8,365 | 2005 | 281 | 0.5% |
Elizabeth | Metis settlement | June 4, 2012 | 671 | 654 | 17 | 2.6% | 2.6% | 820 | 2009 | −149 | −6.5% |
Elk Point | Town | April 18, 2012 | 1,571 | 1,412 | 159 | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1,512 | 2007 | 59 | 0.8% |
Fishing Lake | Metis settlement | June 4, 2012 | 425 | 436 | −11 | −2.5% | −2.5% | 952 | 2009 | −527 | −23.6% |
Fort Saskatchewan | City | April 30, 2012 | 20,475 | 19,051 | 1,424 | 7.5% | 7.5% | 18,653 | 2010 | 1,822 | 4.8% |
Gift Lake | Metis settlement | June 4, 2012 | 791 | 662 | 129 | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1,115 | 2010 | −324 | −15.8% |
Hughenden | Village | May 5, 2012 | 258 | 230 | 28 | 12.2% | 12.2% | 266 | 2008 | −8 | −0.8% |
Innisfail | Town | May 1, 2012 | 7,922 | 7,876 | 46 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 7,883 | 2009 | 39 | 0.2% |
Kapasiwin | Summer village | June 19, 2012 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 40% | 40.0% | 14 | 2011 | 0 | 0.0% |
Kikino | Metis settlement | June 4, 2012 | 810 | 964 | −154 | −16% | −16.0% | 1,113 | 2009 | −303 | −10.1% |
Leduc | City | April 30, 2012 | 25,482 | 24,279 | 1,203 | 5% | 5.0% | 24,139 | 2011 | 1,343 | 5.6% |
Lethbridge | City | April 1, 2012 | 89,074 | 83,517 | 5,557 | 6.7% | 6.7% | 87,882 | 2011 | 1,192 | 1.4% |
Medicine Hat | City | June 1, 2012 | 61,180 | 60,005 | 1,175 | 2% | 2.0% | 61,097 | 2009 | 83 | 0.0% |
Okotoks | Town | May 24, 2012 | 24,962 | 24,511 | 451 | 1.8% | 1.8% | 23,981 | 2011 | 981 | 4.1% |
Oyen | Town | June 8, 2012 | 1,070 | 973 | 97 | 10% | 10.0% | 1,190 | 2009 | −120 | −3.5% |
Paddle Prairie | Metis settlement | June 4, 2012 | 464 | 562 | −98 | −17.4% | −17.4% | 1,089 | 2009 | −625 | −24.8% |
Peavine | Metis settlement | June 4, 2012 | 651 | 690 | −39 | −5.7% | −5.7% | 905 | 2009 | −254 | −10.4% |
Penhold | Town | June 1, 2012 | 2,476 | 2,375 | 101 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2,322 | 2010 | 154 | 3.3% |
Raymond | Town | May 15, 2012 | 3,891 | 3,743 | 148 | 4% | 4.0% | 3,864 | 2011 | 27 | 0.7% |
Redwater | Town | May 16, 2012 | 2,116 | 1,915 | 201 | 10.5% | 10.5% | 2,120 | 2000 | −4 | 0.0% |
Rocky Mountain House | Town | June 19, 2012 | 7,300 | 6,933 | 367 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 7,231 | 2007 | 69 | 0.2% |
Rosemary | Village | May 14, 2012 | 421 | 342 | 79 | 23.1% | 23.1% | 311 | 1981 | 110 | 1.0% |
Silver Sands | Summer village | May 1, 2012 | 154 | 85 | 69 | 81.2% | 81.2% | 72 | 1982 | 82 | 2.6% |
South View | Summer village | May 1, 2012 | 76 | 35 | 41 | 117.1% | 117.1% | 33 | 1981 | 43 | 2.7% |
Spring Lake | Village | May 1, 2012 | 614 | 533 | 81 | 15.2% | 15.2% | 592 | 2007 | 22 | 0.7% |
St. Albert | City | April 2, 2012 [16] | 60,994 [16] | 61,466 | −472 | −0.8% | −0.8% | 60,138 | 2010 | 856 | 0.7% |
St. Paul | Town | May 15, 2012 | 5,844 | 5,400 | 444 | 8.2% | 8.2% | 5,632 | 2010 | 212 | 1.9% |
County of St. Paul No. 19 | Municipal district | April 1, 2012 | 6,168 | 5,831 | 337 | 5.8% | 5.8% | 6,352 | 1984 | −184 | −0.1% |
Strathcona County | Specialized municipality | May 1, 2012 [17] | 92,403 [17] | 92,490 | −87 | −0.1% | −0.1% | 87,998 | 2009 | 4,405 | 1.6% |
Strathmore | Town | April 1, 2012 | 12,352 | 12,305 | 47 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 12,139 | 2010 | 213 | 0.9% |
Sundre | Town | June 7, 2012 | 2,695 | 2,610 | 85 | 3.3% | 3.3% | 2,190 | 1999 | 505 | 1.6% |
Thorsby | Village | April 1, 2012 | 947 | 951 | −4 | −0.4% | −0.4% | 988 | 2010 | −41 | −2.1% |
Three Hills | Town | April 2, 2012 | 3,230 | 3,198 | 32 | 1% | 1.0% | 3,322 | 2008 | −92 | −0.7% |
Two Hills | Town | May 7, 2012 | 1,431 | 1,379 | 52 | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1,232 | 2007 | 199 | 3.0% |
Vegreville | Town | April 1, 2012 | 5,758 | 5,717 | 41 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 5,834 | 2009 | −76 | −0.4% |
Vermilion | Town | April 15, 2012 | 4,545 | 3,930 | 615 | 15.6% | 15.6% | 4,472 | 2007 | 73 | 0.3% |
Vilna | Village | June 18, 2012 | 290 | 249 | 41 | 16.5% | 16.5% | 302 | 1998 | −12 | −0.3% |
Vulcan County | Municipal district | April 4, 2012 | 3,893 | 3,875 | 18 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3,830 | 2007 | 63 | 0.3% |
Wembley | Town | April 15, 2012 | 1,410 | 1,383 | 27 | 2% | 2.0% | 1,542 | 2001 | −132 | −0.8% |
RM of Wood Buffalo | Specialized municipality | May 9, 2012 | 74,631 [18] | 65,565 | 9,066 | 13.8% | 13.8% | 66,748 | 2007 | 7,883 | 2.3% |
Yellowstone | Summer village | May 1, 2012 | 131 | 178 | −47 | −26.4% | −26.4% | 97 | 1992 | 34 | 1.5% |
2012 municipal census summary | 2009 municipal census comparison | |||
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Area | 2012 population [17] | Previous population [17] | Absolute growth | Annual growth rate |
Sherwood Park urban service area [lower-alpha 4] | 65,465 | 61,660 | 3,805 | 2.0% |
Rural service area [lower-alpha 5] | 26,938 | 26,338 | 600 | 0.8% |
Total Strathcona County | 92,403 | 87,998 | 4,405 | 1.6% |
2012 municipal census summary | 2010 municipal census comparison | |||
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Area | 2012 population [18] | Previous population [18] | Absolute growth | Annual growth rate |
Fort McMurray urban service area [lower-alpha 4] | 70,964 [lower-alpha 6] | 74,709 | −3,745 | −2.5% |
Rural service area [lower-alpha 5] | 3,667 | 4,216 | −549 | −6.7% |
Total RM of Wood Buffalo | 74,631 | 78,925 | −4,294 | −2.8% |
The following is a list of hamlet populations determined by 2012 municipal censuses conducted by 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.
A hamlet is a small human settlement. In different jurisdictions and geographies, hamlets may be the size of a town, village or parish, be considered a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. The word and concept of a hamlet have roots in the Anglo-Norman settlement of England, where the old French hamlet came to apply to small human settlements. In British geography, a hamlet is considered smaller than a village and distinctly without a church.
Strathcona County is a specialized municipality in central Alberta, Canada between Edmonton and Elk Island National Park.
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is a specialized municipality located in northeastern Alberta. Formed as a result of the amalgamation of the City of Fort McMurray and Improvement District No. 143 on April 1, 1995, it is the second largest municipality in Alberta by area. It is home to vast oil sand deposits, also known as the Athabasca oil sands, helping to make the region one of the fastest growing industrial areas in Canada.
2012 municipal census summary | Previous census comparison | |||||
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Hamlet | Municipality | 2012 population [17] [18] | Previous population [17] [18] | Previous census year [17] [18] | Absolute growth | Annual growth rate |
Antler Lake | Strathcona County | 353 | 337 | 2009 | 16 | 1.6% |
Anzac | RM of Wood Buffalo | 714 | 785 | 2010 | −71 | −4.6% |
Ardrossan | Strathcona County | 514 | 434 | 2009 | 80 | 5.8% |
Collingwood Cove | Strathcona County | 362 | 331 | 2009 | 31 | 3.0% |
Conklin | RM of Wood Buffalo | 318 | 337 | 2010 | −19 | −2.9% |
Fort Chipewyan | RM of Wood Buffalo | 1,008 | 1,261 | 2010 | −253 | −10.6% |
Fort MacKay | RM of Wood Buffalo | 59 | 44 | 2010 | 15 | 15.8% |
Gregoire Lake Estates | RM of Wood Buffalo | 275 | 248 | 2010 | 27 | 5.3% |
Half Moon Lake | Strathcona County | 226 | 212 | 2009 | 14 | 2.2% |
Hastings Lake | Strathcona County | 92 | 77 | 2009 | 15 | 6.1% |
Janvier | RM of Wood Buffalo | 171 | 195 | 2010 | −24 | −6.4% |
Josephburg | Strathcona County | 233 | 237 | 2009 | −4 | −0.6% |
North Cooking Lake | Strathcona County | 66 | 49 | 2009 | 17 | 10.4% |
Saprae Creek | RM of Wood Buffalo | 925 | 926 | 2010 | −1 | −0.1% |
South Cooking Lake | Strathcona County | 294 | 293 | 2009 | 1 | 0.1% |
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 2012. The following presents the results of this count for comparison with its concurrent municipal census results.
Municipality | Status [18] | Municipal census population [18] | Shadow population [18] | Combined population [18] |
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RM of Wood Buffalo | Specialized municipality | 74,631 | 41,776 | 116,407 |
Fort McMurray is a population centre, technically classified as an urban service area, in the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands, surrounded by boreal forest. It has played a significant role in the development of the national petroleum industry. A severe wildfire in May 2016 led to the evacuation of its residents and caused widespread damage.
The Edmonton Metropolitan Region (EMR), also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred on Alberta's provincial capital of Edmonton.
Lougheed is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 94 km south-east of Camrose, along Highway 13.
Northern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17, its municipal office is located east of the Town of Peace River at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 688.
Fort McKay or Fort MacKay is a community in northeast Alberta, Canada that is located at the confluence of the Athabasca and MacKay rivers. It is approximately 54 km (34 mi) north of Fort McMurray via Highway 63 and Fort McKay Road. The community has an elevation of 260 m (850 ft).
Anzac is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo. It is located on Highway 881 along the east shore of Gregoire Lake, approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Fort McMurray.
Point Alison is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the northern shore of Wabamun Lake, and south of the Village of Wabamun.
Gregoire Lake Estates is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality (R.M.) of Wood Buffalo. It is located on Highway 881, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Fort McMurray.
Janvier South or Janvier is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality (R.M.) of Wood Buffalo. The hamlet's official name is Janvier South according to Alberta Municipal Affairs. However, it is more commonly known and referred to as Janvier by the R.M. of Wood Buffalo and its residents. It is further alternately known as Chard. The latter name is after A. Chard, a transportation official.
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.
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.
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.
Alberta has provincial legislation allowing its municipalities to conduct municipal censuses between April 1 and June 30 inclusive. 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. 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.
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.
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.