Alberta municipal censuses, 2013

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Alberta municipal censuses, 2013
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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 Province of Canada

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.

Census Acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population

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.

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Alberta had 358 municipalities between April 1 and June 30, 2013, [lower-alpha 2] down from 359 during the same three-month period in 2012. [lower-alpha 3] At least 40 of these municipalities (11.2%) conducted a municipal census in 2013. Alberta Municipal Affairs recognized those conducted by 38 of these municipalities. [6] By municipal status, it recognized those conducted by 8 of Alberta's 17 cities, 16 of 108 towns, 5 of 94 villages, 1 of 51 summer villages and 8 of 64 municipal districts. [6] [lower-alpha 4] In addition to those recognized by Municipal Affairs, censuses were conducted by the Town of Swan Hills and the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. [7] [8]

2013 in Canada Canada-related events during the year of 2013

Events from the year 2013 in Canada.

2012 in Canada Canada-related events during the year of 2012

Events from the year 2012 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.

Calgary's population surpassed 1.15 million in 2013. PengrowthSaddledomeDay.jpg
Calgary's population surpassed 1.15 million in 2013.
Red Deer's municipal census placed its population within 3,000 of the 100,000-mark. Red Deer - Aerial - downtown bridges.jpg
Red Deer's municipal census placed its population within 3,000 of the 100,000-mark.

Some municipalities achieved population milestones as a result of their 2013 censuses. The cities of Lethbridge and Lloydminster surpassed the 90,000 and the 30,000 marks respectively. Furthermore, the Alberta and Saskatchewan portions of Lloydminster exceeded the 20,000 and 10,000 milestones respectively as well. Okotoks, Alberta's largest town, surpassed 25,000 residents, while the Town of Whitecourt became eligible for city status by eclipsing 10,000 people. The Town of Blackfalds and the Municipal District of Taber each surpassed the 7,000-mark and the Town of Wainwright grew beyond 6,000.

Lethbridge City in Alberta, Canada

Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by land area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's warm summers, mild winters, and windy climate. Lethbridge lies southeast of Calgary on the Oldman River.

Lloydminster City in Canada

Lloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan. The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administration.

Saskatchewan Province of Canada

Saskatchewan is a prairie and boreal province in western Canada, the only province without a natural border. It has an area of 651,900 square kilometres (251,700 sq mi), nearly 10 percent of which is fresh water, composed mostly of rivers, reservoirs, and the province's 100,000 lakes.

Municipal census results

The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2013.

2013 municipal census summary 2011 federal census comparisonPrevious municipal census comparison
MunicipalityStatus [6] Census
date [6] 		2013
pop. [6] 		2011
pop. [9] 		Absolute
growth		Absolute
change		Annual
growth
rate		Prev.
pop.
[10] [11] [12] [13] 		Prev.
census
year
[10] [11] [12] [13] 		Absolute
growth		Annual
growth
rate
Airdrie City April 1, 201349,56042,5646,99616.4%7.9%45,71120123,8498.4%
Beaumont Town May 1, 201314,91613,2841,63212.3%6.0%13,97720129396.7%
MD of Big Lakes Municipal district May 15, 20133,8614,194−333−7.9%−4.1%4,1812002−320−0.7%
Blackfalds TownMay 4, 20137,2756,30097515.5%7.5%6,76720125087.5%
Calgary CityApril 1, 20131,156,686 [14] [lower-alpha 5] 1,096,83359,8535.5%2.7%1,120,225201236,4613.3%
Carmangay Village May 15, 2013262367−105−28.6%−15.5%2732010−11−1.4%
Chestermere TownApril 1, 201315,76214,8249386.3%3.1%15,35220124102.7%
Coaldale TownApril 1, 20137,5267,493330.4%0.2%6,94320095831.6%
Coalhurst TownMay 21, 20132,3011,96333817.2%8.3%2,2692012321.4%
Cochrane TownApril 1, 201318,75017,5801,1706.7%3.3%15,42420093,3265.0%
Fort Saskatchewan CityApril 15, 201321,79519,0512,74414.4%7.0%20,47520121,3206.4%
Fox Creek TownMay 13, 20132,1121,9691437.3%3.6%2,2571995−145−0.4%
MD of Greenview No. 16 Municipal districtMay 13, 2013 [16] 5,242 [8] [lower-alpha 6] 5,299−57−1.1%−0.5%5,5162000−274−0.4%
Kitscoty VillageMay 1, 201396784612114.3%6.9%8922011754.1%
Lac La Biche County Municipal districtMay 15, 20139,0948,4026928.2%4.0%
Leduc CityApril 29, 201327,24124,2792,96212.2%5.9%25,48220121,7596.9%
Lethbridge CityApril 1, 201390,41783,5176,9008.3%4.0%89,07420121,3431.5%
Lloydminster CityApril 1, 201331,48327,8043,67913.2%6.4%26,50220094,9814.4%
Lougheed VillageApril 24, 20132732334017.2%8.2%2542010192.4%
Magrath TownMay 1, 20132,3762,2171597.2%3.5%2,3022010741.1%
Marwayne VillageMay 31, 2013667612559%4.4%5692007982.7%
Northern Sunrise County Municipal districtMarch 5, 2013 [lower-alpha 1] 1,9331,7911427.9%3.9%2,1332011−200−4.8%
Okotoks TownMay 8, 201326,31924,5111,8087.4%3.6%24,96220121,3575.4%
Olds TownApril 3, 20138,5118,2352763.4%1.7%6,70320051,8083.0%
MD of Opportunity No. 17 Municipal districtApril 1, 20133,0613,074−13−0.4%−0.2%3,2592007−198−1.0%
Pincher Creek TownApril 1, 20133,6193,685−66−1.8%−0.9%3,7122008−93−0.5%
Point Alison Summer village June 28, 20131015−5−33.3%−18.4%62010418.6%
MD of Ranchland No. 66 Municipal districtJune 21, 2013104792531.6%14.7%
Raymond TownMay 15, 20133,9823,7432396.4%3.1%3,8912012911.2%
Red Deer CityApril 1, 201397,10990,5646,5457.2%3.6%91,87720115,2322.8%
Rocky View County Municipal districtMay 1, 201338,05535,754 [lower-alpha 7] 2,3016.4%3.2%34,59720063,4581.4%
Spruce Grove CityApril 12, 201327,875 [lower-alpha 8] 26,1711,7046.5%3.2%24,64620103,2294.2%
Starland County Municipal districtApril 8, 20132,0712,057140.7%0.3%
Stirling VillageMay 13, 20131,1471,090575.2%2.6%1,1572010−10−0.3%
Swan Hills Town [lower-alpha 9] 1,4651,8582008
Sylvan Lake TownApril 19, 201313,01512,3276885.6%2.8%11,11520081,9003.2%
MD of Taber Municipal districtMay 15, 20137,1166,8512653.9%1.9%6,71420084021.2%
Valleyview TownJune 1, 20131,9721,76121112%5.8%1,8842007880.8%
Wainwright TownMay 1, 20136,2895,9253646.1%3.0%5,77520085141.7%
Whitecourt TownMay 1, 201310,5749,60596910.1%4.9%9,20220081,3722.8%

Breakdowns

Lloydminster

The following is a breakdown of the results of the City of Lloydminster's 2013 municipal census by provincial component.

2013 municipal census summary 2011 federal census comparison2009 municipal census comparison
Provincial component2013
pop. [6] 		Prov.
percent		2011
pop.
[9] [19] 		Prov.
percent		Absolute
growth		Absolute
change		Annual
growth
rate		2009
pop.
[20] 		Prov.
percent		Absolute
growth		Absolute
change		Annual
growth
rate
Alberta portion20,01164%18,03265%1,97911%5.3%17,40266%2,60915%3.6%
Saskatchewan portion11,47236%9,77235%1,70017.4%8.3%9,10034%2,37226.1%6.0%
Total Lloydminster 31,483100%27,804100%3,67913.2%6.4%26,502100%4,98118.8%4.4%
In Lloydminster, its Alberta and Saskatchewan populations surpassed 20,000 and 10,000 respectively for the first time. Flags-of-SK-Canada-AB.jpg
In Lloydminster, its Alberta and Saskatchewan populations surpassed 20,000 and 10,000 respectively for the first time.

Hamlets

Rocky View County's 2013 census revealed that the Hamlet of Langdon's population has grown by 700187000000000000087% since 2006, the year this photo was taken. Langdon, Alberta.JPG
Rocky View County's 2013 census revealed that the Hamlet of Langdon's population has grown by 87% since 2006, the year this photo was taken.

The following is a list of hamlet populations determined by 2013 municipal censuses conducted by three municipalities.

Hamlet (place) small settlement in a rural area

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.

2013 municipal census summaryPrevious census comparison
Hamlet Municipality2013
population
[21] [22] [23] 		Previous
population
[21] [22] [24] [25] 		Previous
census year
[21] [22] [24] 		Absolute
growth		Annual
growth rate
Bragg Creek Rocky View County 454454200600.0%
Cochrane Lake Rocky View County 792243200654918.4%
Conrich Rocky View County 2626200600.0%
Dalemead Rocky View County 27312006−4−2.0%
Dalroy Rocky View County 5043200672.2%
Enchant MD of Taber 2892052008847.1%
Grassy Lake MD of Taber 77859620081825.5%
Hays MD of Taber 1631402008233.1%
Indus Rocky View County 36472006−11−3.7%
Johnson's Addition MD of Taber 1151012008142.6%
Kathyrn Rocky View County 2014200665.2%
Keoma Rocky View County 85672006183.5%
Lac La Biche Lac La Biche County 2,8952,520 2011 3757.2%
Langdon Rocky View County 4,8972,61720062,2809.4%
Madden Rocky View County 2121200600.0%
Plamondon Lac La Biche County 344345 2011 −1−0.1%
Purple Springs MD of Taber 4134200873.8%

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] Numerous municipalities conducted shadow population counts at the same time as their municipal censuses in 2013. The following presents the results of those municipalities that conducted shadow population counts and compares them with their municipal census results.

MunicipalityStatus [6] Municipal
census
population [6] 		Shadow
population [6] 		Combined
population [6]
Lac La Biche County Municipal district 9,0943,12612,220
Northern Sunrise County Municipal district1,9335922,525

Notes

  1. 1 2 Although legislation defines April 1 through June 30 inclusive as the annual period in which municipalities may conduct censuses, [2] Alberta Municipal Affairs made an exception for Northern Sunrise County's 2013 municipal census. [6]
  2. ↑ By the end of 2013, the total amount of municipalities dropped to 357 due to the dissolution of Tilley from village status to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Newell on August 31, 2013. [4]
  3. ↑ The Village of New Norway dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of Camrose County on November 1, 2012. [5]
  4. ↑ No censuses were conducted among Alberta's 5 specialized municipalities, 3 special areas and 8 improvement districts. [6]
  5. ↑ The City of Calgary's 2013 municipal census population was originally reported as 1,149,552. [15] This population was revised to 1,156,686 in July 2014. [14] The city's revised 2013 census report explains it was "adjusted upward due to a correction to the automated conversion process." [14]
  6. ↑ The MD of Greenview No. 16's 2013 municipal census population is based on 93% household enumeration. [8]
  7. ↑ Rocky View County's 2011 census population was originally 36,461, but was subsequently reduced by 707 to 35,754 as a result of the City of Airdrie's 2011 annexation. [17]
  8. ↑ The City of Spruce Grove's 2013 municipal census population is based on 93% household enumeration. To arrive at a more accurate population, it also published an extrapolated population of 29,960. [18]
  9. ↑ Swan Hills' 2013 municipal census population has not been published by Alberta Municipal Affairs or the Town of Swan Hills. [6] [7]

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  4. ↑ "O.C. 250/2013". Alberta Queen's Printer. August 13, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
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  20. ↑ "2009 Census". City of Lloydminster. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  21. 1 2 3 4 "County Census Identifies Divisional Population Changes". Rocky View County. September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
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