Alberta municipal censuses, 2015

Last updated March 07, 2019

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 357 municipalities between April 1 and June 30, 2015, which marked the closure of the 2015 legislated municipal census period. This was reduced to 356 on July 1, 2015 when the former Village of Minburn dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Minburn No. 27. At least 52 of these municipalities (7001146000000000000♠14.6%) conducted a municipal census in 2015. Alberta Municipal Affairs recognized those conducted by 50 of these municipalities.^[4] By municipal status, it recognized those conducted by 12 of Alberta's 18 cities, 20 of 108 towns, 5 of 92 villages, 3 of 5 specialized municipalities, 2 of 64 municipal districts, and all 8 Metis settlements.^[4]^{[lower-alpha 1]} In addition to those recognized by Municipal Affairs, censuses were conducted by the villages of Kitscoty and Warburg.^[5]^[6]

Events from the year 2015 in Canada.

Minburn is a hamlet in central, Alberta, Canada within the County of Minburn No. 27. It is located on the Yellowhead Highway and the Canadian National Railway, approximately 37 km (23 mi) west of the Town of Vermilion and 143 km (89 mi) east of the City of Edmonton.

The County of Minburn No. 27 is a municipal district in east central Alberta, Canada. Its municipal office is located in the Town of Vegreville. Located in Census Division 10, the County of Minburn No. 27 was formed as a county on January 1, 1965 from the former Municipal District of Minburn No. 72.

Some municipalities achieved population milestones as a result of their 2015 censuses. Red Deer became the third city in Alberta to exceed 100,000 residents, while Grande Prairie not only surpassed 60,000 people, but also overtook both St. Albert and Medicine Hat to become Alberta's fifth-largest city. Spruce Grove grew beyond the 30,000 mark, while both the Town of Blackfalds and the County of Vermilion River eclipsed 8,000. The Town of Westlock's population resurfaced above 5,000 after first doing so in 2006 but dropping back below in 2008. The Village of Thorsby surpassed 1,000, making it eligible to apply for town status.

Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills that is home to oil, grain, and cattle production. It is a centre for oil and agriculture distribution, and the surrounding region is a major centre for petrochemical production. Red Deer had a population of 100,418 as of the Canada 2016 census making Red Deer Alberta's third city to surpass 100,000 people.

Grande Prairie is a city in northwest Alberta, Canada within the southern portion of an area known as Peace River Country. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 40, approximately 456 km (283 mi) northwest of Edmonton. The city is surrounded by the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.

St. Albert is a city in Alberta, Canada, on the Sturgeon River northwest of the City of Edmonton. It was originally settled as a Métis community, and is now the second-largest city in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. St. Albert first received its town status in 1904 and was reached by the Canadian Northern Railway in 1906.

Municipal census results

The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2015.

2015 municipal census summary^[4]				2011 federal census comparison^[7]^[8]				Previous municipal census comparison^[8]^[9]^[10]
Municipality	Status	Census date	2015 pop.	2011 pop.	Absolute growth	Absolute change	Annual growth rate	Prev. pop.	Prev. census year	Absolute growth	Annual growth rate
Airdrie	City	April 15, 2015	7004586900000000000♠58,690	7004425640000000000♠42,564	7004161260000000000♠16,126	7001379000000000000♠37.9%	8.4%	7004548910000000000♠54,891	2014	7003379900000000000♠3,799	6.9%
Barnwell	Village	June 1, 2015	7002960000000000000♠960	7002771000000000000♠771	7002189000000000000♠189	7001245000000000000♠24.5%	5.6%	7002812000000000000♠812	2011	7002148000000000000♠148	4.3%
Beaumont	Town	April 15, 2015	7004167680000000000♠16,768	7004132840000000000♠13,284	7003348400000000000♠3,484	7001262000000000000♠26.2%	6.0%	7004158280000000000♠15,828	2014	7002940000000000000♠940	5.9%
Big Valley	Village	May 11, 2015	7002347000000000000♠347	7002364000000000000♠364	2998830000000000000♠−17	2999530000000000000♠−4.7%	−1.2%	7002300000000000000♠300	1991	7001470000000000000♠47	0.6%
Blackfalds	Town	May 1, 2015	7003879300000000000♠8,793	7003630000000000000♠6,300	7003249300000000000♠2,493	7001396000000000000♠39.6%	8.7%	7003785800000000000♠7,858	2014	7002935000000000000♠935	11.9%
Brooks	City	May 1, 2015	7004141850000000000♠14,185	7004136760000000000♠13,676	7002509000000000000♠509	7000370000000000000♠3.7%	0.9%	7004135810000000000♠13,581	2007	7002604000000000000♠604	0.5%
Buffalo Lake	Metis settlement	May 24, 2015	7002676000000000000♠676	7002492000000000000♠492	7002184000000000000♠184	7001374000000000000♠37.4%	8.3%	7002701000000000000♠701	2012	2998750000000000000♠−25	−1.2%
Calgary	City	April 1, 2015	7006123091500000000♠1,230,915	7006109683300000000♠1,096,833	7005134082000000000♠134,082	7001122000000000000♠12.2%	2.9%	7006119519400000000♠1,195,194	2014	7004357210000000000♠35,721	3.0%
Chestermere	City	May 1, 2015	7004184960000000000♠18,496	7004148240000000000♠14,824	7003367200000000000♠3,672	7001248000000000000♠24.8%	5.7%	7004172030000000000♠17,203	2014	7003129300000000000♠1,293	7.5%
Coalhurst	Town	May 20, 2015	7003252200000000000♠2,522	7003196300000000000♠1,963	7002559000000000000♠559	7001285000000000000♠28.5%	6.5%	7003230100000000000♠2,301	2013	7002221000000000000♠221	4.7%
Cochrane	Town	April 10, 2015	7004230840000000000♠23,084	7004175800000000000♠17,580	7003550400000000000♠5,504	7001313000000000000♠31.3%	7.0%	7004207080000000000♠20,708	2014	7003237600000000000♠2,376	11.5%
East Prairie	Metis settlement	May 24, 2015	7002459000000000000♠459	7002366000000000000♠366	7001930000000000000♠93	7001254000000000000♠25.4%	5.8%	7002345000000000000♠345	2012	7002114000000000000♠114	10.0%
Elizabeth	Metis settlement	May 24, 2015	7002690000000000000♠690	7002654000000000000♠654	7001360000000000000♠36	7000550000000000000♠5.5%	1.3%	7002671000000000000♠671	2012	7001190000000000000♠19	0.9%
Elk Point	Town	April 17, 2015	7003164600000000000♠1,646	7003141200000000000♠1,412	7002234000000000000♠234	7001166000000000000♠16.6%	3.9%	7003157100000000000♠1,571	2012	7001750000000000000♠75	1.6%
Fishing Lake	Metis settlement	May 24, 2015	7002491000000000000♠491	7002436000000000000♠436	7001550000000000000♠55	7001126000000000000♠12.6%	3.0%	7002425000000000000♠425	2012	7001660000000000000♠66	4.9%
Fort Saskatchewan	City	April 20, 2015	7004240400000000000♠24,040	7004190510000000000♠19,051	7003498900000000000♠4,989	7001262000000000000♠26.2%	6.0%	7004228080000000000♠22,808	2014	7003123200000000000♠1,232	5.4%
Gift Lake	Metis settlement	May 24, 2015	7002651000000000000♠651	7002662000000000000♠662	2998890000000000000♠−11	2999830000000000000♠−1.7%	−0.4%	7002791000000000000♠791	2012	2997860000000000000♠−140	−6.3%
Grande Prairie	City	April 17, 2015	7004685560000000000♠68,556	7004550320000000000♠55,032	7004135240000000000♠13,524	7001246000000000000♠24.6%	5.6%	7004502270000000000♠50,227	2007	7004183290000000000♠18,329	4.0%
Hay Lakes	Village	June 4, 2015	7002492000000000000♠492	7002425000000000000♠425	7001670000000000000♠67	7001158000000000000♠15.8%	3.7%	7002429000000000000♠429	2008	7001630000000000000♠63	2.0%
High Level	Town	March 1, 2015	7003382300000000000♠3,823	7003364100000000000♠3,641	7002182000000000000♠182	7000500000000000000♠5%	1.2%	7003384900000000000♠3,849	2004	2998740000000000000♠−26	−0.1%
Innisfail	Town	May 4, 2015	7003795300000000000♠7,953	7003787600000000000♠7,876	7001770000000000000♠77	7000100000000000000♠1%	0.2%	7003792200000000000♠7,922	2012	7001310000000000000♠31	0.1%
Kikino	Metis settlement	May 24, 2015	7002918000000000000♠918	7002964000000000000♠964	2998540000000000000♠−46	2999520000000000000♠−4.8%	0.0%	7002810000000000000♠810	2012	7002108000000000000♠108	4.3%
Kitscoty	Village		^{[lower-alpha 2]}	7002846000000000000♠846				7002967000000000000♠967	2013
Leduc	City	April 28, 2015	7004293040000000000♠29,304	7004242790000000000♠24,279	7003502500000000000♠5,025	7001207000000000000♠20.7%	4.8%	7004285830000000000♠28,583	2014	7002721000000000000♠721	2.5%
Lethbridge	City	April 1, 2015	7004948040000000000♠94,804	7004835170000000000♠83,517	7004112870000000000♠11,287	7001135000000000000♠13.5%	3.2%	7004930040000000000♠93,004	2014	7003180000000000000♠1,800	1.9%
Lloydminster	City	April 1, 2015	7004313770000000000♠31,377	7004278040000000000♠27,804	7003357300000000000♠3,573	7001129000000000000♠12.9%	3.1%	7004314830000000000♠31,483	2013	2997894000000000000♠−106	−0.2%
Mackenzie County	Specialized municipality	March 1, 2015	7004117500000000000♠11,750	7004109270000000000♠10,927	7002823000000000000♠823	7000750000000000000♠7.5%	1.8%	7003968700000000000♠9,687	2003	7003206300000000000♠2,063	1.6%
Magrath	Town	March 30, 2015	7003239800000000000♠2,398	7003221700000000000♠2,217	7002181000000000000♠181	7000820009999999999♠8.2%	2.0%	7003237600000000000♠2,376	2013	7001220000000000000♠22	0.5%
Medicine Hat	City	April 10, 2015	7004630180000000000♠63,018	7004600050000000000♠60,005	7003301300000000000♠3,013	7000500000000000000♠5%	1.2%	7004611800000000000♠61,180	2012	7003183800000000000♠1,838	1.0%
Milk River	Town	April 13, 2015	7002892000000000000♠892	7002811000000000000♠811	7001810000000000000♠81	7001100000000000000♠10%	2.4%	7002846000000000000♠846	2007	7001460000000000000♠46	0.7%
Okotoks	Town	May 6, 2015	7004280160000000000♠28,016	7004245110000000000♠24,511	7003350500000000000♠3,505	7001143000000000000♠14.3%	3.4%	7004273310000000000♠27,331	2014	7002685000000000000♠685	2.5%
Opportunity No. 17 MD of Opportunity No. 17	Municipal district	April 1, 2015	7003321400000000000♠3,214	7003307400000000000♠3,074	7002140000000000000♠140	7000460000000099999♠4.6%	1.1%	7003306100000000000♠3,061	2013	7002153000000000000♠153	2.5%
Oyen	Town	May 8, 2015	7003100600000000000♠1,006	7002973000000000000♠973	7001330000000000000♠33	7000340000000000000♠3.4%	0.8%	7003107000000000000♠1,070	2012	2998360000000000000♠−64	−2.0%
Paddle Prairie	Metis settlement	May 24, 2015	7002530000000000000♠530	7002562000000000000♠562	2998680000000000000♠−32	2999430000000000000♠−5.7%	−1.5%	7002464000000000000♠464	2012	7001660000000000000♠66	4.5%
Peavine	Metis settlement	May 24, 2015	7002639000000000000♠639	7002690000000000000♠690	2998490000000000000♠−51	2999259999999999999♠−7.4%	1.9%	7002651000000000000♠651	2012	2998880000000000000♠−12	−0.6%
Rainbow Lake	Town	March 1, 2015	7002938000000000000♠938	7002870000000000000♠870	7001680000000000000♠68	7000780000000000000♠7.8%	1.9%	7003108200000000000♠1,082	2007	2997856000000000000♠−144	−1.8%
Raymond	Town	May 15, 2015	7003413900000000000♠4,139	7003374300000000000♠3,743	7002396000000000000♠396	7001106000000000000♠10.6%	2.5%	7003408100000000000♠4,081	2014	7001580000000000000♠58	1.4%
Red Deer	City	April 1, 2015	7005100807000000000♠100,807	7004905640000000000♠90,564	7004102430000000000♠10,243	7001113000000000000♠11.3%	2.7%	7004985850000000000♠98,585	2014	7003222200000000000♠2,222	2.3%
Rocky Mountain House	Town	April 1, 2015	7003722000000000000♠7,220	7003693300000000000♠6,933	7002287000000000000♠287	7000410009999999999♠4.1%	1.0%	7003730000000000000♠7,300	2012	2998200000000000000♠−80	−0.4%
Spruce Grove	City	April 8, 2015	7004320360000000000♠32,036	7004261710000000000♠26,171	7003586500000000000♠5,865	7001224000000000000♠22.4%	5.2%	7004295260000000000♠29,526	2014	7003251000000000000♠2,510	8.5%
Stirling	Village	May 11, 2015	7003121500000000000♠1,215	7003109000000000000♠1,090	7002125000000000000♠125	7001115000000000000♠11.5%	2.8%	7003114700000000000♠1,147	2013	7001680000000000000♠68	2.9%
Stony Plain	Town	April 1, 2015	7004161270000000000♠16,127	7004150510000000000♠15,051	7003107600000000000♠1,076	7000710000000000000♠7.1%	1.7%	7004141770000000000♠14,177	2010	7003195000000000000♠1,950	2.6%
Strathcona County	Specialized municipality	May 1, 2015	7004955970000000000♠95,597	7004924900000000000♠92,490	7003310700000000000♠3,107	7000340000000000000♠3.4%	0.8%	7004924030000000000♠92,403	2012	7003319400000000000♠3,194	1.1%
Strathmore	Town	April 15, 2015	7004133270000000000♠13,327	7004123050000000000♠12,305	7003102200000000000♠1,022	7000830000000000000♠8.3%	2.0%	7004123520000000000♠12,352	2012	7002975000000000000♠975	2.6%
Sylvan Lake	Town	April 14, 2015	7004143100000000000♠14,310	7004123270000000000♠12,327	7003198300000000000♠1,983	7001161000000000000♠16.1%	3.8%	7004130150000000000♠13,015	2013	7003129500000000000♠1,295	4.9%
Taber	Town	May 6, 2015	7003838000000000000♠8,380	7003810400000000000♠8,104	7002276000000000000♠276	7000340000000000000♠3.4%	0.8%	7003793500000000000♠7,935	2011	7002445000000000000♠445	1.4%
Thorsby	Village	April 19, 2015	7003102500000000000♠1,025	7002951000000000000♠951	7001740000000000000♠74	7000780000000000000♠7.8%	1.9%	7002947000000000000♠947	2012	7001780000000000000♠78	2.7%
Turner Valley	Town	May 15, 2015	7003251100000000000♠2,511	7003216700000000000♠2,167	7002344000000000000♠344	7001159000000000000♠15.9%	3.8%	7003202200000000000♠2,022	2008	7002489000000000000♠489	3.1%
Vermilion River County of Vermilion River	Municipal district	April 29, 2015	7003811600000000000♠8,116	7003790500000000000♠7,905	7002211000000000000♠211	7000270000000000000♠2.7%	0.7%	7003790000000000000♠7,900	2008	7002216000000000000♠216	0.4%
Warburg	Village		^[6]	7002789000000000000♠789				7002696000000000000♠696	2009
Westlock	Town	April 15, 2015	7003514700000000000♠5,147	7003482300000000000♠4,823	7002324000000000000♠324	7000670000000000000♠6.7%	1.6%	7003496400000000000♠4,964	2008	7002183000000000000♠183	0.5%
Wood Buffalo RM of Wood Buffalo	Specialized municipality	April 1, 2015	7004819480000000000♠81,948	7004655650000000000♠65,565	7004163830000000000♠16,383	7001250000000000000♠25%	5.7%	7004746310000000000♠74,631	2012	7003731700000000000♠7,317	3.2%

Breakdowns

Lloydminster

The following is a breakdown of the results of the City of Lloydminster's 2015 municipal census by provincial component.

2015 municipal census summary			2011 federal census comparison					2013 municipal census comparison
Provincial component	2015 pop.^[11]	Prov. percent	2011 pop. ^[7]^[12]	Prov. percent	Absolute growth	Absolute change	Annual growth rate	2013 pop. ^[8]	Prov. percent	Absolute growth	Absolute change	Annual growth rate
Alberta portion	7004197400000000000♠19,740	7001630000000000000♠63%	7004180320000000000♠18,032	7001650000000000000♠65%	7003170800000000000♠1,708	7000950000000000000♠9.5%	2.3%	7004200110000000000♠20,011	7001640000000000000♠64%	2997729000000000000♠−271	2999860000000000000♠−1.4%	−0.7%
Saskatchewan portion	7004116370000000000♠11,637	7001370000000000000♠37%	7003977200000000000♠9,772	7001350000000000000♠35%	7003186500000000000♠1,865	7001191000000000000♠19.1%	4.5%	7004114720000000000♠11,472	7001360000000000000♠36%	7002165000000000000♠165	7000140000000099999♠1.4%	0.7%
Total Lloydminster	7004313770000000000♠31,377	7002100000000000000♠100%	7004278040000000000♠27,804	7002100000000000000♠100%	7003357300000000000♠3,573	7001129000000000000♠12.9%	3.1%	7004314830000000000♠31,483	7002100000000000000♠100%	2997894000000000000♠−106	3000700000000000000♠−0.3%	−0.2%

Urban and rural service areas

Strathcona County

2015 municipal census summary^[13]		2012 municipal census comparison^[13]
Area	2015 population^[4]	Previous population	Absolute growth	Annual growth rate
Sherwood Park urban service area^{[lower-alpha 3]}	7004687820000000000♠68,782	7004654650000000000♠65,465	7003331700000000000♠3,317	1.7%
Rural service area^{[lower-alpha 4]}	7004268150000000000♠26,815	7004269380000000000♠26,938	2997877000000000000♠−123	−0.2%
Total Strathcona County	7004955970000000000♠95,597	7004924030000000000♠92,403	7003319400000000000♠3,194	1.1%

Wood Buffalo

2015 municipal census summary		2012 municipal census comparison
Area	2015 population^[4]	Previous population	Absolute growth	Annual growth rate
Fort McMurray urban service area^{[lower-alpha 3]}	7004783820000000000♠78,382	7004709640000000000♠70,964	7003741800000000000♠7,418	3.4%
Rural service area^{[lower-alpha 4]}	7003356600000000000♠3,566	7003366700000000000♠3,667	2997899000000000000♠−101	−0.9%
Total RM of Wood Buffalo	7004819480000000000♠81,948	7004746310000000000♠74,631	7003731700000000000♠7,317	3.2%

Hamlets

The following is a list of hamlet populations determined by 2015 municipal censuses conducted by the County of Vermilion River, 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.

The County of Vermilion River is a municipal district located in the eastern part of central Alberta, Canada in Census Division #10. The municipal district was formerly named the County of Vermilion River No. 24 prior to an official name change that became effective on September 13, 2006.

Strathcona County is a specialized municipality in central Alberta, Canada between Edmonton and Elk Island National Park.

2015 municipal census summary			Previous census comparison
Hamlet	Municipality	2015 population ^[16]^[17]	Previous population ^[17]^[18]	Previous census year	Absolute growth	Annual growth rate
Antler Lake	Strathcona County	7002469000000000000♠469	7002353000000000000♠353	2012	7002116000000000000♠116	9.9%
Anzac	Wood Buffalo RM of Wood Buffalo	7002763000000000000♠763	7002714000000000000♠714	2012	7001490000000000000♠49	2.2%
Ardrossan	Strathcona County	7002412000000000000♠412	7002514000000000000♠514	2012	2997898000000000000♠−102	−7.1%
Blackfoot	Vermilion River County of Vermilion River	7002422000000000000♠422^[19]	7002269000000000000♠269^[20]	2011	7002151000000000000♠151	11.1%
Clandonald	Vermilion River County of Vermilion River	7002107000000000000♠107^[21]	7002109000000000000♠109^[20]	2011	2999800000000000000♠−2	−0.5%
Collingwood Cove	Strathcona County	7002360000000000000♠360	7002362000000000000♠362	2012	2999800000000000000♠−2	−0.2%
Conklin	Wood Buffalo RM of Wood Buffalo	7002376000000000000♠376	7002318000000000000♠318	2012	7001580000000000000♠58	5.7%
Fort Chipewyan	Wood Buffalo RM of Wood Buffalo	7003101400000000000♠1,014	7003100800000000000♠1,008	2012	7000600000000000000♠6	0.2%
Fort MacKay	Wood Buffalo RM of Wood Buffalo	7001510000000000000♠51	7001590000000000000♠59	2012	2999200000000000000♠−8	−4.7%
Gregoire Lake Estates	Wood Buffalo RM of Wood Buffalo	7002232000000000000♠232	7002275000000000000♠275	2012	2998570000000000000♠−43	−5.5%
Half Moon Lake	Strathcona County	7002195000000000000♠195	7002226000000000000♠226	2012	2998690000000000000♠−31	−4.8%
Hastings Lake	Strathcona County	7001870000000000000♠87	7001920000000000000♠92	2012	2999500000000000000♠−5	−1.8%
Islay	Vermilion River County of Vermilion River	7002209000000000000♠209^[22]	7002208000000000000♠208^[20]	2011	7000100000000000000♠1	0.1%
Janvier	Wood Buffalo RM of Wood Buffalo	7002155000000000000♠155	7002171000000000000♠171	2012	2998840000000000000♠−16	−4.8%
Josephburg	Strathcona County	7002117000000000000♠117	7002233000000000000♠233	2012	2997884000000000000♠−116	−20.5%
McLaughlin	Vermilion River County of Vermilion River	7001410000000000000♠41^[23]
North Cooking Lake	Strathcona County	7001590000000000000♠59	7001660000000000000♠66	2012	2999300000000000000♠−7	−3.7%
Rivercourse	Vermilion River County of Vermilion River	7001160000000000000♠16^[24]
Saprae Creek	Wood Buffalo RM of Wood Buffalo	7002977000000000000♠977	7002925000000000000♠925	2012	7001520000000000000♠52	1.8%
South Cooking Lake	Strathcona County	7002302000000000000♠302	7002294000000000000♠294	2012	7000800000000000000♠8	0.9%
Streamstown	Vermilion River County of Vermilion River	7001200000000000000♠20^[25]
Tulliby Lake	Vermilion River County of Vermilion River	7001220000000000000♠22^[26]

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] The RM of Wood Buffalo conducted a shadow population count in 2015. The following presents the results of this count for comparison with its concurrent municipal census results.

Municipality	Status	Municipal census population^[4]	Shadow population^[4]	Combined population^[4]
Wood Buffalo RM of Wood Buffalo	Specialized municipality	7004819480000000000♠81,948	7004430840000000000♠43,084	7005125032000000000♠125,032

Notes

↑ No censuses were conducted among Alberta's 51 summer villages, 3 special areas and 8 improvement districts.^[4]
↑ The Village of Kitscoty began a municipal census but was "unable to complete it due to staffing and time constraints."^[5]
1 2 The Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park urban service areas are deemed equivalents of cities.^[14]^[15]
1 2 Strathcona County's and the RM of Wood Buffalo's rural service areas are deemed equivalents of municipal districts.^[14]^[15]

References

↑ "Municipal Government Act: Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter M-26 (Office Consolidation)". Alberta Queen's Printer. November 24, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
↑ "Municipal Government Act: Determination of Population Regulation, Alberta Regulation 63/2001 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. 2013. p. 3. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
1 2 "Municipal Census Manual: Requirements and Guidelines for Conducting a Municipal Census" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 2013. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4601-0359-3 . Retrieved June 24, 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2015 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-2630-1 . Retrieved February 17, 2016.
1 2 "Census Day in Kitscoty is April 1st". Village of Kitscoty. March 31, 2016. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
1 2 "{title}". Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
1 2 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
1 2 3 "2014 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-2067-5 . Retrieved June 1, 2015.
↑ "2011 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 5, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7785-9738-4 . Retrieved December 28, 2013.
↑ "2006 Official Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 5, 2007. ISBN 0-7785-4994-1 . Retrieved December 28, 2013.
↑ "2015 Lloydminster Municipal Census Shows Small Population Decrease". City of Lloydminster. July 27, 2015. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
1 2 "Census: Strathcona County Historical Population". Strathcona County. September 4, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
1 2 "Order in Council 817/94" (PDF). Province of Alberta. December 21, 1994. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
1 2 "Order in Council 761/95" (PDF). Province of Alberta. December 6, 1995. pp. 2–3. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
↑ "Census 2015: Overall Results" (PDF). Strathcona County. p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
1 2 "The Municipal Census 2015 Report" (PDF). Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. p. 50. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
↑ "2012 Municipal Census Report" (PDF). Strathcona County. p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
↑ "Blackfoot Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. April 17, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
↑ "Clandonald Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
↑ "Islay Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
↑ "McLaughlin Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
↑ "Rivercourse Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
↑ "Streamstown Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
↑ "Tulliby Lake Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

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[5] No censuses were conducted among Alberta's 51 summer villages, 3 special areas and 8 improvement districts.^[4]

[12] The Village of Kitscoty began a municipal census but was "unable to complete it due to staffing and time constraints."^[5]

[USA-18] 1 2 The Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park urban service areas are deemed equivalents of cities.^[14]^[15]

[RSA-19] 1 2 Strathcona County's and the RM of Wood Buffalo's rural service areas are deemed equivalents of municipal districts.^[14]^[15]

[MGA-1] "Municipal Government Act: Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter M-26 (Office Consolidation)". Alberta Queen's Printer. November 24, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2013.

[DOPR-2] "Municipal Government Act: Determination of Population Regulation, Alberta Regulation 63/2001 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. 2013. p. 3. Retrieved December 30, 2013.

[Manual-3] 1 2 "Municipal Census Manual: Requirements and Guidelines for Conducting a Municipal Census" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 2013. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4601-0359-3 . Retrieved June 24, 2013.

[2015MAPL-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2015 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-2630-1 . Retrieved February 17, 2016.

[Kitscoty-6] 1 2 "Census Day in Kitscoty is April 1st". Village of Kitscoty. March 31, 2016. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

[warburg-7] 1 2 "{title}". Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.

[2011censusABmunis-8] 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.

[2014MAPL-9] 1 2 3 "2014 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-2067-5 . Retrieved June 1, 2015.

[2011MAPL-10] "2011 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 5, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7785-9738-4 . Retrieved December 28, 2013.

[2006OPL-11] "2006 Official Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 5, 2007. ISBN 0-7785-4994-1 . Retrieved December 28, 2013.

[lloydminster-13] "2015 Lloydminster Municipal Census Shows Small Population Decrease". City of Lloydminster. July 27, 2015. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.

[2011censusSKmunis-14] "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.

[strathcona-15] 1 2 "Census: Strathcona County Historical Population". Strathcona County. September 4, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015.

[RMWB_OC-16] 1 2 "Order in Council 817/94" (PDF). Province of Alberta. December 21, 1994. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2013.

[SC_OC-17] 1 2 "Order in Council 761/95" (PDF). Province of Alberta. December 6, 1995. pp. 2–3. Retrieved December 29, 2013.

[strathcona2015-20] "Census 2015: Overall Results" (PDF). Strathcona County. p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

[woodbuffalo2015-21] 1 2 "The Municipal Census 2015 Report" (PDF). Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. p. 50. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

[strathcona2012-22] "2012 Municipal Census Report" (PDF). Strathcona County. p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

[23] "Blackfoot Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

[statcan2011dpl-24] 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. April 17, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.

[25] "Clandonald Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

[26] "Islay Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

[27] "McLaughlin Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

[28] "Rivercourse Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

[29] "Streamstown Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

[30] "Tulliby Lake Community Profile" (PDF). County of Vermilion River. Retrieved September 3, 2018.