Alberta municipal censuses, 2014

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, 2014, down from 358 as at June 30, 2013,^{[lower-alpha 1]} which marked the closure of the 2014 legislated municipal census period. At least 39 of these municipalities (7001109000000000000♠10.9%) conducted a municipal census in 2014. Alberta Municipal Affairs recognized those conducted by 37 of these municipalities.^[5] By municipal status, it recognized those conducted by 13 of Alberta's 17 cities, 18 of 108 towns, 3 of 93 villages, 1 of 51 summer villages and 2 of 64 municipal districts.^[5]^{[lower-alpha 2]} In addition to those recognized by Municipal Affairs, censuses were conducted by the Town of Drayton Valley and the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124.^[6]^[7]

Events from the year 2014 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.

Drayton Valley is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 22, approximately 133 kilometres (83 mi) southwest of Edmonton. It is surrounded by Brazeau County, known for its vast oil fields. The town is located between the North Saskatchewan River and the Pembina River.

Some municipalities achieved population milestones as a result of their 2014 censuses. Airdrie and Cochrane grew beyond the 50,000 and 20,000 marks respectively, while both Beaumont and Cold Lake exceeded 15,000. The towns of Morinville, St. Paul and Raymond surpassed 9,000, 6,000 and 4,000 residents respectively, while the Municipal District (MD) of Lesser Slave River No. 124 exceeded 3,000.

Airdrie, Alberta City in Alberta, Canada

Airdrie is a city in Alberta, Canada within the Calgary Region. It is located north of Calgary within the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor at the intersection of Queen Elizabeth II Highway and Highway 567.

Cochrane, Alberta Town in Alberta, Canada

Cochrane is a town in the Canadian province of Alberta. The town is located 18 km (11 mi) west of the Calgary city limits along Highway 1A. With a population of 26,320 in 2017, Cochrane is the second largest town in Alberta and one of the fastest growing communities in Canada. It is part of Calgary's census metropolitan area and a member community of the Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP). The town is surrounded by Rocky View County.

Beaumont is a city in Leduc County within the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Highway 625 and Highway 814, adjacent to the City of Edmonton and 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) northeast of the City of Leduc. The Nisku Industrial Park and the Edmonton International Airport are located 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the west and 8.0 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the southwest respectively.

Municipal census results

The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2014.

2014 municipal census summary^[5]				2011 federal census comparison^[8]^[9]				Previous municipal census comparison
Municipality	Status	Census date	2014 pop.	2011 pop.	Absolute growth	Absolute change	Annual growth rate	Prev. pop. ^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]	Prev. census year ^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]	Absolute growth	Annual growth rate
Airdrie	City	April 15, 2014	7004548910000000000♠54,891	7004425640000000000♠42,564	7004123270000000000♠12,327	7001290000000000000♠29%	8.8%	7004495600000000000♠49,560	2013	7003533100000000000♠5,331	10.8%
Banff	Town	June 16, 2014	7003842100000000000♠8,421	7003758400000000000♠7,584	7002837000000000000♠837	7001110000000000000♠11%	3.6%	7003725100000000000♠7,251	2011	7003117000000000000♠1,170	5.1%
Barons	Village	June 16, 2014	7002318000000000000♠318	7002315000000000000♠315	7000300000000000000♠3	7000100000000000000♠1%	0.3%	7002326000000000000♠326	2010	2999200000000000000♠−8	0.6%
Beaumont	Town	May 1, 2014	7004158280000000000♠15,828	7004132840000000000♠13,284	7003254400000000000♠2,544	7001192000000000000♠19.2%	6.0%	7004149160000000000♠14,916	2013	7002912000000000000♠912	6.1%
Bentley	Town	May 1, 2014	7003112200000000000♠1,122	7003107300000000000♠1,073	7001490000000000000♠49	7000460000000099999♠4.6%	1.5%	7003113200000000000♠1,132	2009	2998900000000000000♠−10	−0.2%
Blackfalds	Town	June 30, 2014	7003785800000000000♠7,858	7003630000000000000♠6,300	7003155800000000000♠1,558	7001247000000000000♠24.7%	7.6%	7003727500000000000♠7,275	2013	7002583000000000000♠583	8.0%
Bonnyville	Town	April 1, 2014	7003692100000000000♠6,921	7003621600000000000♠6,216	7002705000000000000♠705	7001113000000000000♠11.3%	3.6%	7003683700000000000♠6,837	2012	7001840000000000000♠84	0.6%
Bonnyville No. 87 MD of Bonnyville No. 87	Municipal district	April 1, 2014	7004118360000000000♠11,836	7004101010000000000♠10,101	7003173500000000000♠1,735	7001172000000000000♠17.2%	5.4%
Boyle	Village	June 4, 2014	7002948000000000000♠948	7002916000000000000♠916	7001320000000000000♠32	7000350000000000000♠3.5%	1.2%	7002918000000000000♠918	2009	7001300000000000000♠30	0.6%
Bruderheim	Town	April 1, 2014	7003134800000000000♠1,348	7003115500000000000♠1,155	7002193000000000000♠193	7001167000000000000♠16.7%	5.3%	7003129800000000000♠1,298	2012	7001500000000000000♠50	1.9%
Calgary	City	April 1, 2014	7006119519400000000♠1,195,194	7006109683300000000♠1,096,833	7004983610000000000♠98,361	7000900000000000000♠9%	2.9%	7006115668600000000♠1,156,686^[13]^{[lower-alpha 3]}	2013	7004385080000000000♠38,508	3.3%
Calmar	Town	June 7, 2014	7003210100000000000♠2,101	7003197000000000000♠1,970	7002131000000000000♠131	7000660000000000000♠6.6%	2.2%	7003203300000000000♠2,033	2009	7001680000000000000♠68	0.7%
Camrose	City	April 1, 2014	7004180380000000000♠18,038	7004172860000000000♠17,286	7002752000000000000♠752	7000440000000000000♠4.4%	1.4%	7004172360000000000♠17,236	2011	7002802000000000000♠802	1.5%
Canmore	Town	May 21, 2014	7004130770000000000♠13,077	7004122880000000000♠12,288	7002789000000000000♠789	7000640000000000000♠6.4%	2.1%	7004123170000000000♠12,317	2011	7002760000000000000♠760	2.0%
Chestermere	Town	May 1, 2014	7004172030000000000♠17,203	7004148240000000000♠14,824	7003237900000000000♠2,379	7001160000000000000♠16%	5.1%	7004157620000000000♠15,762	2013	7003144100000000000♠1,441	9.1%
Cochrane	Town	April 1, 2014	7004207080000000000♠20,708	7004175800000000000♠17,580	7003312800000000000♠3,128	7001178000000000000♠17.8%	5.6%	7004187500000000000♠18,750	2013	7003195800000000000♠1,958	10.4%
Cold Lake	City	April 1, 2014	7004157360000000000♠15,736	7004138390000000000♠13,839	7003189700000000000♠1,897	7001137000000000000♠13.7%	4.4%	7004144000000000000♠14,400	2012	7003133600000000000♠1,336	4.5%
Crossfield	Town	May 1, 2014	7003291800000000000♠2,918	7003285300000000000♠2,853	7001650000000000000♠65	7000230000000099999♠2.3%	0.8%	7003286100000000000♠2,861	2010	7001570000000000000♠57	0.5%
Devon	Town	June 5, 2014	7003665000000000000♠6,650	7003651000000000000♠6,510	7002140000000000000♠140	7000220000000000000♠2.2%	0.7%	7003653400000000000♠6,534	2009	7002116000000000000♠116	0.4%
Drayton Valley ^[6]	Town	April 30, 2014		7003704900000000000♠7,049				7003657900000000000♠6,579	2006
Edmonton	City	April 1, 2014	7005877926000000000♠877,926	7005812201000000000♠812,201	7004657250000000000♠65,725	7000810000000000000♠8.1%	2.6%	7005817498000000000♠817,498	2012	7004604280000000000♠60,428	3.6%
Forestburg	Village	April 15, 2014	7002880000000000000♠880	7002831000000000000♠831	7001490000000000000♠49	7000590000000000000♠5.9%	1.9%	7002863000000000000♠863	2004	7001170000000000000♠17	0.2%
Fort Saskatchewan	City	April 28, 2014	7004228080000000000♠22,808	7004190510000000000♠19,051	7003375700000000000♠3,757	7001197000000000000♠19.7%	6.2%	7004217950000000000♠21,795	2013	7003101300000000000♠1,013	4.6%
Lacombe	City	April 7, 2014	7004127280000000000♠12,728	7004117070000000000♠11,707	7003102100000000000♠1,021	7000870000000099999♠8.7%	2.8%	7004117330000000000♠11,733	2009	7002995000000000000♠995	1.6%
Leduc	City	April 28, 2014	7004285830000000000♠28,583	7004242790000000000♠24,279	7003430400000000000♠4,304	7001177000000000000♠17.7%	5.6%	7004272410000000000♠27,241	2013	7003134200000000000♠1,342	4.9%
Lesser Slave River No. 124 MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 ^[7]	Municipal district	May 1, 2014	7003307400000000000♠3,074	7003292900000000000♠2,929	7002145000000000000♠145	7000500000000000000♠5%	1.6%	7003284000000000000♠2,840	2003	7002234000000000000♠234	0.7%
Lethbridge	City	April 1, 2014	7004930040000000000♠93,004	7004835170000000000♠83,517	7003948700000000000♠9,487	7001114000000000000♠11.4%	3.7%	7004904170000000000♠90,417	2013	7003258700000000000♠2,587	2.9%
Morinville	Town	April 15, 2014	7003940200000000000♠9,402	7003856900000000000♠8,569	7002833000000000000♠833	7000970000000099999♠9.7%	3.1%	7003850400000000000♠8,504	2011	7002898000000000000♠898	3.4%
Okotoks	Town	May 7, 2014	7004273310000000000♠27,331	7004245110000000000♠24,511	7003282000000000000♠2,820	7001115000000000000♠11.5%	3.7%	7004263190000000000♠26,319	2013	7003101200000000000♠1,012	3.8%
Olds	Town	April 9, 2014	7003861700000000000♠8,617	7003823500000000000♠8,235	7002382000000000000♠382	7000460000000099999♠4.6%	1.5%	7003851100000000000♠8,511	2013	7002106000000000000♠106	1.2%
Penhold	Town	May 14, 2014	7003284200000000000♠2,842	7003237500000000000♠2,375	7002467000000000000♠467	7001197000000000000♠19.7%	6.2%	7003247600000000000♠2,476	2012	7002366000000000000♠366	7.1%
Raymond	Town	April 14, 2014	7003408100000000000♠4,081	7003374300000000000♠3,743	7002338000000000000♠338	7000900000000000000♠9%	2.9%	7003398200000000000♠3,982	2013	7001990000000000000♠99	2.5%
Red Deer	City	May 5, 2014	7004985850000000000♠98,585	7004905640000000000♠90,564	7003802100000000000♠8,021	7000890000000000000♠8.9%	2.9%	7004971090000000000♠97,109	2013	7003147600000000000♠1,476	1.5%
Spruce Grove	City	April 1, 2014	7004295260000000000♠29,526	7004261710000000000♠26,171	7003335500000000000♠3,355	7001128000000000000♠12.8%	4.1%	7004246460000000000♠24,646	2010	7003488000000000000♠4,880	4.6%
St. Albert	City	April 7, 2014	7004632550000000000♠63,255	7004614660000000000♠61,466	7003178900000000000♠1,789	7000290000000000000♠2.9%	1.0%	7004609940000000000♠60,994	2012	7003226100000000000♠2,261	1.8%
St. Paul	Town	May 15, 2014	7003600400000000000♠6,004	7003540000000000000♠5,400	7002604000000000000♠604	7001112000000000000♠11.2%	3.6%	7003584400000000000♠5,844	2012	7002160000000000000♠160	0.7%
Waiparous	Summer village	May 21, 2014	7001640000000000000♠64	7001420000000000000♠42	7001220000000000000♠22	7001524000000000000♠52.4%	15.1%	7001720000000000000♠72	2007	2999200000000000000♠−8	−1.7%
Wetaskiwin	City	May 1, 2014	7004126210000000000♠12,621	7004125250000000000♠12,525	7001960000000000000♠96	6999800000000000000♠0.8%	0.3%	7004122850000000000♠12,285	2009	7002336000000000000♠336	0.5%
Woodlands Woodlands County	Municipal district	May 1, 2014	7003461200000000000♠4,612	7003430600000000000♠4,306	7002306000000000000♠306	7000710000000000000♠7.1%	2.3%	7003298000000000000♠2,980	1991	7003163200000000000♠1,632	1.9%

Breakdowns

Hamlets

The following is a list of hamlets that had populations determined by the 2014 municipal census conducted by their administering municipal districts.

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.

2014 municipal census summary
Hamlet	Municipality	2014 population
Ardmore	Bonnyville MD of Bonnyville No. 87	7002359000000000000♠359^[15]
Beaver Crossing	Bonnyville MD of Bonnyville No. 87
Beaverdam	Bonnyville MD of Bonnyville No. 87	7001180000000000000♠18^[15]
Blue Ridge	Woodlands County
Canyon Creek	Lesser MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124
Cherry Grove	Bonnyville MD of Bonnyville No. 87	7002405000000000000♠405^[15]
Chisholm	Lesser MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124
Flatbush	Lesser MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124
Fort Assiniboine	Woodlands County
Fort Kent	Bonnyville MD of Bonnyville No. 87	7002246000000000000♠246^[15]
Goose Lake	Woodlands County
La Corey	Bonnyville MD of Bonnyville No. 87	7001590000000000000♠59^[15]
Marten Beach	Lesser MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124
Smith	Lesser MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124
Therien	Bonnyville MD of Bonnyville No. 87	7001710000000000000♠71^[15]
Wagner	Lesser MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124
Widewater	Lesser MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124

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 Town of Banff and the MD of Bonnyville No. 87 conducted shadow population counts in 2014. The following presents the results of these counts for comparison with its concurrent municipal census results.

2014 municipal census shadow population summary^[5]
Municipality	Status	Permanent population	Shadow population	Combined population
Banff	Town	7003842100000000000♠8,421	7002965000000000000♠965	7003938600000000000♠9,386
Bonnyville No. 87 MD of Bonnyville No. 87	Municipal district	7004118360000000000♠11,836	7003139700000000000♠1,397	7004132330000000000♠13,233

Notes

↑ The Village of Tilley dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Newell on August 31, 2013.^[4]
↑ No censuses were conducted among Alberta's 5 specialized municipalities, 3 special areas and 8 improvement districts.^[5]
↑ The City of Calgary's 2013 municipal census population was originally reported as 1,149,552.^[14] This population was revised to 1,156,686 in July 2014.^[13] The city's revised 2013 census report explains it was "adjusted upward due to a correction to the automated conversion process."^[13]

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) (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) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 2013. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4601-0359-3 . Retrieved June 24, 2013.
↑ "O.C. 250/2013". Alberta Queen's Printer. August 13, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 "2014 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-2067-5 . Retrieved January 31, 2015.
1 2 Courtney Whalen (May 5, 2014). "Online municipal census launches next week". Drayton Valley Western Review. Canoe Sun Media . Retrieved January 31, 2015.
1 2 "Agenda: Municipal District #124 Council Meeting 2014 Municipal Census Update" (PDF) (PDF). Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124. July 8, 2014. pp. 69 70. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
↑ "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 "2013 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. November 20, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4601-1418-6 . Retrieved December 4, 2013.
1 2 "2011 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 5, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7785-9738-4 . Retrieved December 28, 2013.
1 2 "2006 Official Population List" (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 5, 2007. ISBN 0-7785-4994-1 . Retrieved December 28, 2013.
1 2 "Official Population List 1996" (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 1, 1996. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
1 2 3 "2013 Civic Census Results Revised 2014 July" (PDF) (PDF). City of Calgary. July 2014. pp. 3 & 9. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
↑ "2013 Civic Census Results" (PDF) (PDF). City of Calgary. July 2013. p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "MD of Bonnyville 2014 Census Results" (PDF). Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2015.

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[5] The Village of Tilley dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Newell on August 31, 2013.^[4]

[7] No censuses were conducted among Alberta's 5 specialized municipalities, 3 special areas and 8 improvement districts.^[5]

[17] The City of Calgary's 2013 municipal census population was originally reported as 1,149,552.^[14] This population was revised to 1,156,686 in July 2014.^[13] The city's revised 2013 census report explains it was "adjusted upward due to a correction to the automated conversion process."^[13]

[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) (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) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 2013. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4601-0359-3 . Retrieved June 24, 2013.

[4] "O.C. 250/2013". Alberta Queen's Printer. August 13, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2013.

[2014MAPL-6] 1 2 3 4 5 "2014 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-2067-5 . Retrieved January 31, 2015.

[DV-8] 1 2 Courtney Whalen (May 5, 2014). "Online municipal census launches next week". Drayton Valley Western Review. Canoe Sun Media . Retrieved January 31, 2015.

[LSR-9] 1 2 "Agenda: Municipal District #124 Council Meeting 2014 Municipal Census Update" (PDF) (PDF). Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124. July 8, 2014. pp. 69 70. Retrieved July 18, 2014.

[2011censusABmunis-10] "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.

[2013MAPL-11] 1 2 3 "2013 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. November 20, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4601-1418-6 . Retrieved December 4, 2013.

[2011MAPL-12] 1 2 "2011 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 5, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7785-9738-4 . Retrieved December 28, 2013.

[2006OPL-13] 1 2 "2006 Official Population List" (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 5, 2007. ISBN 0-7785-4994-1 . Retrieved December 28, 2013.

[1996OPL-14] 1 2 "Official Population List 1996" (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 1, 1996. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

[revised-15] 1 2 3 "2013 Civic Census Results Revised 2014 July" (PDF) (PDF). City of Calgary. July 2014. pp. 3 & 9. Retrieved July 22, 2014.

[16] "2013 Civic Census Results" (PDF) (PDF). City of Calgary. July 2013. p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2014.

[MDBonnyville-18] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "MD of Bonnyville 2014 Census Results" (PDF). Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2015.