2014 Alberta municipal censuses
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Distribution of Alberta's 269 urban municipalities |
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 had
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.
Municipal census results
The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2014.
2014 municipal census summary[5] | Previous municipal census comparison | ||||||||||
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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 | 54,891 | 42,564 | 12,327 | 29% | 8.8% | 49,560 | 2013 | 5,331 | 10.8% |
Banff | Town | June 16, 2014 | 8,421 | 7,584 | 837 | 11% | 3.6% | 7,251 | 2011 | 1,170 | 5.1% |
Barons | Village | June 16, 2014 | 318 | 315 | 3 | 1% | 0.3% | 326 | 2010 | −8 | 0.6% |
Beaumont | Town | May 1, 2014 | 15,828 | 13,284 | 2,544 | 19.2% | 6.0% | 14,916 | 2013 | 912 | 6.1% |
Bentley | Town | May 1, 2014 | 1,122 | 1,073 | 49 | 4.6% | 1.5% | 1,132 | 2009 | −10 | −0.2% |
Blackfalds | Town | June 30, 2014 | 7,858 | 6,300 | 1,558 | 24.7% | 7.6% | 7,275 | 2013 | 583 | 8.0% |
Bonnyville | Town | April 1, 2014 | 6,921 | 6,216 | 705 | 11.3% | 3.6% | 6,837 | 2012 | 84 | 0.6% |
MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | Municipal district | April 1, 2014 | 11,836 | 10,101 | 1,735 | 17.2% | 5.4% | ||||
Boyle | Village | June 4, 2014 | 948 | 916 | 32 | 3.5% | 1.2% | 918 | 2009 | 30 | 0.6% |
Bruderheim | Town | April 1, 2014 | 1,348 | 1,155 | 193 | 16.7% | 5.3% | 1,298 | 2012 | 50 | 1.9% |
Calgary | City | April 1, 2014 | 1,195,194 | 1,096,833 | 98,361 | 9% | 2.9% | 1,156,686[13][c] | 2013 | 38,508 | 3.3% |
Calmar | Town | June 7, 2014 | 2,101 | 1,970 | 131 | 6.6% | 2.2% | 2,033 | 2009 | 68 | 0.7% |
Camrose | City | April 1, 2014 | 18,038 | 17,286 | 752 | 4.4% | 1.4% | 17,236 | 2011 | 802 | 1.5% |
Canmore | Town | May 21, 2014 | 13,077 | 12,288 | 789 | 6.4% | 2.1% | 12,317 | 2011 | 760 | 2.0% |
Chestermere | Town | May 1, 2014 | 17,203 | 14,824 | 2,379 | 16% | 5.1% | 15,762 | 2013 | 1,441 | 9.1% |
Cochrane | Town | April 1, 2014 | 20,708 | 17,580 | 3,128 | 17.8% | 5.6% | 18,750 | 2013 | 1,958 | 10.4% |
Cold Lake | City | April 1, 2014 | 15,736 | 13,839 | 1,897 | 13.7% | 4.4% | 14,400 | 2012 | 1,336 | 4.5% |
Crossfield | Town | May 1, 2014 | 2,918 | 2,853 | 65 | 2.3% | 0.8% | 2,861 | 2010 | 57 | 0.5% |
Devon | Town | June 5, 2014 | 6,650 | 6,510 | 140 | 2.2% | 0.7% | 6,534 | 2009 | 116 | 0.4% |
Drayton Valley[6] | Town | April 30, 2014 | 7,049 | 6,579 | 2006 | ||||||
Edmonton | City | April 1, 2014 | 877,926 | 812,201 | 65,725 | 8.1% | 2.6% | 817,498 | 2012 | 60,428 | 3.6% |
Forestburg | Village | April 15, 2014 | 880 | 831 | 49 | 5.9% | 1.9% | 863 | 2004 | 17 | 0.2% |
Fort Saskatchewan | City | April 28, 2014 | 22,808 | 19,051 | 3,757 | 19.7% | 6.2% | 21,795 | 2013 | 1,013 | 4.6% |
Lacombe | City | April 7, 2014 | 12,728 | 11,707 | 1,021 | 8.7% | 2.8% | 11,733 | 2009 | 995 | 1.6% |
Leduc | City | April 28, 2014 | 28,583 | 24,279 | 4,304 | 17.7% | 5.6% | 27,241 | 2013 | 1,342 | 4.9% |
MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124[7] | Municipal district | May 1, 2014 | 3,074 | 2,929 | 145 | 5% | 1.6% | 2,840 | 2003 | 234 | 0.7% |
Lethbridge | City | April 1, 2014 | 93,004 | 83,517 | 9,487 | 11.4% | 3.7% | 90,417 | 2013 | 2,587 | 2.9% |
Morinville | Town | April 15, 2014 | 9,402 | 8,569 | 833 | 9.7% | 3.1% | 8,504 | 2011 | 898 | 3.4% |
Okotoks | Town | May 7, 2014 | 27,331 | 24,511 | 2,820 | 11.5% | 3.7% | 26,319 | 2013 | 1,012 | 3.8% |
Olds | Town | April 9, 2014 | 8,617 | 8,235 | 382 | 4.6% | 1.5% | 8,511 | 2013 | 106 | 1.2% |
Penhold | Town | May 14, 2014 | 2,842 | 2,375 | 467 | 19.7% | 6.2% | 2,476 | 2012 | 366 | 7.1% |
Raymond | Town | April 14, 2014 | 4,081 | 3,743 | 338 | 9% | 2.9% | 3,982 | 2013 | 99 | 2.5% |
Red Deer | City | May 5, 2014 | 98,585 | 90,564 | 8,021 | 8.9% | 2.9% | 97,109 | 2013 | 1,476 | 1.5% |
Spruce Grove | City | April 1, 2014 | 29,526 | 26,171 | 3,355 | 12.8% | 4.1% | 24,646 | 2010 | 4,880 | 4.6% |
St. Albert | City | April 7, 2014 | 63,255 | 61,466 | 1,789 | 2.9% | 1.0% | 60,994 | 2012 | 2,261 | 1.8% |
St. Paul | Town | May 15, 2014 | 6,004 | 5,400 | 604 | 11.2% | 3.6% | 5,844 | 2012 | 160 | 0.7% |
Waiparous | Summer village | May 21, 2014 | 64 | 42 | 22 | 52.4% | 15.1% | 72 | 2007 | −8 | −1.7% |
Wetaskiwin | City | May 1, 2014 | 12,621 | 12,525 | 96 | 0.8% | 0.3% | 12,285 | 2009 | 336 | 0.5% |
Woodlands County | Municipal district | May 1, 2014 | 4,612 | 4,306 | 306 | 7.1% | 2.3% | 2,980 | 1991 | 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.
2014 municipal census summary | ||
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Hamlet | Municipality | 2014 population |
Ardmore | MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | 359[15] |
Beaver Crossing | MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | |
Beaverdam | MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | 18[15] |
Blue Ridge | Woodlands County |
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Canyon Creek | MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 | |
Cherry Grove | MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | 405[15] |
Chisholm | MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 | |
Flatbush | MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 | |
Fort Assiniboine |
Woodlands County |
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Fort Kent | MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | 246[15] |
Goose Lake | Woodlands County |
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La Corey |
MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | 59[15] |
Marten Beach |
MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 | |
Smith | MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 | |
Therien | MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | 71[15] |
Wagner | MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 | |
Widewater | 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] | ||||
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Municipality | Status | Permanent population |
Shadow population |
Combined population |
Banff | Town | 8,421 | 965 | 9,386 |
MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | Municipal district | 11,836 | 1,397 | 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]
- ^ 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]
See also
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4601-0359-3. Archived from the original(PDF) on May 1, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ^ "O.C. 250/2013". Alberta Queen's Printer. August 13, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4601-2067-5. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ^ Canoe Sun Media. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4601-1418-6. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7785-9738-4. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7785-4994-9. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 1, 1996. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ a b c "2013 Civic Census Results Revised 2014 July" (PDF) (PDF). City of Calgary. July 2014. pp. 3 & 9. Retrieved July 22, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2013 Civic Census Results" (PDF) (PDF). City of Calgary. July 2013. p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "MD of Bonnyville 2014 Census Results" (PDF). Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2015.