List of population centres in Alberta

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A population centre, in Canadian census data, is a populated place, or a cluster of interrelated populated places, which meet the demographic characteristics of an urban area. A population centre has a population of at least 1,000 and a population density of no fewer than 400 people per square kilometre.[1]

Population centres are not the same thing as urban municipalities. For example, the city of St. Albert is legally separate from Edmonton, but they are part of the same population centre.

The term was introduced in the

Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area.[1]

As of the

Canada 2016 Census
.

List

The below table is a list of those population centres in Alberta from the 2021 Census of Population as designated, named, and delineated by Statistics Canada.[4]

Rank Population centre[4] Size group[4] Population (2021)[4] Population (2016)[4] Change[4] Land area (km2)[4] Population density[4]
1
Calgary
 Large urban 1,305,550 1,240,413 +5.3% 621.72 2,099.9/km2
2 Edmonton Large urban 1,151,635 1,070,998 +7.5% 627.2 1,836.2/km2
3 Red Deer Medium 99,846 99,773 +0.1% 65.93 1,514.4/km2
4
Lethbridge
 Medium 92,563 89,309 +3.6% 64 1,446.3/km2
5 Airdrie Medium 73,578 61,082 +20.5% 33.03 2,227.6/km2
6
Fort McMurray
 Medium 68,002 67,123 +1.3% 52.17 1,303.5/km2
7
Medicine Hat
 Medium 63,382 63,111 +0.4% 53.2 1,191.4/km2
8
Grande Prairie
 Medium 63,172 62,382 +1.3% 49.74 1,270.0/km2
9
Spruce Grove
 Medium 39,348 36,279 +8.5% 29.76 1,322.2/km2
10 Leduc Medium 33,505 29,561 +13.3% 67.43 496.9/km2
11 Cochrane Medium 31,638 25,501 +24.1% 23.71 1,334.4/km2
12
Lloydminster
 Medium 31,582 31,400 +0.6% 24.43 1,292.8/km2
13
Okotoks
 Medium 30,214 28,833 +4.8% 17.23 1,753.6/km2
14
Fort Saskatchewan
 Small 26,831 23,944 +12.1% 21.85 1,228.0/km2
15
Chestermere
 Small 21,425 19,477 +10.0% 8.99 2,383.2/km2
16 Beaumont Small 20,779 17,396 +19.4% 10.4 1,998.0/km2
17 Camrose Small 18,454 18,520 −0.4% 17.1 1,079.2/km2
18 Stony Plain Small 17,253 16,416 +5.1% 17.73 973.1/km2
19 Sylvan Lake Small 16,142 14,977 +7.8% 10.49 1,538.8/km2
20 Brooks Small 14,904 14,436 +3.2% 12.78 1,166.2/km2
21
High River
 Small 14,119 13,420 +5.2% 10.13 1,393.8/km2
22 Strathmore Small 13,851 13,592 +1.9% 9.46 1,464.2/km2
23 Canmore Small 13,268 12,021 +10.4% 12.96 1,023.8/km2
24 Lacombe Small 12,835 12,740 +0.7% 11.87 1,081.3/km2
25
Wetaskiwin
 Small 12,438 12,491 −0.4% 12.11 1,027.1/km2
26
Morinville
 Small 10,385 9,848 +5.5% 11.15 931.4/km2
27
Blackfalds
 Small 10,315 9,161 +12.6% 8.93 1,155.1/km2
28
Whitecourt
 Small 9,195 9,515 −3.4% 10.22 899.7/km2
29 Hinton Small 9,191 9,205 −0.2% 12.97 708.6/km2
30 Olds Small 8,983 8,944 +0.4% 9.51 944.6/km2
31 Taber Small 8,978 8,558 +4.9% 15.69 572.2/km2
32 Coaldale Small 8,592 8,153 +5.4% 5.84 1,471.2/km2
33 Banff Small 8,305 7,851 +5.8% 4.08 2,035.5/km2
34 Edson Small 8,166 8,148 +0.2% 10.7 763.2/km2
35 Grand Centre Small 7,514 7,256 +3.6% 18.07 415.8/km2
36 Cold Lake Small 7,201 6,795 +6.0% 5.71 1,261.1/km2
37 Ponoka Small 7,032 6,899 +1.9% 5.61 1,253.5/km2
38 Innisfail Small 7,016 6,937 +1.1% 5.23 1,341.5/km2
39
Drayton Valley
 Small 6,970 6,867 +1.5% 7.22 965.4/km2
40 Devon Small 6,545 6,578 −0.5% 14.26 459.0/km2
41
Slave Lake
 Small 6,542 6,155 +6.3% 6.63 986.7/km2
42
Rocky Mountain House
 Small 6,518 6,429 +1.4% 7.47 872.6/km2
43
Drumheller
 Small 6,497 6,439 +0.9% 9.48 685.3/km2
44 Wainwright Small 6,461 6,153 +5.0% 5.08 1,271.9/km2
45
Bonnyville
 Small 6,359 5,858 +8.6% 6.4 993.6/km2
46 St. Paul Small 5,685 5,728 −0.8% 5.03 1,130.2/km2
47 Stettler Small 5,595 5,872 −4.7% 7.46 750.0/km2
48 Redcliff Small 5,385 5,474 −1.6% 7.39 728.7/km2
49
Vegreville
 Small 5,383 5,436 −1.0% 5.05 1,065.9/km2
50 Langdon Small 5,193 5,060 +2.6% 4.32 1,202.1/km2
51 Didsbury Small 5,024 5,206 −3.5% 5.43 925.2/km2
52 Carstairs Small 4,898 4,077 +20.1% 4.76 1,029.0/km2
53
Westlock
 Small 4,820 4,957 −2.8% 5.26 916.3/km2
54 Peace River Small 4,264 4,348 −1.9% 5.06 842.7/km2
55 Barrhead Small 4,055 4,387 −7.6% 4.73 857.3/km2
56 Jasper Small 4,029 3,948 +2.1% 1.84 2,189.7/km2
57 Raymond Small 3,942 3,553 +10.9% 3.92 1,005.6/km2
58 Crossfield Small 3,579 2,973 +20.4% 3.99 897.0/km2
59 Vermilion Small 3,552 3,697 −3.9% 3.66 970.5/km2
60
Cardston
 Small 3,519 3,389 +3.8% 3.88 907.0/km2
61
Pincher Creek
 Small 3,463 3,523 −1.7% 4.06 853.0/km2
62
High Level
 Small 3,461 2,746 +26.0% 2.68 1,291.4/km2
63
Claresholm
 Small 3,434 3,424 +0.3% 2.68 1,281.3/km2
64
Penhold
 Small 3,359 3,210 +4.6% 1.65 2,035.8/km2
65
Fort Macleod
 Small 3,038 2,718 +11.8% 2.28 1,332.5/km2
66
Grande Cache
 Small 3,037 3,286 −7.6% 3.72 816.4/km2
67 Gibbons Small 2,989 2,973 +0.5% 4.78 625.3/km2
68
La Crète
 Small 2,911 2,739 +6.3% 3.02 963.9/km2
69
Three Hills
 Small 2,902 3,078 −5.7% 3.14 924.2/km2
70
Coalhurst
 Small 2,818 2,623 +7.4% 1.76 1,601.1/km2
71 Clairmont Small 2,808 2,411 +16.5% 4.16 675.0/km2
72 Black Diamond Small 2,574 2,552 +0.9% 2.15 1,197.2/km2
73 Grimshaw Small 2,519 2,599 −3.1% 4.13 609.9/km2
74 Fairview Small 2,427 2,598 −6.6% 2.26 1,073.9/km2
75
Turner Valley
 Small 2,409 2,373 +1.5% 3.3 730.0/km2
76 Magrath Small 2,308 2,235 +3.3% 2.7 854.8/km2
77 Sexsmith Small 2,275 2,461 −7.6% 1.83 1,243.2/km2
78
Rimbey
 Small 2,258 2,349 −3.9% 3.63 622.0/km2
79
Beaverlodge
 Small 2,251 2,440 −7.7% 3.33 676.0/km2
80 Hanna Small 2,234 2,332 −4.2% 2.29 975.5/km2
81
Lac la Biche
 Small 2,138 2,294 −6.8% 2.94 727.2/km2
82
High Prairie
 Small 2,065 2,264 −8.8% 2.37 871.3/km2
83 Westlake Small 2,040 1,363 +49.7% 3.27 623.9/km2
84 Nanton Small 1,984 1,970 +0.7% 1.56 1,271.8/km2
85
Heritage Pointe
 Small 1,974 2,075 −4.9% 4.78 413.0/km2
86 Calmar Small 1,883 1,986 −5.2% 1.33 1,415.8/km2
87 Millet Small 1,847 1,905 −3.0% 2.18 847.2/km2
88 Provost Small 1,834 1,945 −5.7% 2.09 877.5/km2
89
Bow Island
 Small 1,829 1,773 +3.2% 1.3 1,406.9/km2
90
Tofield
 Small 1,811 1,854 −2.3% 1.22 1,484.4/km2
91
Picture Butte
 Small 1,808 1,700 +6.4% 1.95 927.2/km2
92 Redwater Small 1,802 1,591 +13.3% 2.01 896.5/km2
93
Sundre
 Small 1,781 1,866 −4.6% 2.37 751.5/km2
94 Vulcan Small 1,558 1,680 −7.3% 1.7 916.5/km2
95 Springbrook Small 1,534 1,502 +2.1% 2.19 700.5/km2
96 Blairmore Small 1,522 1,545 −1.5% 2.04 746.1/km2
97 Bon Accord Small 1,451 1,529 −5.1% 2.13 681.2/km2
98 Coleman Small 1,441 1,475 −2.3% 1.99 724.1/km2
99
Nobleford
 Small 1,438 1,278 +12.5% 0.98 1,467.3/km2
100 Wembley Small 1,432 1,516 −5.5% 2.2 650.9/km2
101 Fox Creek Small 1,426 1,730 −17.6% 1.36 1,048.5/km2
102 Elk Point Small 1,394 1,437 −3.0% 2.26 616.8/km2
103 Two Hills Small 1,379 1,291 +6.8% 1.25 1,103.2/km2
104 Lamont Small 1,328 1,347 −1.4% 1.93 688.1/km2
105 Vauxhall Small 1,286 1,222 +5.2% 2.71 474.5/km2
106 Valleyview Small 1,280 1,421 −9.9% 1.55 825.8/km2
107 Bowden Small 1,275 1,240 +2.8% 2.82 452.1/km2
108
Lancaster Park
 Small 1,253 1,501 −16.5% 0.92 1,362.0/km2
109
Swan Hills
 Small 1,191 1,275 −6.6% 2.39 498.3/km2
110 Bassano Small 1,186 1,201 −1.2% 1.33 891.7/km2
111 Athabasca Small 1,181 1,250 −5.5% 2.03 581.8/km2
112
Mayerthorpe
 Small 1,171 1,205 −2.8% 1.29 907.8/km2
113 Legal Small 1,164 1,251 −7.0% 1.79 650.3/km2
114
Irricana
 Small 1,135 1,160 −2.2% 1.14 995.6/km2
115 Stirling Small 1,134 938 +20.9% 2.03 558.6/km2
116
Val Quentin
 Small 1,103 1,327 −16.9% 1.69 652.7/km2
117
Carriage Lane Estates
 Small 1,094 1,008 +8.5% 1.34 816.4/km2
118 Cardiff Small 1,033 1,167 −11.5% 0.98 1,054.1/km2
119 Manning Small 1,027 1,072 −4.2% 1.37 749.6/km2

Retired population centres

The following is a list of communities were once designated as population centres by Statistics Canada, but were retired after their populations dropped below 1,000 people. Some of them have since surpassed the minimum population threshold of 1,000 yet have not been reintroduced as population centres.

  • Smoky Lake
    (retired after 2016)
  • Spirit River (retired after 2016)

Retired urban areas

The following is a list of communities were once designated as urban areas by Statistics Canada, but were retired after their populations dropped below 1,000 people. Some of them have since surpassed the minimum population threshold of 1,000 yet have not been reintroduced as population centres.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "From urban areas to population centres" Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
  2. ^ "2006 Census Dictionary: Table 1, Geographic units by province and territory, 2006 Census". Statistics Canada. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  3. ^ Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses: Alberta. Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Table 2: Population Counts, for Urban Areas With Census Subdivisions, 1991 – 100% Data". 1991 Census. Urban Areas, Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1992.
  6. ^ "Population and Dwelling Counts and Population Rank, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Urban Areas, 2001 Census - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  7. ^ "Table 14: Urban Areas With Census Subdivisions – Population, 1986". Census Canada 1986. Population and Dwelling Counts – Provinces and Territories, Alberta, Population. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1987.


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