Alberta municipal censuses, 2015

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Alberta municipal censuses, 2015
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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 357 municipalities as of March 18, 2015 including 18 cities, 107 towns, 93 villages, 51 summer villages, 5 specialized municipalities, 64 municipal districts, 3 special areas, 8 improvement districts, and 8 Metis settlements.[4] At least 40 municipalities (11.2%) will be conducting censuses in 2015.

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.

Municipal census results[edit]

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

2015 municipal census summary 2011 federal census comparison[5][6] Previous municipal census comparison[6][7][8]
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 58,690[9] 42,564 16,126 37.9% 8.4% 54,891 2014 3,799 6.9%
Barnwell Village 960[10] 771 189 24.5% 5.6% 812 2011 148 4.3%
Beaumont Town 16,768[11] 13,284 3,484 26.2% 6.0% 15,828 2014 940 5.9%
Blackfalds Town 8,793[12] 6,300 2,493 39.6% 8.7% 7,858 2014 935 11.9%
Brooks City 14,185[13] 13,676 509 3.7% 0.9% 13,581 2007 604 0.5%
Calgary City 1,230,915[14] 1,096,833 134,082 12.2% 2.9% 1,195,194 2014 35,721 3.0%
Chestermere City 18,496[15] 14,824 3,672 24.8% 5.7% 17,203 2014 1,293 7.5%
Coalhurst Town 2,522[16] 1,963 559 28.5% 6.5% 2,301 2013 221 4.7%
Cochrane Town 23,084[17] 17,580 5,504 31.3% 7.0% 20,708 2014 2,376 11.5%
Elk Point Town [18] 1,412 1,571 2012
Fort Saskatchewan City 24,040[19] 19,051 4,989 26.2% 6.0% 22,808 2014 1,232 5.4%
Grande Prairie City 68,556[20] 55,032 13,524 24.6% 5.6% 50,227 2007 18,329 4.0%
High Level Town 3,823[21] 3,641 182 5% 1.2% 3,849 2004 −26 −0.1%
Innisfail Town 7,953[22] 7,876 77 1% 0.2% 7,922 2012 31 0.1%
Kitscoty Village [23] 846 967 2013
Leduc City 29,304[24] 24,279 5,025 20.7% 4.8% 28,583 2014 721 2.5%
Lethbridge City 94,804[25] 83,517 11,287 13.5% 3.2% 93,004 2014 1,800 1.9%
Lloydminster City 31,377[26] 27,804 3,573 12.9% 3.1% 31,483 2013 −106 −0.2%
Mackenzie County Specialized municipality 11,750[27] 10,927 823 7.5% 1.8% 9,687 2003 2,063 1.6%
Magrath Town 2,398[28] 2,217 181 8.2% 2.0% 2,376 2013 22 0.5%
Medicine Hat City 63,018[29] 60,005 3,013 5% 1.2% 61,180 2012 1,838 1.0%
Okotoks Town 28,016[30] 24,511 3,505 14.3% 3.4% 27,331 2014 685 2.5%
Oyen Town [31] 973 1,070 2012
Rainbow Lake Town 938[32] 870 68 7.8% 1.9% 1,082 2007 −144 −1.8%
Raymond Town 4,141[33] 3,743 398 10.6% 2.6% 4,081 2014 60 1.5%
Red Deer City 100,807[34] 90,564 10,243 11.3% 2.7% 98,585 2014 2,222 2.3%
Rocky Mountain House Town 7,220[35] 6,933 287 4.1% 1.0% 7,300 2012 −80 −0.4%
Spruce Grove City 32,036[36] 26,171 5,865 22.4% 5.2% 29,526 2014 2,510 8.5%
Stirling Village 1,215[37] 1,090 125 11.5% 2.8% 1,147 2013 68 2.9%
Stony Plain Town 16,127[38] 15,051 1,076 7.1% 1.7% 14,177 2010 1,950 2.6%
Strathcona County Specialized municipality 95,597[39] 92,490 3,107 3.4% 0.8% 92,403 2012 3,194 1.1%
Strathmore Town 13,327[40] 12,305 1,022 8.3% 2.0% 12,352 2012 975 2.6%
Sylvan Lake Town 14,310[41] 12,327 1,983 16.1% 3.8% 13,015 2013 1,295 4.9%
Taber Town 8,380[42] 8,104 276 3.4% 0.8% 7,935 2011 445 1.4%
Thorsby Village 1,025[43] 951 74 7.8% 1.9% 947 2012 78 2.7%
Turner Valley Town 2,511[44] 2,167 344 15.9% 3.8% 2,022 2008 489 3.1%
Vermilion RiverCounty of Vermilion River Municipal district 8,116[45] 7,905 211 2.7% 0.7% 7,900 2008 216 0.4%
Warburg Village [46] 789 696 2009
Westlock Town 5,147[47] 4,823 324 6.7% 1.6% 4,964 2008 183 0.5%
Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo Specialized municipality [48] 65,565 74,631 2012

Breakdowns[edit]

Lloydminster[edit]

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.[26]		 Prov.
percent		 2011
pop.
[5][49]		 Prov.
percent		 Absolute
growth		 Absolute
change		 Annual
growth
rate		 2013
pop.
[6]		 Prov.
percent		 Absolute
growth		 Absolute
change		 Annual
growth
rate
Alberta portion 19,740 63% 18,032 65% 1,708 9.5% 2.3% 20,011 64% −271 −1.4% −0.7%
Saskatchewan portion 11,637 37% 9,772 35% 1,865 19.1% 4.5% 11,472 36% 165 1.4% 0.7%
Total Lloydminster 31,377 100% 27,804 100% 3,573 12.9% 3.1% 31,483 100% −106 −0.3% −0.2%

Urban and rural service areas[edit]

Houses backing onto a pond in Sherwood Park
Sherwood Park is an urban service area within Strathcona County.
Aerial view of Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray is the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo's urban service area.

Strathcona County[edit]

2015 municipal census summary[39] 2012 municipal census comparison[39]
Area 2015
population
 Previous
population
 Absolute
growth		 Annual
growth rate
Sherwood Park urban service area[a] 68,782 65,465 3,317 1.7%
Rural service area[b] 26,815 26,938 −123 −0.2%
Total Strathcona County 95,597 92,403 3,194 1.1%

Wood Buffalo[edit]

2015 municipal census summary 2012 municipal census comparison
Area 2015
population
 Previous
population
 Absolute
growth		 Annual
growth rate
Fort McMurray urban service area[a] 70,964
Rural service area[b] 3,667
Total RM of Wood Buffalo 74,631

Hamlets[edit]

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.

2015 municipal census summary Previous census comparison
Hamlet Municipality 2015
population
 Previous
population
 Previous
census year
 Absolute
growth		 Annual
growth rate
Antler Lake Strathcona County 353 2012
Anzac Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 714 2012
Ardrossan Strathcona County 514 2012
Blackfoot Vermilion RiverCounty of Vermilion River 420[52] 269[53] 2011 151 11.1%
Collingwood Cove Strathcona County 362 2012
Conklin Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 318 2012
Fort Chipewyan Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 1,008 2012
Fort MacKay Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 59 2012
Gregoire Lake Estates Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 275 2012
Half Moon Lake Strathcona County 226 2012
Hastings Lake Strathcona County 92 2012
Janvier Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 171 2012
Josephburg Strathcona County 233 2012
North Cooking Lake Strathcona County 66 2012
Saprae Creek Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 925 2012
South Cooking Lake Strathcona County 294 2012

Shadow population counts[edit]

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[48] Municipal
census
population[48]		 Shadow
population[48]		 Combined
population[48]
Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo Specialized municipality 125,032

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b The Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park urban service areas are deemed equivalents of cities.[50][51]
  2. ^ a b Strathcona County's and the RM of Wood Buffalo's rural service areas are deemed equivalents of municipal districts.[50][51]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  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. 
  3. ^ a b "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. 
  4. ^ "2015 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. March 18, 2015. p. 2. Retrieved March 22, 2015. 
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  48. ^ a b c d e "About the Census Counter". Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. Retrieved August 30, 2015. 
  49. ^ "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. 
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