2017 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 began the year of 2017 with 354 municipalities.[4] Of these, 35 (9.9%) conducted a municipal census in 2017. Alberta Municipal Affairs recognized those conducted by 34 of these municipalities.[5] By municipal status, it recognized those conducted by 7 of Alberta's 18 cities, 16 of 107 towns, 10 of 87 villages, 1 of its 51 summer villages, and 1 of 64 municipal districts.[5][a]

Some municipalities achieved population milestones as a result of their 2017 censuses. Fort Saskatchewan exceeded 25,000 residents, while Chestermere surpassed 20,000 people and Crossfield grew beyond the 3,000 mark for the first time.

Municipal census results

The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2017.

2017 municipal census summary[5] 2016 federal census comparison[6] Previous municipal census comparison[7][8][9][10][11][12]
Municipality Status Census
date 		2017
pop. 		2016
pop. 		Absolute
growth 		Absolute
change 		Annual
growth
rate 		Prev.
pop. 		Prev.
census
year 		Absolute
growth 		Annual
growth
rate
Airdrie City April 1, 2017 64,922 61,581 3,341 5.4% 5.4% 61,842 2016 3,080 5.0%
Banff Town June 12, 2017 8,875 7,851 1,024 13% 13.0% 8,421 2014 454 1.8%
Beaumont Town April 15, 2017 18,320 17,396 924 5.3% 5.3% 17,720 2016 600 3.4%
Big Valley Village May 1, 2017 349 346 3 0.9% 0.9% 347 2015 2 0.3%
Blackfalds Town May 15, 2017 9,916 9,328 588 6.3% 6.3% 9,510 2016 406 4.3%
Bonnyville Town April 1, 2017 6,422 5,975[13] 447 7.5% 7.5% 6,921 2014 −499 −2.5%
Bow Island Town April 1, 2017 2,043 1,983 60 3% 3.0% 1,868 2007 175 0.9%
Calgary City April 1, 2017 1,246,337 1,239,220 7,117 0.6% 0.6% 1,235,171 2016 11,166 0.9%
Carbon Village May 1, 2017 500 454 46 10.1% 10.1% 501 2000 −1 0.0%
Carmangay Village May 19, 2017 250 242 8 3.3% 3.3% 262 2013 −12 −1.2%
Chestermere City May 1, 2017 20,331 19,887 444 2.2% 2.2% 19,715 2016 616 3.1%
Cochrane Town April 3, 2017 26,320 25,853 467 1.8% 1.8% 25,122 2016 1,198 4.8%
Crossfield Town May 8, 2017 3,055 2,983 72 2.4% 2.4% 2,918 2014 137 1.5%
Edgerton Village May 10, 2017 425 384 41 10.7% 10.7% 401 2012 24 1.2%
Empress Village 160[14] 135 25 18.5% 18.5% 254 1983 −94 −1.4%
Fort Saskatchewan City April 3, 2017 25,533 24,149 1,384 5.7% 5.7% 24,569 2016 964 3.9%
Girouxville Village May 1, 2017 289 219 70 32% 32.0% 315 1976 −26 −0.2%
High Level Town May 1, 2017 3,992 3,159 833 26.4% 26.4% 3,823 2015 169 2.2%
Horseshoe Bay Summer village May 1, 2017 73 49 24 49% 49.0% 46 2001 27 2.9%
Innisfree Village May 15, 2017 223 193 30 15.5% 15.5% 267 1977 −44 −0.4%
Leduc City April 1, 2017 31,130 29,993 1,137 3.8% 3.8% 30,498 2016 632 2.1%
Lethbridge City April 1, 2017 98,198 92,729 5,469 5.9% 5.9% 96,828 2016 1,370 1.4%
Magrath Town April 24, 2017 2,435 2,374 61 2.6% 2.6% 2,398 2015 37 0.8%
Marwayne Village May 15, 2017 606 564 42 7.4% 7.4% 667 2013 −61 −2.4%
McLennan Town May 1, 2017 791 701 90 12.8% 12.8% 957 1997 −166 −0.9%
Oyen Town June 5, 2017 1,022 1,001 21 2.1% 2.1% 1,006 2015 16 0.8%
Raymond Town April 10, 2017 4,037 3,708 329 8.9% 8.9% 4,202 2016 −165 −3.9%
Rosemary Village [b] 396 421 2012
Spruce Grove City April 5, 2017 34,881 34,066 815 2.4% 2.4% 33,640 2016 1,241 3.7%
St. Paul Town April 10, 2017 5,963 5,827 136 2.3% 2.3% 6,004 2014 −41 −0.2%
St. Paul No. 19County of St. Paul No. 19 Municipal district April 18, 2017 6,468 6,036 432 7.2% 7.2% 6,168 2012 300 1.0%
Stirling Village June 1, 2017 1,269 978 291 29.8% 29.8% 1,147 2013 122 2.6%
Thorsby Town April 1, 2017 1,015 985 30 3% 3.0% 1,025 2015 −10 −0.5%
Two Hills Town May 15, 2017 1,443 1,352 91 6.7% 6.7% 1,431 2012 12 0.2%
Vermilion Town April 1, 2017 4,150 4,084 66 1.6% 1.6% 4,545 2012 −395 −1.8%
Veteran Village May 29, 2017 239 207 32 15.5% 15.5% 318 1982 −79 −0.8%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ No censuses were conducted among Alberta's 5 specialized municipalities, 3 special areas and 8 improvement districts.[5]
  2. ^ The Village of Rosemary indicated it was going to conduct a municipal census in 2017,[15] though no completion of this census was reported by Alberta Municipal Affairs.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Municipal Government Act: Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter M-26 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. November 24, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Municipal Government Act: Determination of Population Regulation, Alberta Regulation 63/2001 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. 2013. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Municipal Census Manual: Requirements and Guidelines for Conducting a Municipal Census" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 2015. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4601-2127-6. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e "2017 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-3652-2. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017.
  7. ^ "2016 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-3127-5. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  8. ^ "2011 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 5, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7785-9738-4. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  9. ^ "2001 Official Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. September 4, 2001. ISBN 978-0-7785-9738-4. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  10. ^ "1986 Official Population" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  11. ^ "1977 Official Population" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  12. ^ "1976 Official Population" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  13. ^ "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. October 6, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  14. ^ "2017 Municipal Census". Village of Empress. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  15. ^ Michelle Gietz. "Area population up over 5% since 2011". Brooks Bulletin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017. That census counted 421 people in the Village of Rosemary compared to 396 people recorded by Statistics Canada in 2016. "We are going to have another municipal census this year to confirm the numbers," comments Zacharias.

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