2017 Alberta municipal censuses
2017 Alberta municipal censuses
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. 19 County 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
References
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "2017 Municipal Codes" (PDF) . Alberta Municipal Affairs . January 12, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017 .
^ a b c d e "2017 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF) . Alberta Municipal Affairs . ISBN 978-1-4601-3652-2 . Retrieved January 12, 2018 .
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses (Alberta)" . Statistics Canada . February 8, 2017.
^ "2016 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF) . Alberta Municipal Affairs . ISBN 978-1-4601-3127-5 . Retrieved February 4, 2017 .
^ "2011 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF) . Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 5, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7785-9738-4 . Retrieved April 19, 2017 .
^ "2001 Official Population List" (PDF) . Alberta Municipal Affairs. September 4, 2001. ISBN 978-0-7785-9738-4 . Retrieved April 20, 2017 .
^ "1986 Official Population" (PDF) . Alberta Municipal Affairs. Retrieved April 20, 2017 .
^ "1977 Official Population" (PDF) . Alberta Municipal Affairs. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
^ "1976 Official Population" (PDF) . Alberta Municipal Affairs. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
^ "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census" . Statistics Canada . October 6, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018 .
^ "2017 Municipal Census" . Village of Empress. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2017 .
^ 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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