2012 Alberta municipal censuses

December 2013 December 2013 2012 Alberta municipal censuses Alberta 2011 Alberta municipal censuses 2011 April 1–June 30, 2012 2013 Alberta municipal censuses 2013 Alberta's Urban Municipalities.png Distribution of Alberta's 269 urban municipalities as of August 31, 2013 Alberta has provincial legislation allowing its municipalities to conduct municipal censuses between April 1 and June 30 inclusive.http://www.qp.alberta.ca/1266.cfm?page=m26.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=9780779756155 Municipal Government Act: Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter M-26 (Office Consolidation) Alberta Queen's Printer November 24, 2010 June 24, 2013http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2001_063.pdf Municipal Government Act: Determination of Population Regulation, Alberta Regulation 63/2001 (Office Consolidation) Alberta Queen's Printer PDF 3 2013 December 30, 2013 March 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130326105601/http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2001_063.pdf dead 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.http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/Municipal_Cenus_Manual.pdf Municipal Census Manual: Requirements and Guidelines for Conducting a Municipal Census Alberta Municipal Affairs PDF 7 978-1-4601-0359-3 January 2013 June 24, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130501130752/http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/Municipal_Cenus_Manual.pdf May 1, 2013 dead Alberta had 359 municipalities between April 1 and June 30, 2012,By the end of 2013, the total number of municipalities dropped to 358 due to the dissolution of New Norway from village status to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of Camrose County on November 1, 2012.http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/orders/orders_in_council/2012/1012/2012_328.html Order in Council (O.C.) 328/2012 Province of Alberta October 17, 2012 December 31, 2013 lower-alpha up from 358 during the same three-month period in 2011.Improvement District No. 349 was formed on January 1, 2012 through the separation of lands from the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and Lac La Biche County.http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/orders/orders_in_council/2011/911/2011_419.html O.C. 419/2011 Province of Alberta September 9, 2011 January 1, 2014 lower-alpha At least 58 of these municipalities (58 359 1) conducted a municipal census in 2012. Alberta Municipal Affairs recognized those conducted by 55 of these municipalities.http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2012_pop.pdf 2012 Municipal Affairs Population List Alberta Municipal Affairs PDF 978-1-4601-0645-7 November 22, 2013 December 25, 2013 By municipal status, it recognized those conducted by 8 of Alberta's 17 cities, 23 of 108 towns, 8 of 95 villages, 4 of 51 summer villages, 1 of 5 specialized municipalities, 3 of 64 municipal districts and all 8 Metis settlements.No censuses were conducted among Alberta's 3 special areas and 8 improvement districts. lower-alpha In addition to those recognized by Municipal Affairs, censuses were conducted by the City of St. Albert, the Village of Beiseker and Strathcona County (a specialized municipality). Some municipalities achieved population milestones as a result of their 2011 censuses. Calgary surpassed 1.1 million while the cities of Leduc and Fort Saskatchewan surpassed the 25,000 and the 20,000 marks respectively. Chestermere, Alberta's fourth-largest town, surpassed 15,000 residents. thumb|250px|alt=View of Calgary' skyline|Calgary's population surpassed 1.1 million in 2013. Municipal census results The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2012. 2012 municipal census summary 2011 federal census comparison Previous municipal census comparisonMunicipalityStatusCensusdate2012pop.2011pop.http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta) Statistics Canada February 8, 2012 February 8, 2012AbsolutegrowthAbsolutechangeAnnualgrowthratePrev.pop.http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2011_pop.pdf 2011 Municipal Affairs Population List Alberta Municipal Affairs PDF 978-0-7785-9738-4 October 5, 2011 December 28, 2013http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/ms/2006pop.pdf 2006 Official Population List Alberta Municipal Affairs PDF 978-0-7785-4994-9 February 5, 2007 December 28, 2013http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/ms/2001pop.pdf 2001 Official Population List Alberta Municipal Affairs PDF September 4, 2001 December 28, 2013http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/ms/1996population.pdf Official Population List 1996 Alberta Municipal Affairs PDF October 1, 1996 December 28, 2013http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/ms/1991population.pdf 1991 Official Population Alberta Municipal Affairs PDF 1991 December 28, 2013http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/ms/1986population.pdf 1986 Official Population Alberta Municipal Affairs PDF 1986 December 28, 2013http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/ms/1981population.pdf 1981 Official Population Alberta Municipal Affairs PDF 1981 December 28, 2013Prev.censusyearAbsolutegrowthAnnualgrowthrate Airdrie City April 1, 2012 45711 42564 42564 1 2011 42564 2012 45711 1 43155 2011 2011 43155 2012 45711 1 Beaumont Town May 1, 2012 13977 13284 13284 1 2011 13284 2012 13977 1 13287 2011 2011 13287 2012 13977 1 Beiseker Village 780http://www.rockyviewweekly.com/article/20120820/RVW0801/308209993/0/rvw Beiseker population declining: census Rocky View Weekly Great West Newspapers LP Jessica Wallace August 20, 2012 December 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924091754/http://www.rockyviewweekly.com/article/20120820/RVW0801/308209993/0/rvw September 24, 2015 dead 785 785 1 2011 785 2012 780 1 837 2008 2008 837 2012 780 1 Blackfalds Town May 18, 2012 6767 6300 6300 1 2011 6300 2012 6767 1 6399 2011 2011 6399 2012 6767 1 Bonnyville Town May 3, 2012 6837 6216 6216 1 2011 6216 2012 6837 1 6470 2009 2009 6470 2012 6837 1 Breton Village May 15, 2012 581 496 496 1 2011 496 2012 581 1 579 2007 2007 579 2012 581 1 Bruderheim Town April 1, 2012 1298 1155 1155 1 2011 1155 2012 1298 1 1203 1990 1990 1203 2012 1298 1 Buffalo Lake Metis settlement June 4, 2012 701 492 492 1 2011 492 2012 701 1 1206 2009 2009 1206 2012 701 1 Calgary City April 1, 2012 1120225 1096833 1096833 1 2011 1096833 2012 1120225 1 1090936 2011 2011 1090936 2012 1120225 1 Chestermere Town May 12, 2012 15352 14824 14824 1 2011 14824 2012 15352 1 14682 2011 2011 14682 2012 15352 1 Clear Hills County Municipal district May 22, 2012 2829 2801 2801 1 2011 2801 2012 2829 1 2970 2008 2008 2970 2012 2829 1 Coalhurst Town May 22, 2012 2269 1963 1963 1 2011 1963 2012 2269 1 1953 2010 2010 1953 2012 2269 1 Cold Lake City April 15, 2012 14400 13839 13839 1 2011 13839 2012 14400 1 13924 2009 2009 13924 2012 14400 1 Consort Village May 15, 2012 722 689 689 1 2011 689 2012 722 1 696 2000 2000 696 2012 722 1 East Prairie Metis settlement June 4, 2012 345 366 366 1 2011 366 2012 345 1 906 2009 2009 906 2012 345 1 Edgerton Village May 1, 2012 401 317 317 1 2011 317 2012 401 1 393 2007 2007 393 2012 401 1 Edmonton City April 1, 2012 817498 812201 812201 1 2011 812201 2012 817498 1 782439 2009 2009 782439 2012 817498 1 Edson Town May 31, 2012 8646 8475 8475 1 2011 8475 2012 8646 1 8365 2005 2005 8365 2012 8646 1 Elizabeth Metis settlement June 4, 2012 671 654 654 1 2011 654 2012 671 1 820 2009 2009 820 2012 671 1 Elk Point Town April 18, 2012 1571 1412 1412 1 2011 1412 2012 1571 1 1512 2007 2007 1512 2012 1571 1 Fishing Lake Metis settlement June 4, 2012 425 436 436 1 2011 436 2012 425 1 952 2009 2009 952 2012 425 1 Fort Saskatchewan City April 30, 2012 20475 19051 19051 1 2011 19051 2012 20475 1 18653 2010 2010 18653 2012 20475 1 Gift Lake Metis settlement June 4, 2012 791 662 662 1 2011 662 2012 791 1 1115 2010 2010 1115 2012 791 1 Hughenden Village May 5, 2012 258 230 230 1 2011 230 2012 258 1 266 2008 2008 266 2012 258 1 Innisfail Town May 1, 2012 7922 7876 7876 1 2011 7876 2012 7922 1 7883 2009 2009 7883 2012 7922 1 Kapasiwin Summer village June 19, 2012 14 10 10 1 2011 10 2012 14 1 14 2011 2011 14 2012 14 1 Kikino Metis settlement June 4, 2012 810 964 964 1 2011 964 2012 810 1 1113 2009 2009 1113 2012 810 1 Leduc City April 30, 2012 25482 24279 24279 1 2011 24279 2012 25482 1 24139 2011 2011 24139 2012 25482 1 Lethbridge City April 1, 2012 89074 83517 83517 1 2011 83517 2012 89074 1 87882 2011 2011 87882 2012 89074 1 Medicine Hat City June 1, 2012 61180 60005 60005 1 2011 60005 2012 61180 1 61097 2009 2009 61097 2012 61180 1 Okotoks Town May 24, 2012 24962 24511 24511 1 2011 24511 2012 24962 1 23981 2011 2011 23981 2012 24962 1 Oyen Town June 8, 2012 1070 973 973 1 2011 973 2012 1070 1 1190 2009 2009 1190 2012 1070 1 Paddle Prairie Metis settlement June 4, 2012 464 562 562 1 2011 562 2012 464 1 1089 2009 2009 1089 2012 464 1 Peavine Metis settlement June 4, 2012 651 690 690 1 2011 690 2012 651 1 905 2009 2009 905 2012 651 1 Penhold Town June 1, 2012 2476 2375 2375 1 2011 2375 2012 2476 1 2322 2010 2010 2322 2012 2476 1 Raymond Town May 15, 2012 3891 3743 3743 1 2011 3743 2012 3891 1 3864 2011 2011 3864 2012 3891 1 Redwater Town May 16, 2012 2116 1915 1915 1 2011 1915 2012 2116 1 2120 2000 2000 2120 2012 2116 1 Rocky Mountain House Town June 19, 2012 7300 6933 6933 1 2011 6933 2012 7300 1 7231 2007 2007 7231 2012 7300 1 Rosemary Village May 14, 2012 421 342 342 1 2011 342 2012 421 1 311 1981 1981 311 2012 421 1 Silver Sands Summer village May 1, 2012 154 85 85 1 2011 85 2012 154 1 72 1982 1982 72 2012 154 1 South View Summer village May 1, 2012 76 35 35 1 2011 35 2012 76 1 33 1981 1981 33 2012 76 1 Spring Lake Village May 1, 2012 614 533 533 1 2011 533 2012 614 1 592 2007 2007 592 2012 614 1 St. Albert City April 2, 2012http://www.stalbert.ca/census 2012 St. Albert Census City of St. Albert December 28, 2013 60994 61466 61466 1 2011 61466 2012 60994 1 60138 2010 2010 60138 2012 60994 1 St. Paul Town May 15, 2012 5844 5400 5400 1 2011 5400 2012 5844 1 5632 2010 2010 5632 2012 5844 1 St. Paul No. 19County of St. Paul No. 19 Municipal district April 1, 2012 6168 5831 5831 1 2011 5831 2012 6168 1 6352 1984 1984 6352 2012 6168 1 Strathcona County Specialized municipality May 1, 2012 92403 92490 92490 1 2011 92490 2012 92403 1 87998 2009 2009 87998 2012 92403 1 Strathmore Town April 1, 2012 12352 12305 12305 1 2011 12305 2012 12352 1 12139 2010 2010 12139 2012 12352 1 Sundre Town June 7, 2012 2695 2610 2610 1 2011 2610 2012 2695 1 2190 1999 1999 2190 2012 2695 1 Thorsby Village April 1, 2012 947 951 951 1 2011 951 2012 947 1 988 2010 2010 988 2012 947 1 Three Hills Town April 2, 2012 3230 3198 3198 1 2011 3198 2012 3230 1 3322 2008 2008 3322 2012 3230 1 Two Hills Town May 7, 2012 1431 1379 1379 1 2011 1379 2012 1431 1 1232 2007 2007 1232 2012 1431 1 Vegreville Town April 1, 2012 5758 5717 5717 1 2011 5717 2012 5758 1 5834 2009 2009 5834 2012 5758 1 Vermilion Town April 15, 2012 4545 3930 3930 1 2011 3930 2012 4545 1 4472 2007 2007 4472 2012 4545 1 Vilna Village June 18, 2012 290 249 249 1 2011 249 2012 290 1 302 1998 1998 302 2012 290 1 Vulcan County Municipal district April 4, 2012 3893 3875 3875 1 2011 3875 2012 3893 1 3830 2007 2007 3830 2012 3893 1 Wembley Town April 15, 2012 1410 1383 1383 1 2011 1383 2012 1410 1 1542 2001 2001 1542 2012 1410 1 Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo Specialized municipality May 9, 2012 74631 65565 65565 1 2011 65565 2012 74631 1 66748 2007 2007 66748 2012 74631 1 Yellowstone Summer village May 1, 2012 131 178 178 1 2011 178 2012 131 1 97 1992 1992 97 2012 131 1 Breakdowns Urban and rural service areas thumb|250px|alt=Houses backing onto a pond in Sherwood Park|Strathcona County's 2012 census revealed that the Sherwood Park urban service area's population has surpassed 65,000. thumb|250px|alt=Aerial view of Fort McMurray|Wood Buffalo's population declined between 2010 and 2012, most of which was due to only achieving 95.5% enumeration in 2012. Strathcona County 2012 municipal census summary 2009 municipal census comparisonArea2012populationhttp://www.strathcona.ca/files/files/att-lls-census-2012_strathcona_county_census_report.pdf 2012 Municipal Census Report Strathcona County PDF 3–4 2012 December 26, 2013PreviouspopulationAbsolutegrowthAnnualgrowth rate Sherwood Park urban service areaThe Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park urban service areas are deemed equivalents of cities.http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/SMUN/0508/Regional_Municipality_of_Wood_Buffalo_OC_817_94_1995_No7.pdf Province of Alberta Order in Council 817/94 PDF 2 December 21, 1994 December 29, 2013http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/SMUN/0302/Strathcona_County_OC_761_95_1996_No9.pdf Province of Alberta Order in Council 761/95 PDF 2–3 December 6, 1995 December 29, 2013 USA lower-alpha 65465 61660 2009 61660 2012 65465 1 Rural service areaStrathcona County's and the RM of Wood Buffalo's rural service areas are deemed equivalents of municipal districts. RSA lower-alpha 26938 26338 2009 26338 2012 26938 1 Total Strathcona County 92403 87998 2009 87998 2012 92403 1 Wood Buffalo 2012 municipal census summary 2010 municipal census comparisonArea2012populationhttp://www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/Assets/Corporate/Census+Reports/Census+reports+Part+1.pdf Municipal Census 2012 Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo PDF 22 & 24 October 2012 December 26, 2013 March 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130326055550/http://www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/Assets/Corporate/Census%2BReports/Census%2Breports%2BPart%2B1.pdf dead PreviouspopulationAbsolutegrowthAnnualgrowth rate Fort McMurray urban service area 70964Fort McMurray's population is based on 95.5% enumeration. The RM of Wood Buffalo has extrapolated this population to 74,029 based on 100% enumeration. lower-alpha 74709 2010 74709 2012 70964 1 Rural service area 3667 4216 2010 4216 2012 3667 1 Total RM of Wood Buffalo 74631 78925 2010 78925 2012 74631 1 Hamlets The following is a list of hamlet populations determined by 2012 municipal censuses conducted by 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. 2012 municipal census summary Previous census comparisonHamletMunicipality2012populationPreviouspopulationPreviouscensus yearAbsolutegrowthAnnualgrowth rate Antler Lake Strathcona County 353 337 2009 2009 337 2012 353 1 Anzac Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 714 785 2010 2010 785 2012 714 1 Ardrossan Strathcona County 514 434 2009 2009 434 2012 514 1 Collingwood Cove Strathcona County 362 331 2009 2009 331 2012 362 1 Conklin Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 318 337 2010 2010 337 2012 318 1 Fort Chipewyan Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 1008 1261 2010 2010 1261 2012 1008 1 Fort MacKay Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 59 44 2010 2010 44 2012 59 1 Gregoire Lake Estates Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 275 248 2010 2010 248 2012 275 1 Half Moon Lake Strathcona County 226 212 2009 2009 212 2012 226 1 Hastings Lake Strathcona County 92 77 2009 2009 77 2012 92 1 Janvier Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 171 195 2010 2010 195 2012 171 1 Josephburg Strathcona County 233 237 2009 2009 237 2012 233 1 North Cooking Lake Strathcona County 66 49 2009 2009 49 2012 66 1 Saprae Creek Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 925 926 2010 2010 926 2012 925 1 South Cooking Lake Strathcona County 294 293 2009 2009 293 2012 294 1 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." The RM of Wood Buffalo conducted a shadow population count in 2012. The following presents the results of this count for comparison with its concurrent municipal census results. MunicipalityStatusMunicipalcensuspopulationShadowpopulationCombinedpopulation Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo Specialized municipality 74631 41776 116407 Notes lower-alpha 30em See also List of communities in Alberta List of municipalities in Alberta References 30em External links Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Census & Population Lists Statistics Canada: Census Profile (2011 Census) Category:Local government in Alberta Category:Municipal censuses in Alberta Category:2012 censuses Category:2012 in Alberta