2015 Alberta municipal censuses

March 2015 March 2015 2015 Alberta municipal censuses Alberta 2014 Alberta municipal censuses 2014 April 1 – June 30, 2015 2016 Alberta municipal censuses 2016 Alberta's Urban Municipalities.png 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.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 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 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 357 municipalities between April 1 and June 30, 2015, which marked the closure of the 2015 legislated municipal census period. This was reduced to 356 on July 1, 2015 when the former Village of Minburn dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Minburn No. 27. At least 52 of these municipalities (52 357 1) conducted a municipal census in 2015. Alberta Municipal Affairs recognized those conducted by 50 of these municipalities.http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2015_Municipal_Affairs_Population_List.pdf 2015 Municipal Affairs Population List Alberta Municipal Affairs 978-1-4601-2630-1 February 17, 2016 By municipal status, it recognized those conducted by 12 of Alberta's 18 cities, 20 of 108 towns, 5 of 92 villages, 3 of 5 specialized municipalities, 2 of 64 municipal districts, and all 8 Metis settlements.No censuses were conducted among Alberta's 51 summer villages, 3 special areas and 8 improvement districts. lower-alpha In addition to those recognized by Municipal Affairs, censuses were conducted by the villages of Kitscoty and Warburg. thumb|250px|alt=Aerial view of Red Deer |Red Deer's 2015 municipal census confirmed its population exceeded 100,000. 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 The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2015. 2015 municipal census summary 2011 federal census comparisonhttp://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, 2012 Previous municipal census comparisonhttp://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/LGS/2014_Municipal_Affairs_Population_List.pdf 2014 Municipal Affairs Population List Alberta Municipal Affairs 978-1-4601-2067-5 June 1, 2015http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2011_pop.pdf 2011 Municipal Affairs Population List Alberta Municipal Affairs 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 978-0-7785-4994-9 February 5, 2007 December 28, 2013MunicipalityStatusCensusdate2015pop.2011pop.AbsolutegrowthAbsolutechangeAnnualgrowthratePrev.pop.Prev.censusyearAbsolutegrowthAnnualgrowthrate Airdrie City April 15, 2015 58690 42564 42564 1 2011 42564 2015 58690 1 54891 2014 2014 54891 2015 58690 1 Barnwell Village June 1, 2015 960 771 771 1 2011 771 2015 960 1 812 2011 2011 812 2015 960 1 Beaumont Town April 15, 2015 16768 13284 13284 1 2011 13284 2015 16768 1 15828 2014 2014 15828 2015 16768 1 Big Valley Village May 11, 2015 347 364 364 1 2011 364 2015 347 1 300 1991 1991 300 2015 347 1 Blackfalds Town May 1, 2015 8793 6300 6300 1 2011 6300 2015 8793 1 7858 2014 2014 7858 2015 8793 1 Brooks City May 1, 2015 14185 13676 13676 1 2011 13676 2015 14185 1 13581 2007 2007 13581 2015 14185 1 Buffalo Lake Metis settlement May 24, 2015 676 492 492 1 2011 492 2015 676 1 701 2012 2012 701 2015 676 1 Calgary City April 1, 2015 1230915 1096833 1096833 1 2011 1096833 2015 1230915 1 1195194 2014 2014 1195194 2015 1230915 1 Chestermere City May 1, 2015 18496 14824 14824 1 2011 14824 2015 18496 1 17203 2014 2014 17203 2015 18496 1 Coalhurst Town May 20, 2015 2522 1963 1963 1 2011 1963 2015 2522 1 2301 2013 2013 2301 2015 2522 1 Cochrane Town April 10, 2015 23084 17580 17580 1 2011 17580 2015 23084 1 20708 2014 2014 20708 2015 23084 1 East Prairie Metis settlement May 24, 2015 459 366 366 1 2011 366 2015 459 1 345 2012 2012 345 2015 459 1 Elizabeth Metis settlement May 24, 2015 690 654 654 1 2011 654 2015 690 1 671 2012 2012 671 2015 690 1 Elk Point Town April 17, 2015 1646 1412 1412 1 2011 1412 2015 1646 1 1571 2012 2012 1571 2015 1646 1 Fishing Lake Metis settlement May 24, 2015 491 436 436 1 2011 436 2015 491 1 425 2012 2012 425 2015 491 1 Fort Saskatchewan City April 20, 2015 24040 19051 19051 1 2011 19051 2015 24040 1 22808 2014 2014 22808 2015 24040 1 Gift Lake Metis settlement May 24, 2015 651 662 662 1 2011 662 2015 651 1 791 2012 2012 791 2015 651 1 Grande Prairie City April 17, 2015 68556 55032 55032 1 2011 55032 2015 68556 1 50227 2007 2007 50227 2015 68556 1 Hay Lakes Village June 4, 2015 492 425 425 1 2011 425 2015 492 1 429 2008 2008 429 2015 492 1 High Level Town March 1, 2015 3823 3641 3641 1 2011 3641 2015 3823 1 3849 2004 2004 3849 2015 3823 1 Innisfail Town May 4, 2015 7953 7876 7876 1 2011 7876 2015 7953 1 7922 2012 2012 7922 2015 7953 1 Kikino Metis settlement May 24, 2015 918 964 964 1 2011 964 2015 964 1 810 2012 2012 810 2015 918 1 Kitscoty Village The Village of Kitscoty began a municipal census but was "unable to complete it due to staffing and time constraints."http://vokitscoty.ca/census-day-in-kitscoty-is-april-1st/ Census Day in Kitscoty is April 1st Village of Kitscoty March 31, 2016 April 4, 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160415140940/http://vokitscoty.ca/census-day-in-kitscoty-is-april-1st/ April 15, 2016 lower-alpha 846 967 2013 Leduc City April 28, 2015 29304 24279 24279 1 2011 24279 2015 29304 1 28583 2014 2014 28583 2015 29304 1 Lethbridge City April 1, 2015 94804 83517 83517 1 2011 83517 2015 94804 1 93004 2014 2014 93004 2015 94804 1 Lloydminster City April 1, 2015 31377 27804 27804 1 2011 27804 2015 31377 1 31483 2013 2013 31483 2015 31377 1 Mackenzie County Specialized municipality March 1, 2015 11750 10927 10927 1 2011 10927 2015 11750 1 9687 2003 2003 9687 2015 11750 1 Magrath Town March 30, 2015 2398 2217 2217 1 2011 2217 2015 2398 1 2376 2013 2013 2376 2015 2398 1 Medicine Hat City April 10, 2015 63018 60005 60005 1 2011 60005 2015 63018 1 61180 2012 2012 61180 2015 63018 1 Milk River Town April 13, 2015 892 811 811 1 2011 811 2015 892 1 846 2007 2007 846 2015 892 1 Okotoks Town May 6, 2015 28016 24511 24511 1 2011 24511 2015 28016 1 27331 2014 2014 27331 2015 28016 1 Opportunity No. 17MD of Opportunity No. 17 Municipal district April 1, 2015 3214 3074 3074 1 2011 3074 2015 3214 1 3061 2013 2013 3061 2015 3214 1 Oyen Town May 8, 2015 1006 973 973 1 2011 973 2015 1006 1 1070 2012 2012 1070 2015 1006 1 Paddle Prairie Metis settlement May 24, 2015 530 562 562 1 2011 562 2015 530 1 464 2012 2012 464 2015 530 1 Peavine Metis settlement May 24, 2015 639 690 690 1 2011 690 2015 639 1 651 2012 2012 651 2015 639 1 Rainbow Lake Town March 1, 2015 938 870 870 1 2011 870 2015 938 1 1082 2007 2007 1082 2015 938 1 Raymond Town May 15, 2015 4139 3743 3743 1 2011 3743 2015 4139 1 4081 2014 2014 4081 2015 4139 1 Red Deer City April 1, 2015 100807 90564 90564 1 2011 90564 2015 100807 1 98585 2014 2014 98585 2015 100807 1 Rocky Mountain House Town April 1, 2015 7220 6933 6933 1 2011 6933 2015 7220 1 7300 2012 2012 7300 2015 7220 1 Spruce Grove City April 8, 2015 32036 26171 26171 1 2011 26171 2015 32036 1 29526 2014 2014 29526 2015 32036 1 Stirling Village May 11, 2015 1215 1090 1090 1 2011 1090 2015 1215 1 1147 2013 2013 1147 2015 1215 1 Stony Plain Town April 1, 2015 16127 15051 15051 1 2011 15051 2015 16127 1 14177 2010 2010 14177 2015 16127 1 Strathcona County Specialized municipality May 1, 2015 95597 92490 92490 1 2011 92490 2015 95597 1 92403 2012 2012 92403 2015 95597 1 Strathmore Town April 15, 2015 13327 12305 12305 1 2011 12305 2015 13327 1 12352 2012 2012 12352 2015 13327 1 Sylvan Lake Town April 14, 2015 14310 12327 12327 1 2011 12327 2015 14310 1 13015 2013 2013 13015 2015 14310 1 Taber Town May 6, 2015 8380 8104 8104 1 2011 8104 2015 8380 1 7935 2011 2011 7935 2015 8380 1 Thorsby Village April 19, 2015 1025 951 951 1 2011 951 2015 1025 1 947 2012 2012 947 2015 1025 1 Turner Valley Town May 15, 2015 2511 2167 2167 1 2011 2167 2015 2511 1 2022 2008 2008 2022 2015 2511 1 Vermilion RiverCounty of Vermilion River Municipal district April 29, 2015 8116 7905 7905 1 2011 7905 2015 8116 1 7900 2008 2008 7900 2015 8116 1 Warburg Village http://www.pipestoneflyer.ca/Article.asp?id=5453 Council Notes from All over - Warburg April 13, 2015 https://archive.today/20150413005714/http://www.pipestoneflyer.ca/Article.asp?id=5453 April 13, 2015 dead mdy-all 789 696 2009 Westlock Town April 15, 2015 5147 4823 4823 1 2011 4823 2015 5147 1 4964 2008 2008 4964 2015 5147 1 Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo Specialized municipality April 1, 2015 81948 65565 65565 1 2011 65565 2015 81948 1 74631 2012 2012 74631 2015 81948 1 Breakdowns Lloydminster 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 comparisonProvincial component2015pop.http://www.lloydminster.ca/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=924 2015 Lloydminster Municipal Census Shows Small Population Decrease City of Lloydminster July 27, 2015 July 27, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150919114739/http://www.lloydminster.ca/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=924 September 19, 2015 Prov.percent2011pop.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&CMA=0&PR=47 Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan) Statistics Canada February 8, 2012 February 8, 2012Prov.percentAbsolutegrowthAbsolutechangeAnnualgrowthrate2013pop.Prov.percentAbsolutegrowthAbsolutechangeAnnualgrowthrate Alberta portion 19740 19740 31377 18032 18032 27804 18032 1 2011 18032 2015 19740 1 20011 20011 31483 20011 1 2013 20011 2015 19740 1 Saskatchewan portion 11637 11637 31337 9772 9772 27804 9772 1 2011 9772 2015 11637 1 11472 11472 31483 11472 1 2013 11472 2015 11637 1 Total Lloydminster 31377 31377 31377 27804 27804 27804 27804 1 2011 27804 2015 31377 1 31483 31483 31483 31483 1 2013 31483 2015 31377 1 Urban and rural service areas thumb|250px|alt=Houses backing onto a pond in Sherwood Park|Sherwood Park is an urban service area within Strathcona County. thumb|250px|alt=Aerial view of Fort McMurray|Fort McMurray is the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo's urban service area. Strathcona County 2015 municipal census summaryhttp://www.strathcona.ca/departments/legislative-legal-services/census/ Census: Strathcona County Historical Population Strathcona County September 4, 2015 September 4, 2015 2012 municipal census comparisonArea2015populationPreviouspopulationAbsolutegrowthAnnualgrowth 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 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 2–3 December 6, 1995 December 29, 2013 USA lower-alpha 68782 65465 2012 65465 2015 68782 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 26815 26938 2012 26938 2015 26815 1 Total Strathcona County 95597 92403 2012 92403 2015 95597 1 Wood Buffalo 2015 municipal census summary 2012 municipal census comparisonArea2015populationPreviouspopulationAbsolutegrowthAnnualgrowth rate Fort McMurray urban service area 78382 70964 2012 70964 2015 78382 1 Rural service area 3566 3667 2012 3667 2015 3566 1 Total RM of Wood Buffalo 81948 74631 2012 74631 2015 81948 1 Hamlets 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 comparisonHamletMunicipality2015populationhttp://www.strathcona.ca/files/files/2015_municipal_census_report.pdf Census 2015: Overall Results Strathcona County 4 June 1, 2016http://www.rmwb.ca/Assets/Corporate/Census+Reports/Municipal+Census+2015+Report.pdf The Municipal Census 2015 Report Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo 50 June 1, 2016 May 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160505010657/http://www.rmwb.ca/Assets/Corporate/Census+Reports/Municipal+Census+2015+Report.pdf dead Previouspopulationhttps://www.strathcona.ca/files/files/att-lls-census-2012_strathcona_county_census_report.pdf 2012 Municipal Census Report Strathcona County 4 June 1, 2016Previouscensus yearAbsolutegrowthAnnualgrowth rate Antler Lake Strathcona County 469 353 2012 2012 353 2015 469 1 Anzac Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 763 714 2012 2012 714 2015 763 1 Ardrossan Strathcona County 412 514 2012 2012 514 2015 412 1 Blackfoot Vermilion RiverCounty of Vermilion River 422http://www.vermilion-river.com/mrws/filedriver/about_us/Blackfoot_Profile.pdf Blackfoot Community Profile County of Vermilion River September 3, 2018 269http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=1302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta) Statistics Canada April 17, 2015 August 30, 2015 2011 2011 269 2015 420 1 Clandonald Vermilion RiverCounty of Vermilion River 107http://www.vermilion-river.com/mrws/filedriver/about_us/Clandonald_Profile.pdf Clandonald Community Profile County of Vermilion River September 3, 2018 109 2011 2011 109 2015 107 1 Collingwood Cove Strathcona County 360 362 2012 2012 362 2015 360 1 Conklin Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 376 318 2012 2012 318 2015 376 1 Fort Chipewyan Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 1014 1008 2012 2012 1008 2015 1014 1 Fort MacKay Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 51 59 2012 2012 59 2015 51 1 Gregoire Lake Estates Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 232 275 2012 2012 275 2015 232 1 Half Moon Lake Strathcona County 195 226 2012 2012 226 2015 195 1 Hastings Lake Strathcona County 87 92 2012 2012 92 2015 87 1 Islay Vermilion RiverCounty of Vermilion River 209http://www.vermilion-river.com/mrws/filedriver/about_us/Islay_Profile.pdf Islay Community Profile County of Vermilion River September 3, 2018 208 2011 2011 208 2015 209 1 Janvier Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 155 171 2012 2012 175 2015 151 1 Josephburg Strathcona County 117 233 2012 2012 233 2015 117 1 McLaughlin Vermilion RiverCounty of Vermilion River 41http://www.vermilion-river.com/mrws/filedriver/about_us/mclaughlin_Profile.pdf McLaughlin Community Profile County of Vermilion River September 3, 2018 May 18, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518100937/https://www.vermilion-river.com/mrws/filedriver/about_us/mclaughlin_Profile.pdf dead North Cooking Lake Strathcona County 59 66 2012 2012 66 2015 59 1 Rivercourse Vermilion RiverCounty of Vermilion River 16http://www.vermilion-river.com/mrws/filedriver/about_us/Rivercourse_Profile.pdf Rivercourse Community Profile County of Vermilion River September 3, 2018 May 18, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518103852/https://www.vermilion-river.com/mrws/filedriver/about_us/Rivercourse_Profile.pdf dead Saprae Creek Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo 977 925 2012 2012 925 2015 977 1 South Cooking Lake Strathcona County 302 294 2012 2012 294 2015 302 1 Streamstown Vermilion RiverCounty of Vermilion River 20http://www.vermilion-river.com/mrws/filedriver/about_us/Streamstown_Profile.pdf Streamstown Community Profile County of Vermilion River September 3, 2018 September 3, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180903215351/http://www.vermilion-river.com/mrws/filedriver/about_us/Streamstown_Profile.pdf dead Tulliby Lake Vermilion RiverCounty of Vermilion River 22http://www.vermilion-river.com/mrws/filedriver/about_us/Tulliby_Lake_Profile.pdf Tulliby Lake Community Profile County of Vermilion River September 3, 2018 September 3, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180903215430/http://www.vermilion-river.com/mrws/filedriver/about_us/Tulliby_Lake_Profile.pdf dead 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 2015. The following presents the results of this count for comparison with its concurrent municipal census results. MunicipalityStatusMunicipalcensuspopulationShadowpopulationCombinedpopulation Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo Specialized municipality 81948 43084 125032 Notes lower-alpha 30em See also 2013 Alberta municipal elections Canada 2016 Census List of communities 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:2015 censuses Category:2015 in Alberta