2019 Municipal Affairs Population List ISBN 978-1-4601-4623-1 ISSN 2368-7320
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Alberta Municipal Affairs, Government of Alberta November 2019 2019 Municipal Affairs Population List ISBN 978-1-4601-4623-1 ISSN 2368-7320 Data for this publication is from the 2016 federal census of Canada, or from the most recent municipal census conducted by the municipality. For more detailed data on the censuses conducted by Alberta municipalities, please contact the municipalities directly. Additional census information on Alberta municipalities from the 2016 federal census can be found from the Statistics Canada website. © Government of Alberta 2019. The publication is released under the Open Government Licence. This publication and previous editions of the Municipal Affairs Population List are available in pdf and excel version https://open.alberta.ca/publications/2368-7320. Strategic Policy and Planning Branch Alberta Municipal Affairs 17th Floor, Commerce Place 10155 - 102 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4L4 Phone: (780) 427-2225 Fax: (780) 420-1016 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 780-420-1016 Toll-free in Alberta, first dial 310-0000. Table of Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 2019 Municipal Census Participation List .................................................................................... 2 Municipal Population Summary ................................................................................................... 2 2019 Municipal Affairs Population List ........................................................................................ 3 Cities ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Special Areas ........................................................................................................................... 3 Specialized Municipalities ........................................................................................................ 4 Municipal Districts .................................................................................................................... 4 Towns ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Villages ..................................................................................................................................... 8 Summer Villages .................................................................................................................... 10 Improvement Districts ............................................................................................................. 12 Alberta First Nations Population ............................................................................................. 12 Métis Settlements ................................................................................................................... 14 Shadow Population ................................................................................................................ 15 Additional Information ............................................................................................................. 15 Introduction Each year the ministry publishes a population list of all Alberta municipalities based on the most recent municipal census or latest federal census. This list contains municipal census population counts submitted to Alberta Municipal Affairs as of September 1 of the current year, in accordance with Sections 57 and 604 of the Municipal Government Act and the Municipal Census Manual. Municipalities completing their own census must follow mandatory requirements as specified in the Determination of Population Regulation (63/2001) and the Municipal Census Manual. Conducting a municipal census is at the discretion of the municipality. Most municipalities rely on the information provided by the federal census prepared by Statistics Canada and released once every five years. The most recent federal census was completed in 2016 and released on February 8, 2017. If a municipality has not completed a municipal census, the 2016 federal census numbers have been used in the 2019 Municipal Affairs Population List. This publication also contains the population counts for all First Nation Reserves and all Métis Settlements in Alberta. Population counts used for First Nation communities were obtained from the federal ministry of Crown-Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada as of August 1, 2019. Census counts for Métis Settlements are from the 2018 census conducted by the Metis Settlements General Council. 2019 Municipal Affairs Population List | Introduction 1 2019 Municipal Census Participation List The following 21 municipalities conducted a municipal census in 2019. Municipality City City of Airdrie City of Lacombe City of Beaumont City of Leduc City of Calgary City of Lethbridge City of Edmonton City of Red Deer City of Fort Saskatchewan Municipal District Sturgeon County Municipal District of Lesser Slave River Specialized Municipality Lac La Biche County Town Town of Coaldale Town of High River Town of Coalhurst Town of Penhold Town of Cochrane Town of Raymond Town of Crossfield Town of Stony Plain Town of Fox Creek *For more information on types of municipalities, please refer to Municipalities in Alberta. Municipal Population Summary The table provides population figures for each type of municipality, First Nation communities and Métis Settlements in Alberta. The population counts include shadow populations and members on leave counts for Métis Settlements, as approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs. The unofficial Alberta population total will differ from the Official Alberta Population Estimate published by the Office of Statistics and Information due to differences in methodology. Population (by Municipality Type) 2019 Population of Alberta Municipalities 4,188,708 City (19) 2,959,559 Specialized Municipality (6) 242,395 Municipal District (63) 471,852 Town (107) 466,470 Village (86) 36,585 Summer Village (51) 5,200 Improvement District (8) 2,463 Special Areas (1) 4,184 First Nation Communities (on reserve and crownland) 77,419 Métis Settlements 5,632 UNOFFICIAL ALBERTA POPULATION - TOTAL 4,271,759 2 Municipal Population Summary | Cities 2019 Municipal Affairs Population List For most municipalities, only “usual residents” are included in their population counts. The shadow population counts are included with the usual resident count if the municipality has been given approval from the Minister of Municipal Affairs prior to conducting a census. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Lac La Biche County, the Improvement District No. 04 (Waterton), and the Town of Fox Creek all had a shadow population included with their municipal census. Cities Municipal Federal City Population Census Date Census Date Airdrie 70,564 01-Apr-19 Beaumont * 19,236 01-May-19 Brooks 14,451 10-May-16 Calgary 1,285,711 01-Apr-19 Camrose 18,742 10-May-16 Chestermere 20,732 01-May-18 Cold Lake 14,961 10-May-16 Edmonton 972,223 01-Apr-19 Fort Saskatchewan 26,942 01-Apr-19 Grande Prairie 69,088 16-Apr-18 Lacombe 13,985 02-Apr-19 Leduc 33,032 01-Apr-19 Lethbridge 101,482 01-Apr-19 Lloydminster ** 19,645 10-May-16 Medicine Hat 63,260 10-May-16 Red Deer 101,002 01-Apr-19 Spruce Grove 35,766 04-Apr-18 St. Albert 66,082 01-May-18 Wetaskiwin 12,655 10-May-16 CITIES (19) - TOTAL 2,959,559 *The Town of Beaumont became the City of Beaumont in 2019. **The population of Lloydminster refers to the Alberta portion only; for the population total of both Alberta and Saskatchewan, please refer to the Additional Information section on page 15. Special Areas Municipal Federal Special Areas Population Census Date Census Date Special Areas 4,184 10-May-16 SPECIAL AREAS (1) - TOTAL 4,184 Municipal Population Summary | Special Areas 3 Specialized Municipalities Municipal Federal Specialized Municipality Population Census Date Census Date Lac La Biche County * 9,636 17-Apr-19 Mackenzie County 12,512 18-Apr-18 Municipality of Crowsnest Pass 5,589 10-May-16 Municipality of Jasper 4,590 10-May-16 Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo * 111,687 09-Apr-18 Strathcona County 98,381 01-May-18 SPECIALIZED MUNICIPALITY (6) - TOTAL 242,395 *The populations of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and Lac La Biche County include shadow population counts. For a more detailed breakdown, please refer the Shadow Population section on page 15. Municipal Districts Municipal Federal Municipal District Population Census Date Census Date Athabasca County 7,869 10-May-16 Beaver County 5,905 10-May-16 Big Lakes County 4,103 10-May-16 Birch Hills County 1,553 10-May-16 Brazeau County 7,771 10-May-16 Camrose County 8,458 10-May-16 Cardston County 4,481 10-May-16 Clear Hills County 3,023 10-May-16 Clearwater County 11,947 10-May-16 County of Barrhead No. 11 6,288 10-May-16 County of Forty Mile No. 8 3,581 10-May-16 County of Grande Prairie No. 1 *** 22,502 10-May-16 County of Minburn No. 27 3,188 10-May-16 County of Newell 7,524 10-May-16 County of Northern Lights 3,656 10-May-16 County of Paintearth No. 18 2,102 10-May-16 County of St. Paul No. 19 6,468 18-Apr-17 County of Stettler No. 6 5,526 10-May-16 County of Two Hills No. 21 3,641 10-May-16 County of Vermilion River 8,267 10-May-16 County of Warner No. 5 *** 3,947 10-May-16 County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 11,181 10-May-16 Cypress County 7,662 10-May-16 Flagstaff County 3,738 10-May-16 Foothills County * 22,766 10-May-16