MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADVISORY BRANCH INFORMATION SUPPORT SERVICES 1972 OFFICIAL POPULATION

MUNICIPALITY 1972 POPULATION FED/MUN CENSUS DATE

CITIES

CALGARY 412,777 CAMROSE 8,988 DRUMHELLER 5,240 450,641 13,444 41,808 (Alberta portion) 4,308 26,228 RED DEER 27,571 6,510

CITIES TOTAL 997,515

TOWNS ATHABASCA 1,831 BARRHEAD 2,718 BASHAW 777 BASSANO 855 BEAVERLODGE 1,138 BLACK DIAMOND 988 BLAIRMORE 2,013 BONNYVILLE 2,588 BOW ISLAND 1,165 BROOKS 3,858 CALMAR 791 CANMORE 1,604 CARDSTON 2,721 CARSTAIRS 904 CASTOR 1,103 CLARESHOLM 3,200 COALDALE 2,739 COCHRANE 1,101 COLD LAKE 1,242 COLEMAN 1,400 CORONATION 1,058 DAYSLAND 630 DEVON 1,446 DIDSBURY 1,889 DRAYTON VALLEY 3,714 ECKVILLE 676 EDSON 4,060 ELK POINT 771 FAIRVIEW 2,093 FALHER 971 FORT MACLEOD 2,750

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MUNICIPALITY 1972 POPULATION FED/MUN CENSUS DATE

TOWNS continued FORT MCMURRAY 7,147 6,328 FOX CREEK 1,514 GLEICHEN 400 GRAND CENTRE 2,380 3,417 GRANUM 314 GRIMSHAW 1,747 HANNA 2,539 HARDISTY 601 HIGH LEVEL 1,621 HIGH PRAIRIE 2,650 HIGH RIVER 2,621 HINTON 4,690 INNISFAIL 2,470 IRVINE 201 KILLAM 867 LAC LA BICHE 1,743 LACOMBE 3,228 LAMONT 835 LEDUC 4,476 MAGRATH 1,226 MANNING 1,204 MAYERTHORPE 1,042 MCLENNAN 1,157 MILK RIVER 861 MORINVILLE 1,251 MUNDARE 572 NANTON 940 OKOTOKS 1,245 OLDS 3,459 OYEN 943 PEACE RIVER 5,071 PICTURE BUTTE 1,062 PINCHER CREEK 3,437 PONOKA 4,554 PROVOST 1,502 RAINBOW LAKE 580 RAYMOND 2,063 REDCLIFF 2,242 REDWATER 1,358 RIMBEY 1,465 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE 3,124 SEDGEWICK 758 SLAVE LAKE 2,166 SMOKY LAKE 1,075 SPIRIT RIVER 1,130 3,320 ST. ALBERT 12,637 STAVELY 338 STETTLER 4,261 STONY PLAIN 1,686 ST. PAUL 4,131 STRATHMORE 1,159 J:\LGABR\Staff\AK\1972 Population 2

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TOWNS continued SUNDRE 962 SWAN HILLS 1,804 SYLVAN LAKE 1,494 TABER 4,694 THREE HILLS 1,385 TOFIELD 1,078 TROCHU 731 TWO HILLS 1,110 VALLEYVIEW 1,849 VAUXHALL 1,001 VEGREVILLE 3,867 VERMILION 2,949 VIKING 1,198 VULCAN 1,612 WAINWRIGHT 3,735 WESTLOCK 3,422 WHITECOURT 3,155

TOWNS TOTAL 215,648

VILLAGES

ACME 320 AIRDRIE 1,160 ALBERTA BEACH S.V. 319 ALIX 582 ALLIANCE 291 AMISK 125 ANDREW 508 ARGENTIA BEACH S.V. 2 ARROWWOOD 169 BARONS 254 193 BEISEKER 407 BELLEVUE 1,174 BENTLEY 647 BERWYN 470 BETULA BEACH S.V. Nil BIG VALLEY 378 BIRCHCLIFF S.V. Nil BITTERN LAKE 90 BLACKFALDS 877 BLACKIE 182 BON ACCORD 341 BONNYVILLE BEACH S.V. Nil BOTHA 115 BOWDEN 562 BOYLE 507 BRETON 447 BRUDERHEIM 359 BURDETT 219 CARBON 401 CARMANGAY 270

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VILLAGES continued CAROLINE 353 CASTLE ISLAND S.V. 5 CAYLEY 133 CEREAL 219 CHAMPION 380 CHAUVIN 392 CHINOOK 100 CHIPMAN 164 CLIVE 258 CLUNY 74 CLYDE 243 CONSORT 670 COUTTS 429 COWLEY 233 CREMONA 181 CROSSFIELD 618 CRYSTAL SPRINGS S.V. 13 CZAR 217 DELBURNE 391 DELIA 286 DERWENT 225 DEWBERRY 198 DONALDA 247 DONNELLY 292 DUCHESS 237 EAGLESHAM 242 EDBERG 167 EDGERTON 296 EDMONTON BEACH S.V. 147 ELNORA 230 EMPRESS 360 ENTWISTLE 329 EVANSBURG 535 FERINTOSH 150 FOREMOST 586 FORESTBURG 710 180 FRANK 178 GADSBY 65 GALAHAD 174 GHOST LAKE S.V. Nil GIBBONS 696 GIROUXVILLE 305 GLENDON 350 GLENWOOD 194 GOLDEN DAYS S.V. 17 GRANDVIEW S.V. 16 GRASSY LAKE 209 GULL LAKE S.V. 47 136 HALKIRK 177 211 HEISLER 199 HILL SPRING 190 J:\LGABR\Staff\AK\1972 Population 4

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VILLAGES continued HINES CREEK 428 HOLDEN 503 HUGHENDEN 263 HUSSAR 169 HYTHE 480 INNISFREE 245 IRMA 436 IRRICANA 127 ISLAND LAKE S.V. 9 ITASKA BEACH S.V. 2 KAPASIWIN S.V. Nil 376 KITSCOTY 342 LAKEVIEW S.V. 8 120 LEGAL 565 LINDEN 247 LOMOND 175 LONGVIEW 185 LOUGHEED 252 MA-ME-O BEACH S.V. 109 MANNVILLE 683 MARWAYNE 351 MILLET 546 MILO 126 MINBURN 119 MIRROR 419 MORRIN 220 MUNSON 52 MYRNAM 457 NAKAMUN PARK S.V. 5 NAMPA 317 NEW 234 211 NOBLEFORD 401 NORGLENWOLD S.V. 41 ONOWAY 485 PARADISE VALLEY 174 PENHOLD 420 PLAMONDON 190 POINT ALISON S.V. 7 POPLAR BAY S.V. Nil RADWAY 158 ROCHON SANDS S.V. 2 ROCKYFORD 285 ROSALIND 174 ROSEMARY 189 ROSS HAVEN S.V. 15 RUMSEY 94 RYCROFT 528 RYLEY 469 SANDY BEACH S.V. 10 377 SEBA BEACH S.V. 163 J:\LGABR\Staff\AK\1972 Population 5

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VILLAGES continued SEXSMITH 491 SILVER BEACH S.V. 24 SILVER SANDS S.V. 4 SOUTH VIEW S.V. Nil STANDARD 267 STIRLING 416 STROME 216 SUNDANCE BEACH S.V. 4 SUNSET POINT S.V. 28 THORHILD 532 THORSBY 582 TILLEY 254 TORRINGTON 132 TURNER VALLEY 808 VAL QUENTIN S.V. 38 VETERAN 264 VILNA 344 WANHAM 256 WARBURG 453 WARNER 446 WARSPITE 119 WASKATENAU 254 WEMBLEY 360 WEST COVE S.V. 6 WILDWOOD 403 WILLINGDON 387 YELLOWSTONE S.V. 3 YOUNGSTOWN 357

VILLAGES TOTAL 45,434

MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS (STATUS) NO. 1 COUNTY OF GRANDE PRAIRIE 8,697 NO. 2 COUNTY OF VULCAN 4,330 NO. 3 COUNTY OF PONOKA 8,392 NO. 4 COUNTY OF NEWELL 5,898 NO. 5 COUNTY OF WARNER 4,386 NO. 6 COUNTY OF STETTLER 5,640 NO. 7 COUNTY OF THORHILD 4,324 NO. 8 COUNTY OF FORTY MILE 4,104 NO. 9 COUNTY OF BEAVER 6,009 NO. 10 COUNTY OF WETASKIWIN 8,435 NO. 11 COUNTY OF BARRHEAD 5,467 NO. 12 COUNTY OF ATHABASCA 6,147 NO. 13 COUNTY OF SMOKY LAKE 4,028 NO. 14 LACOMBE COUNTY 8,367 NO. 16 COUNTY OF WHEATLAND 5,062 NO. 17 COUNTY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW 8,656 NO. 18 COUNTY OF PAINTEARTH 3,227 NO. 19 COUNTY OF ST. PAUL 6,710 NO. 20 STRATHCONA COUNTY 21,894

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MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS continued NO. 21 COUNTY OF TWO HILLS 5,528 NO. 22 COUNTY OF CAMROSE 8,285 NO. 23 COUNTY OF RED DEER 12,943 NO. 24 COUNTY OF VERMILION RIVER 7,910 NO. 25 COUNTY OF LEDUC 10,294 NO. 26 COUNTY OF LETHBRIDGE 9,506 NO. 27 COUNTY OF MINBURN 5,591 NO. 28 LAC STE. ANNE 6,687 NO. 29 COUNTY OF FLAGSTAFF 5,977 NO. 30 COUNTY OF LAMONT 5,872 NO. 31 PARKLAND COUNTY 11,171

COUNTY TOTAL 219,537

MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS NO. 6 CARDSTON 4,259 NO. 9 PINCHER CREEK 2,739 NO. 14 TABER 6,871 NO. 26 WILLOW CREEK 4,317 NO. 31 FOOTHILLS 6,455 NO. 34 ACADIA 896 NO. 44 ROCKY VIEW 10,433 NO. 47 STARLAND 2,600 NO. 48 KNEEHILL 6,290 NO. 52 PROVOST 2,944 NO. 61 WAINWRIGHT 4,454 NO. 87 BONNYVILLE 12,750 NO. 90 STURGEON 15,926 NO. 26 WESTLOCK 7,378 NO. 130 SMOKY RIVER 3,984 NO. 133 SPIRIT RIVER 1,243 NO. 135 PEACE 1,640 NO. 136 FAIRVIEW 1,745

MUNICIPAL DISTRICT TOTAL 96,924

SPECIAL AREAS 7,974

IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS

I.D. NO 1 3,792 I.D. NO.2 472 I.D. NO. 3 645 I.D. NO. 4 266 I.D. NO. 5 1,664 I.D. NO. 6 132 I.D. NO. 7 2,220 I.D. NO. 8 1,728 I.D. NO. 9 (includes Banff & Lake Louise School Districts) 3,572 I.D. NO. 10 6,313 I.D. NO. 11 108 I.D. NO. 12 (includes Jasper School District) 2,878 I.D. NO. 13 63

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I.D. NO. 14 7,624 I.D. NO. 15 2,086 I.D. NO. 16 3,718 I.D. NO. 17 11,800 I.D. NO. 18 9,199 I.D. NO. 19 2,353 I.D. NO. 20 2,792 I.D. NO. 21 3,379 I.D. NO. 22 3,203 I.D. NO. 23 4,961 I.D. NO. 24 231

IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TOTAL 75,199

PROVINCIAL TOTAL 1,658,231

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