2018 Municipal Affairs Population List | Cities 1 Alberta Municipal Affairs, Government of Alberta November 2018 2018 Municipal Affairs Population List ISBN 978-1-4601-4254-7 ISSN 2368-7320 Data for this publication are from the 2016 federal census of Canada, or from the 2018 municipal census conducted by municipalities. For more detailed data on the census conducted by Alberta municipalities, please contact the municipalities directly. © Government of Alberta 2018 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 at http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/municipal-population-list and 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 ..................................................................................................................................... 4 2018 Municipal Census Participation List .................................................................................... 5 Municipal Population Summary ................................................................................................... 5 2018 Municipal Affairs Population List ........................................................................................ 6 Cities ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Special Areas ........................................................................................................................... 6 Specialized Municipalities ........................................................................................................ 6 Municipal Districts .................................................................................................................... 7 Towns ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Villages ................................................................................................................................... 11 Summer Villages .................................................................................................................... 13 Improvement Districts ............................................................................................................. 14 Alberta First Nations Population ............................................................................................. 14 Métis Settlements ................................................................................................................... 15 Shadow Population ................................................................................................................ 16 Additional Information ............................................................................................................. 16 2018 Municipal Affairs Population List 3 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 figures 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 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 2018 Municipal Affairs Population List. This publication also contains the population counts for all First Nation Reserves and all Métis Settlements in Alberta. The population counts for First Nation Reserves were obtained from Alberta Indigenous Relations. 2018 Municipal Affairs Population List 4 2018 Municipal Census Participation List The following 29 municipalities conducted a municipal census in 2018. Municipality City City of Airdrie City of Leduc City of Calgary City of Lethbridge City of Chestermere City of Spruce Grove City of Fort Saskatchewan City of St. Albert City of Grande Prairie Municipal District Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 Town Town of Beaumont Town of Cochrane Town of Blackfalds Town of Eckville Town of Bruderheim Town of Okotoks Town of Cardston Town of Raymond Town of Coalhurst Town of Strathmore Town of Cochrane Village Village of Boyle Village of Stirling Village of Empress Village of Waskatenau Specialized Municipality Mackenzie County Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Strathcona County Improvement District No. 04 Improvement District (Waterton) * 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 Nations and Métis Settlements in Alberta. The population counts include shadow populations as approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs. The unofficial Alberta population total may differ from the Official Alberta Population Estimate published by the Office of Statistics and Information due to differences in methodology. Population (by Municipality Type) 2018 Population of Alberta Municipalities 4,118,245 City (18) 2,875,383 Specialized Municipality (6) 242,290 Municipal District (63) 467,163 Town (109) 484,977 Village (86) 36,585 Summer Village (51) 5,200 Improvement District (8) 2,463 Special Areas (1) 4,184 Indian Register Population (on reserve and crownland) 78,274 Métis Settlements 5,632 UNOFFICIAL ALBERTA POPULATION - TOTAL 4,202,151 2018 Municipal Affairs Population List | Municipal Population Summary 5 2018 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 and the Improvement District No. 04 (Waterton) had a shadow population included with its regular census. Cities Municipal Federal City Population Census Date Census Date Airdrie 68,091 01-Apr-18 Brooks 14,451 10-May-16 Calgary 1,267,344 01-Apr-18 Camrose 18,742 10-May-16 Chestermere 20,732 01-May-18 Cold Lake 14,961 10-May-16 Edmonton 932,546 10-May-16 Fort Saskatchewan 26,328 02-Apr-18 Grande Prairie 69,088 16-Apr-18 Lacombe 13,057 10-May-16 Leduc 32,448 01-Apr-18 Lethbridge 99,769 01-Apr-18 Lloydminster * 19,645 10-May-16 Medicine Hat 63,260 10-May-16 Red Deer 100,418 10-May-16 Spruce Grove 35,766 04-Apr-18 St. Albert 66,082 01-May-18 Wetaskiwin 12,655 10-May-16 CITIES (18) - TOTAL 2,875,383 *The population of Lloydminster refers to the Alberta portion only, for the complete population refer to the section Additional Information. Special Areas Municipal Federal Special Areas Population Census Date Census Date Special Areas 4,184 10-May-16 SPECIAL AREAS (1) - TOTAL 4,184 Specialized Municipalities Municipal Federal Specialized Municipality Population Census Date Census Date Lac La Biche County 9,531 11-May-16 Mackenzie County 12,512 18-Apr-18 Municipality of Crowsnest Pass 5,589 10-May-16 2018 Municipal Affairs Population List | Specialized Municipalities 6 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 242,290 *The population of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo includes a shadow population count. Municipal Districts Federal Municipal Municipal Districts Population Census Census Date 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 Kneehill County 5,001 10-May-16 Lac Ste. Anne County 10,899 10-May-16 Lacombe County 10,343 10-May-16 Lamont County 3,899 10-May-16 Leduc County 13,780 10-May-16 Lethbridge County 10,353 10-May-16 Mountain View County 13,074 10-May-16 Municipal District of Acadia No. 34 493 10-May-16 Municipal District