Alberta municipal censuses, 2018

Alberta municipal censuses, 2018
	April 1 – June 30, 2018
	April 1 – June 30, 2018
	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.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3]

Alberta began the year of 2018 with 354 municipalities.^[4] Of these, at least 26 (7000730000000000000♠7.3%) conducted a municipal census in 2018.

Some municipalities achieved population milestones as a result of their 2018 censuses. Blackfalds exceeded 10,000 residents, making it eligible for city status. The Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 grew beyond the 6,000 mark for the first time.

Municipal census results

The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2018.

2018 municipal census summary				2016 federal census comparison^[5]				Previous municipal census comparison^[6]^[7]
Municipality	Status	Census date	2018 pop.	2016 pop.	Absolute growth	Absolute change	Annual growth rate	Prev. pop.	Prev. census year	Absolute growth	Annual growth rate
Airdrie	City		7004680910000000000♠68,091^[8]	7004615810000000000♠61,581	7003651000000000000♠6,510	7001106000000000000♠10.6%	5.2%	7004649220000000000♠64,922	2017	7003316900000000000♠3,169	4.9%
Beaumont	Town		7004188290000000000♠18,829^[9]	7004173960000000000♠17,396	7003143300000000000♠1,433	7000820009999999999♠8.2%	4.0%	7004183200000000000♠18,320	2017	7002509000000000000♠509	2.8%
Blackfalds	Town		7004101250000000000♠10,125^[10]	7003932800000000000♠9,328	7002797000000000000♠797	7000850000000000000♠8.5%	4.2%	7003991600000000000♠9,916	2017	7002209000000000000♠209	2.1%
Boyle	Village		7002925000000000000♠925^[11]	7002845000000000000♠845	7001800000000000000♠80	7000950000000000000♠9.5%	4.6%	7002918000000000000♠918	2009	7000700000000000000♠7	0.1%
Bruderheim	Town		7003135900000000000♠1,359^[12]	7003130800000000000♠1,308	7001510000000000000♠51	7000390000000000000♠3.9%	1.9%	7003134800000000000♠1,348	2014	7001110000000000000♠11	0.2%
Calgary	City		7006126734400000000♠1,267,344^[13]	7006123922000000000♠1,239,220	7004281240000000000♠28,124	7000230000000099999♠2.3%	1.1%	7006124633700000000♠1,246,337	2017	7004210070000000000♠21,007	1.7%
Cardston	Town		7003390900000000000♠3,909^[14]	7003358500000000000♠3,585	7002324000000000000♠324	7000900000000000000♠9%	4.4%	7003357800000000000♠3,578	2007	7002331000000000000♠331	0.8%
Chestermere	City		7004207320000000000♠20,732^[15]	7004198870000000000♠19,887	7002845000000000000♠845	7000420000000000000♠4.2%	2.1%	7004203310000000000♠20,331	2017	7002401000000000000♠401	2.0%
Coalhurst	Town		7003276700000000000♠2,767^[16]	7003266800000000000♠2,668	7001990000000000000♠99	7000370000000000000♠3.7%	1.8%	7003252200000000000♠2,522	2015	7002245000000000000♠245	3.1%
Cochrane	Town		7004279600000000000♠27,960^[17]	7004258530000000000♠25,853	7003210700000000000♠2,107	7000810000000000000♠8.1%	4.0%	7004263200000000000♠26,320	2017	7003164000000000000♠1,640	6.2%
Crossfield	Town		7003330800000000000♠3,308^[18]	7003298300000000000♠2,983	7002325000000000000♠325	7001109000000000000♠10.9%	5.3%	7003305500000000000♠3,055	2017	7002253000000000000♠253	8.3%
Fort Saskatchewan	City		7004263280000000000♠26,328^[19]	7004241490000000000♠24,149	7003217900000000000♠2,179	7000900000000000000♠9%	4.4%	7004255330000000000♠25,533	2017	7002795000000000000♠795	3.1%
Grande Prairie	City		7004690880000000000♠69,088^[20]	7004631660000000000♠63,166	7003592200000000000♠5,922	7000940000000000000♠9.4%	4.6%	7004685560000000000♠68,556	2015	7003592200000000000♠5,922	0.3%
Greenview No. 16MD of Greenview No. 16	Municipal district		7003604400000000000♠6,044^[21]	7003558300000000000♠5,583	7002461000000000000♠461	7000830000000000000♠8.3%	4.0%	7003524200000000000♠5,242	2013	7002802000000000000♠802	2.9%
Leduc	City		7004324480000000000♠32,448^[22]	7004299930000000000♠29,993	7003245500000000000♠2,455	7000820009999999999♠8.2%	4.0%	7004311300000000000♠31,130	2017	7003131800000000000♠1,318	4.2%
Lethbridge	City		7004997690000000000♠99,769^[23]	7004927290000000000♠92,729	7003704000000000000♠7,040	7000760000000000000♠7.6%	3.7%	7004981980000000000♠98,198	2017	7003157100000000000♠1,571	1.6%
Mackenzie County	Specialized municipality		7004125120000000000♠12,512^[24]	7004111710000000000♠11,171	7003134100000000000♠1,341	7001120000000000000♠12%	5.8%	7004117500000000000♠11,750	2015	7002762000000000000♠762	2.1%
Okotoks	Town		7004290020000000000♠29,002^[25]	7004288810000000000♠28,881	7002121000000000000♠121	6999400000000000000♠0.4%	0.2%	7004280160000000000♠28,016	2015	7002986000000000000♠986	1.2%
Raymond	Town			7003370800000000000♠3,708				7003403700000000000♠4,037	2017
Rocky View County	Municipal district			7004394070000000000♠39,407				7004380550000000000♠38,055	2013
Spruce Grove	City	April 4, 2018	7004357660000000000♠35,766^[26]	7004340660000000000♠34,066	7003170000000000000♠1,700	7000500000000000000♠5%	2.5%	7004348810000000000♠34,881	2017	7002885000000000000♠885	2.5%
St. Albert	City		7004660820000000000♠66,082^[27]	7004655890000000000♠65,589	7002493000000000000♠493	6999800000000000000♠0.8%	0.4%	7004646450000000000♠64,645	2016	7003143700000000000♠1,437	1.1%
Stirling	Village			7002978000000000000♠978				7003126900000000000♠1,269	2017
Strathcona County	Specialized municipality		7004983810000000000♠98,381^[28]	7004980440000000000♠98,044	7002337000000000000♠337	6999300000000000000♠0.3%	0.2%	7004955970000000000♠95,597	2015	7003278400000000000♠2,784	1.0%
Strathmore	Town		7004135280000000000♠13,528^[29]	7004137560000000000♠13,756				7004133270000000000♠13,327	2015
Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo	Specialized municipality			7004715890000000000♠71,589				7004819480000000000♠81,948	2015

Breakdowns

Urban and rural service areas

Houses backing onto a pond in Sherwood Park

Sherwood Park is an urban service area within Strathcona County.

Fort McMurray is the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo's urban service area.

Strathcona County

2018 municipal census summary^[30]		2015 municipal census comparison^[30]
Area	2018 population	Previous population	Absolute growth	Annual growth rate
Sherwood Park urban service area^{[lower-alpha 1]}	7004713320000000000♠71,332	7004687820000000000♠68,782	7003255000000000000♠2,550	1.2%
Rural service area^{[lower-alpha 2]}	7004270490000000000♠27,049	7004268150000000000♠26,815	7002234000000000000♠234	0.3%
Total Strathcona County	7004983810000000000♠98,381	7004955970000000000♠95,597	7003278400000000000♠2,784	1.0%

Wood Buffalo

2018 municipal census summary		2015 municipal census comparison
Area	2018 population	Previous population	Absolute growth	Annual growth rate
Fort McMurray urban service area^{[lower-alpha 1]}		7004783820000000000♠78,382
Rural service area^{[lower-alpha 2]}		7003356600000000000♠3,566
Total RM of Wood Buffalo		7004819480000000000♠81,948

Hamlets

The following is a list of hamlet populations determined by the 2018 municipal censuses conducted by Rocky View County, 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.

2018 municipal census summary			Previous census comparison
Hamlet	Municipality	2018 population ^[28]	Previous population ^[33]^[34]	Previous census year	Absolute growth	Annual growth rate
Antler Lake	Strathcona County	7002435000000000000♠435	7002469000000000000♠469	2015	2998660000000000000♠−34	−2.5%
Anzac	Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo		7002763000000000000♠763	2015
Ardrossan	Strathcona County	7002532000000000000♠532	7002412000000000000♠412	2015	7002120000000000000♠120	8.9%
Bragg Creek	Rocky View County		7002454000000000000♠454	2013
Cochrane Lake	Rocky View County		7002792000000000000♠792	2013
Collingwood Cove	Strathcona County	7002376000000000000♠376	7002360000000000000♠360	2015	7001160000000000000♠16	1.5%
Conklin	Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo		7002376000000000000♠376	2015
Conrich	Rocky View County		7001260000000000000♠26	2013
Dalemead	Rocky View County		7001270000000000000♠27	2013
Dalroy	Rocky View County		7001500000000000000♠50	2013
Fort Chipewyan	Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo		7003101400000000000♠1,014	2015
Fort MacKay	Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo		7001510000000000000♠51	2015
Gregoire Lake Estates	Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo		7002232000000000000♠232	2015
Half Moon Lake	Strathcona County	7002214000000000000♠214	7002195000000000000♠195	2015	7001190000000000000♠19	3.1%
Hastings Lake	Strathcona County	7002104000000000000♠104	7001870000000000000♠87	2015	7001170000000000000♠17	6.1%
Indus	Rocky View County		7001360000000000000♠36	2013
Janvier	Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo		7002155000000000000♠155	2015
Josephburg	Strathcona County	7002118000000000000♠118	7002117000000000000♠117	2015	7000100000000000000♠1	0.3%
Kathyrn	Rocky View County		7001200000000000000♠20	2013
Keoma	Rocky View County		7001850000000000000♠85	2013
Langdon	Rocky View County		7003489700000000000♠4,897	2013
Madden	Rocky View County		7001210000000000000♠21	2013
North Cooking Lake	Strathcona County	7001570000000000000♠57	7001590000000000000♠59	2015	2999800000000000000♠−2	−1.1%
Saprae Creek	Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo		7002977000000000000♠977	2015
South Cooking Lake	Strathcona County	7002270000000000000♠270	7002302000000000000♠302	2015	2998680000000000000♠−32	−3.7%

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."^[3] The RM of Wood Buffalo conducted a shadow population count in 2018. The following presents the results of this count for comparison with its concurrent municipal census results.

Municipality	Status	Municipal census population	Shadow population	Combined population
Wood BuffaloRM of Wood Buffalo	Specialized municipality			7005111999000000000♠111,999^[35]

Notes

1 2 The Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park urban service areas are deemed equivalents of cities.^[31]^[32]
1 2 Strathcona County's and the RM of Wood Buffalo's rural service areas are deemed equivalents of municipal districts.^[31]^[32]

References

↑ "Municipal Government Act: Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter M-26 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "Municipal Government Act: Determination of Population Regulation, Alberta Regulation 63/2001 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. 2017. p. 3. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
1 2 "Municipal Census Manual: Requirements and Guidelines for Conducting a Municipal Census" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 2018. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-4601-3770-3. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "2018 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. April 20, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "2017 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-3652-2. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "2011 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 5, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7785-9738-4. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "2018 Official census results". City of Airdrie. July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "Beaumont Census Highlights". Town of Beaumont. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "2018 Municipal Census – Draft Report". Town of Blackfalds. July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ https://m.facebook.com/boom941/posts/2459186630761980. Retrieved July 28, 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ Lindsay Morey (August 23, 2018). "More calling Bruderheim home". Fort Saskatchewan Record. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
↑ "Civic Census 2018". City of Calgary. July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "Municipal Census Results". Town of Cardston. September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
↑ "Thank you Chestermere for completing the 2018 census". City of Chestermere. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "2018 Municipal Census Count" (PDF). Town of Coalhurst. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "Cochrane's Population Nearing 28,000". Town of Cochrane. May 29, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ Christina Waldner (July 24, 2018). "Crossfield's growth in upward trend". Rocky View Weekly. Great West Newspapers LP. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "Steady growth for Fort Saskatchewan: 2018 municipal census shows a positive sign of continued growth in the City". City of Fort Saskatchewan. June 6, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "2018 Municipal Census Indicates Growth Continues in Grande Prairie". City of Grande Prairie. August 28, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
↑ "Council Highlights July 23, 2018". Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "City of Leduc's population nearly doubles in size since 2006". City of Leduc. June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "Census". City of Lethbridge. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "2018 Municipal census" (PDF). Mackenzie County. August 29, 2018. p. 87. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
↑ "Census results indicate stability in town's population". Town of Okotoks. June 26, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "Demographic Report 2018". City of Spruce Grove. July 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
↑ "City releases census results: Initial results show population now 66,082". City of St. Albert. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
1 2 "Census 2018 Results Report" (PDF). Strathcona County. August 30, 2018. pp. 3&dash, 4. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
↑ Adelle Ellis (September 14, 2018). "Census results help determine town budgeting". Strathmore Times. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
1 2 "Census population results: Strathcona County historical population". Strathcona County. August 30, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
1 2 "Order in Council 817/94" (PDF). Province of Alberta. December 21, 1994. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
1 2 "Order in Council 761/95" (PDF). Province of Alberta. December 6, 1995. pp. 2–3. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
↑ "Census 2015: Overall Results" (PDF). Strathcona County. p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
↑ "The Municipal Census 2015 Report" (PDF). Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. p. 50. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
↑ "Census 2018: The count so far ..." Regional Municipality of Alberta. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

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[USA-33] 1 2 The Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park urban service areas are deemed equivalents of cities.^[31]^[32]

[RSA-34] 1 2 Strathcona County's and the RM of Wood Buffalo's rural service areas are deemed equivalents of municipal districts.^[31]^[32]

[MGA-1] "Municipal Government Act: Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter M-26 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[DOPR-2] "Municipal Government Act: Determination of Population Regulation, Alberta Regulation 63/2001 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. 2017. p. 3. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[Manual-3] 1 2 "Municipal Census Manual: Requirements and Guidelines for Conducting a Municipal Census" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 2018. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-4601-3770-3. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[2018codes-4] "2018 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. April 20, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.

[2016censusABmunis-5] "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[2017MAPL-6] "2017 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-3652-2. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[2011MAPL-7] "2011 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 5, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7785-9738-4. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[8] "2018 Official census results". City of Airdrie. July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[9] "Beaumont Census Highlights". Town of Beaumont. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[10] "2018 Municipal Census – Draft Report". Town of Blackfalds. July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[11] ttps://m.facebook.com/boom941/posts/2459186630761980. Retrieved July 28, 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[12] Lindsay Morey (August 23, 2018). "More calling Bruderheim home". Fort Saskatchewan Record. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

[13] "Civic Census 2018". City of Calgary. July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[14] "Municipal Census Results". Town of Cardston. September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[15] "Thank you Chestermere for completing the 2018 census". City of Chestermere. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[16] "2018 Municipal Census Count" (PDF). Town of Coalhurst. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[17] "Cochrane's Population Nearing 28,000". Town of Cochrane. May 29, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[18] Christina Waldner (July 24, 2018). "Crossfield's growth in upward trend". Rocky View Weekly. Great West Newspapers LP. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[19] "Steady growth for Fort Saskatchewan: 2018 municipal census shows a positive sign of continued growth in the City". City of Fort Saskatchewan. June 6, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[20] "2018 Municipal Census Indicates Growth Continues in Grande Prairie". City of Grande Prairie. August 28, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.

[21] "Council Highlights July 23, 2018". Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[22] "City of Leduc's population nearly doubles in size since 2006". City of Leduc. June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[23] "Census". City of Lethbridge. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[24] "2018 Municipal census" (PDF). Mackenzie County. August 29, 2018. p. 87. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

[25] "Census results indicate stability in town's population". Town of Okotoks. June 26, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[26] "Demographic Report 2018". City of Spruce Grove. July 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.

[27] "City releases census results: Initial results show population now 66,082". City of St. Albert. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.

[Strathcona2018-28] 1 2 "Census 2018 Results Report" (PDF). Strathcona County. August 30, 2018. pp. 3&dash, 4. Retrieved September 4, 2018.

[29] Adelle Ellis (September 14, 2018). "Census results help determine town budgeting". Strathmore Times. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[strathcona-30] 1 2 "Census population results: Strathcona County historical population". Strathcona County. August 30, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

[RMWB_OC-31] 1 2 "Order in Council 817/94" (PDF). Province of Alberta. December 21, 1994. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2013.

[SC_OC-32] 1 2 "Order in Council 761/95" (PDF). Province of Alberta. December 6, 1995. pp. 2–3. Retrieved December 29, 2013.

[strathcona2015-35] "Census 2015: Overall Results" (PDF). Strathcona County. p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

[woodbuffalo2015-36] "The Municipal Census 2015 Report" (PDF). Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. p. 50. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

[37] "Census 2018: The count so far ..." Regional Municipality of Alberta. Retrieved September 3, 2018.