2019 Alberta municipal censuses

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]

2019 Alberta municipal censuses
April 1 – June 30, 2019
Distribution of Alberta's 269 urban municipalities

Alberta began the year of 2019 with 351 municipalities.[4] Of these, at least 18 (5.1%) have published their intentions to conduct a municipal census in 2019.

Lethbridge became the fourth city in Alberta to surpass a population of 100,000.

Some municipalities achieved population milestones as a result of their 2019 censuses. Lethbridge both exceeded 100,000 residents and surpassed Red Deer as Alberta's third largest city after counting 101,482 residents.[5] Airdrie, now the fifth-largest city in the province after passing Grande Prairie, grew beyond the 70,000-mark.[6]

Municipal census results

The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2019.

2019 municipal census summary 2016 federal census comparison[7] Previous municipal census comparison[8][9]
Municipality Status Census
date		 2019
pop.		 2016
pop.		 Absolute
growth		 Absolute
change		 Annual
growth
rate		 Prev.
pop.		 Prev.
census
year		 Absolute
growth		 Annual
growth
rate
AirdrieCity70,564[10]61,5818,98314.6%4.6%68,09120182,4733.6%
BeaumontCityMay 1, 201919,236[11]17,3961,84010.6%3.4%18,82920184072.2%
CalgaryCityApril 1, 20191,285,711[12]1,239,22046,4913.8%1.2%1,267,344201818,3671.4%
CoaldaleTown8,691[13]8,2154765.8%1.9%7,52620131,1652.4%
CoalhurstTown2,784[14]2,6681164.3%1.4%2,7672018170.6%
CochraneTown29,277[15]25,8533,42413.2%4.2%27,96020181,3174.7%
CrossfieldTown3,377[16]2,98339413.2%4.2%3,3082018692.1%
EdmontonCityApril 1, 2019972,223[17]932,54639,6774.3%1.4%899,447201672,7762.6%
Fort SaskatchewanCity26,942[18]24,1492,79311.6%3.7%26,32820186142.3%
Fox CreekTown2,189[19]1,97121811.1%3.6%2,1122013771.4%
High RiverTown14,052[20]13,5844683.4%1.1%11,78320102,2692.0%
Lac La Biche CountySpecialized municipalityApril 17, 20198,654[21]8,3303243.9%1.3%8,54420161100.4%
LacombeCity13,985[22]13,0579287.1%2.3%12,72820141,2571.9%
LeducCity33,032[23]29,9933,03910.1%3.3%32,44820185841.8%
Lesser Slave River No. 124Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124Municipal district2,811[24]2,80380.3%0.1%3,0742014−263−1.8%
LethbridgeCity101,482[25]92,7298,7539.4%3.1%99,76920181,7131.7%
PenholdTown3,563[26]3,2772868.7%2.8%2,84220147214.6%
RaymondTown4,2413,70853314.4%4.6%4,2522018−11−0.3%
Red DeerCity101,002[27]100,4185840.6%0.2%99,83220161,1700.4%
Stony PlainTownMay 1, 201917,842[28]17,1896533.8%1.3%16,12720151,7152.6%
Sturgeon CountyMunicipal district20,506[29]20,495110.1%0.0%19,16520081,3410.6%

Breakdowns

Hamlets

The following is a list of hamlet populations determined by 2019 municipal censuses conducted by Lac La Biche County and Sturgeon County.

2019 municipal census summary Previous census comparison
Hamlet Municipality 2019
population
 Previous
population
[30][31]		 Previous
census year
[30][31]		 Absolute
growth		 Annual
growth rate
AlcomdaleSturgeon County502008
Beaver LakeLac La Biche County5272016
CalahooSturgeon County2102008
CarbondaleSturgeon County2008
CardiffSturgeon County1,1902008
HyloLac La Biche County332016
Lac La BicheLac La Biche County2,6822016
LamoureuxSturgeon County2008
MearnsSturgeon County2008
NamaoSturgeon County102008
Pine SandsSturgeon County2008
PlamondonLac La Biche County3482016
Riviere Qui BarreSturgeon County1002008
VeniceLac La Biche County222016
VilleneuveSturgeon County2252008

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "Municipal Government Act: Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter M-26 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. February 1, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
    2. "Municipal Government Act: Determination of Population Regulation, Alberta Regulation 63/2001 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. 2017. p. 3. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
    3. "Municipal Census Manual: Requirements and Guidelines for Conducting a Municipal Census" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 2019. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-4601-4308-7. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
    4. "2019 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 8, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
    5. Mamta Lulla (June 24, 2019). "2019 census results: Red Deer loses 3rd largest city title to Lethbridge". Red Deer Advocate. Black Press Group Ltd. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
    6. Jennifer Will (July 8, 2019). "Airdrie City Council briefs - census results announced". Airdrie Echo. Sun Media Community Newspapers. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
    7. "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.
    8. "2018 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 2018. ISBN 978-1-4601-4254-7. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
    9. "2011 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 5, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7785-9738-4. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
    10. "2019 Official census results". City of Airdrie. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
    11. "2019 Municipal Census Results" (PDF). City of Beaumont. June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
    12. "2019 Census Results Released". City of Calgary. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
    13. "Census Update" (PDF). Town of Coaldale. July 8, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
    14. "2019 Municipal Census Count" (PDF). Town of Coalhurst. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
    15. "Cochrane's population continues to grow". Town of Cochrane. May 28, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
    16. "2019 Census" (PDF). Town of Cochrane. July 16, 2019. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
    17. "2019 Municipal Census Results". City of Edmonton. September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
    18. "More people choosing to call Fort Saskatchewan home". City of Fort Saskatchewan. June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
    19. "Council Minutes" (PDF). Town of Fox Creek. p. 4. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
    20. "Request for Decision". Town of High River. August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
    21. "2019 Municioal Census Results". Lac La Biche County. September 3, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
    22. "2019 Census Report". City of Lacombe. August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
    23. "Leduc Census 2019". City of Leduc. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
    24. "Agenda". Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
    25. "City reaches historic population milestone". City of Lethbridge. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
    26. "Request for Decision: Municipal Census - Census" (PDF). Town of Penhold. July 15, 2019. p. 29. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
    27. "Red Deer is home to 101,002 residents". City of Red Deer. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
    28. "The Town of Stony Plain's Population has Increased by 3.8%". Town of Stony Plain. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
    29. "2019 Census Report". Sturgeon County. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
    30. "Lac La Biche County 2016 Municipal Census Report". Lac La Biche County. p. 13. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
    31. "Planning Toolkit, Module 5 – Implementation Guidelines for Growth Areas Outside of Priority Growth Areas (PGAs) and Cluster Country Residential Areas (CCRAs)" (PDF). Capital Region Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
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