Alberta has provincial legislation allowing its municipalities to conduct municipal censuses between April 1 and June 30 inclusive. 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.
Alberta had 358 municipalities between April 1 and June 30, 2013, down from 359 during the same three-month period in 2012. At least 40 of these municipalities () conducted a municipal census in 2013. Alberta Municipal Affairs recognized those conducted by 38 of these municipalities. By municipal status, it recognized those conducted by 8 of Alberta's 17 cities, 16 of 108 towns, 5 of 94 villages, 1 of 51 summer villages and 8 of 64 municipal districts. In addition to those recognized by Municipal Affairs, censuses were conducted by the Town of Swan Hills and the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16.
Some municipalities achieved population milestones as a result of their 2013 censuses. The cities of Lethbridge and Lloydminster surpassed the 90,000 and the 30,000 marks respectively. Furthermore, the Alberta and Saskatchewan portions of Lloydminster exceeded the 20,000 and 10,000 milestones respectively as well. Okotoks, Alberta's largest town, surpassed 25,000 residents, while the Town of Whitecourt became eligible for city status by eclipsing 10,000 people. The Town of Blackfalds and the Municipal District of Taber each surpassed the 7,000-mark and the Town of Wainwright grew beyond 6,000.
Municipal census results The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2013. 2013 municipal census summary 2011 federal census comparison Previous municipal census comparisonMunicipalityStatusCensusdate2013pop.2011pop.AbsolutegrowthAbsolutechangeAnnualgrowthratePrev.pop.Prev.censusyearAbsolutegrowthAnnualgrowthrate Airdrie City 2012 Beaumont Town 2012 Big LakesMD of Big Lakes Municipal district 2002 Blackfalds Town 2012 Calgary City 2012 Carmangay Village 2010 Chestermere Town 2012 Coaldale Town 2009 Coalhurst Town 2012 Cochrane Town 2009 Fort Saskatchewan City 2012 Fox Creek Town 1995 Greenview No. 16MD of Greenview No. 16 Municipal district 2000 Kitscoty Village 2011 Lac La Biche County Municipal district Leduc City 2012 Lethbridge City 2012 Lloydminster City 2009 Lougheed Village 2010 Magrath Town 2010 Marwayne Village 2007 Northern Sunrise County Municipal district 2011 Okotoks Town 2012 Olds Town 2005 Opportunity No. 17MD of Opportunity No. 17 Municipal district 2007 Pincher Creek Town 2008 Point Alison Summer village 2010 RanchlandMD of Ranchland No. 66 Municipal district Raymond Town 2012 Red Deer City 2011 Rocky View County Municipal district 2006 Spruce Grove City 2010 Starland County Municipal district Stirling Village 2010 Swan Hills Town 2008 Sylvan Lake Town 2008 TaberMD of Taber Municipal district 2008 Valleyview Town 2007 Wainwright Town 2008 Whitecourt Town 2008
Breakdowns
Lloydminster The following is a breakdown of the results of the City of Lloydminster's 2013 municipal census by provincial component. 2013 municipal census summary 2011 federal census comparison 2009 municipal census comparisonProvincial component2013pop.Prov.percent2011pop.Prov.percentAbsolutegrowthAbsolutechangeAnnualgrowthrate2009pop.Prov.percentAbsolutegrowthAbsolutechangeAnnualgrowthrate Alberta portion Saskatchewan portion Total Lloydminster
Hamlets
The following is a list of hamlet populations determined by 2013 municipal censuses conducted by three municipalities.
2013 municipal census summary Previous census comparisonHamletMunicipality2013populationPreviouspopulationPreviouscensus yearAbsolutegrowthAnnualgrowth rate Bragg Creek Rocky View County 2006 Cochrane Lake Rocky View County 2006 Conrich Rocky View County 2006 Dalemead Rocky View County 2006 Dalroy Rocky View County 2006 Enchant TaberMD of Taber 2008 Grassy Lake TaberMD of Taber 2008 Hays TaberMD of Taber 2008 Indus Rocky View County 2006 Johnson's Addition TaberMD of Taber 2008 Kathyrn Rocky View County 2006 Keoma Rocky View County 2006 Lac La Biche Lac La Biche County 2011 Langdon Rocky View County 2006 Madden Rocky View County 2006 Plamondon Lac La Biche County 2011 Purple Springs TaberMD of Taber 2008
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." Numerous municipalities conducted shadow population counts at the same time as their municipal censuses in 2013. The following presents the results of those municipalities that conducted shadow population counts and compares them with their municipal census results.
MunicipalityStatusMunicipalcensuspopulationShadowpopulationCombinedpopulation Lac La Biche County Municipal district Northern Sunrise County Municipal district
Notes
See also 2013 Alberta municipal elections List of communities in Alberta List of municipalities in Alberta
References
External links Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Census & Population Lists Statistics Canada: Census Profile (2011 Census)