List of population centres in Alberta

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A population centre, in Canadian census data, is a populated place, or a cluster of interrelated populated places, which meet the demographic characteristics of an urban area. A population centre has a population of at least 1,000 and a population density of no fewer than 400 people per square kilometre.[1]

Population centres are not the same thing as urban municipalities. For example, the city of St. Albert is legally separate from Edmonton, but they are part of the same population centre.

The term was first introduced in the Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area.[1]

As of the 2006 Census of Canada, the Province of Alberta had 107 urban areas[2] with a cumulative population of 2,699,851 and an average population of 25,232. In the 2011 census, Statistics Canada listed 109 population centres in the province.[3] This number increased to 122 in the Canada 2016 Census.

List of population centres[]

The below table is a list of those population centres in Alberta from the 2016 census as designated, named, and delineated by Statistics Canada.[4]

Rank Population centre[4] Size group[4] Population (2016)[4] Population (2011)[4] % Change[4]
1 Calgary Large urban 1,392,609 1,094,379 +13.1%
2 Edmonton Large urban 1,321,426 935,361 +13.6%
3 Red Deer Medium 99,718 89,715 +10.3%
4 Lethbridge Medium 87,572 79,364 +11.1%
5 Fort McMurray Medium 66,573 60,555 +5.6%
6 Medicine Hat Medium 62,935 59,624 +9.9%
7 Grande Prairie Medium 62,320 55,236 +12.8%
8 Airdrie Medium 61,082 42,844 +42.6%
9 Spruce Grove Small 36,125 27,970 +29.2%
10 Lloydminster (AB/SK) Small 31,400 27,769 +13.1%
11 Leduc Small 29,556 23,827 +24.0%
12 Okotoks Small 28,833 24,470 +17.8%
13 Cochrane Small 25,289 17,433 +45.1%
14 Fort Saskatchewan Small 23,895 18,738 +27.5%
15 Chestermere Small 19,472 14,363 +35.6%
16 Camrose Small 18,520 17,057 +8.6%
17 Beaumont Small 17,396 13,284 +31.0%
18 Stony Plain Small 16,271 14,249 +14.2%
19 Sylvan Lake Small 14,942 12,436 +20.2%
20 Brooks Small 14,436 13,656 +5.7%
21 Strathmore Small 13,592 12,179 +11.6%
22 High River Small 13,420 12,498 +7.4%
23 Wetaskiwin Small 12,486 12,221 +2.2%
24 Lacombe Small 12,442 11,429 +8.9%
25 Canmore Small 11,764 10,539 +11.6%
26 Morinville Small 9,848 8,569 +14.9%
27 Whitecourt Small 9,515 9,053 +5.1%
28 Hinton Small 9,205 9,036 +1.9%
29 Olds Small 8,944 8,025 +11.5%
30 Blackfalds Small 8,749 6,123 +42.9%
31 Taber Small 8,199 7,677 +4.3%
32 Coaldale Small 8,153 7,239 +12.6%
33 Edson Small 8,148 8,214 -0.8%
34 Banff Small 7,851 7,854 +3.5%
35 Grand Centre Small 7,256 6,868 +5.6%
36 Innisfail Small 6,927 7,208 -3.9%
37 Ponoka Small 6,899 6,505 +6.1%
38 Drayton Valley Small 6,867 6,751 +1.7%
39 Cold Lake Small 6,678 6,131 +8.9%
40 Devon Small 6,578 6,515 +1.0%
41 Drumheller Small 6,439 6,582 -2.2%
42 Rocky Mountain House Small 6,429 6,687 -3.9%
43 Slave Lake Small 6,155 6,517 -5.6%
44 Wainwright Small 6,153 5,803 +6.0%
45 Stettler Small 5,862 5,397 +8.6%
46 St. Paul Small 5,728 5,337 +7.3%
47 Redcliff Small 5,474 5,546 -1.3%
48 Vegreville Small 5,436 5,440 -0.1%
49 Didsbury Small 5,222 4,905 +6.5%
50 Bonnyville Small 5,081 5,860 -13.3%
51 Langdon Small 5,060 4,211 +20.2%
52 Westlock Small 4,678 4,532 +3.2%
53 Barrhead Small 4,387 4,158 +5.5%
54 Jasper Small 3,948 3,489 +13.2%
55 Peace River Small 3,924 4,078 -3.8%
56 Vermilion Small 3,617 3,531 +2.4%
57 Raymond Small 3,533 3,594 -1.7%
58 Pincher Creek Small 3,523 3,572 -1.4%
59 Claresholm Small 3,424 3,378 +1.4%
60 Grande Cache Small 3,286 3,839 -14.4%
61 Cardston Small 3,258 3,283 -0.8%
62 Penhold Small 3,165 2,328 +36.1%
63 Carstairs Small 3,080 2,665 +15.6%
64 Three Hills Small 3,078 3,018 +2.0%
65 Crossfield Small 2,973 2,843 +4.6%
66 High Level Small 2,741 3,018 -9.2%
67 Fort Macleod Small 2,708 2,874 -5.8%
68 Gibbons Small 2,661 2,495 +6.7%
69 Coalhurst Small 2,623 1,930 +35.9%
70 Grimshaw Small 2,599 2,394 +8.6%
71 Fairview Small 2,598 2,767 -6.1%
72 Black Diamond Small 2,552 2,274 +12.2%
73 Sexsmith Small 2,461 2,358 +4.4%
74 Hanna Small 2,332 2,439 -4.4%
75 Beaverlodge Small 2,327 2,245 +3.7%
76 Lac la Biche Small 2,294 2,429 -5.6%
77 High Prairie Small 2,264 2,281 -0.7%
78 Turner Valley Small 2,249 1,967 +14.3%
79 Magrath Small 2,179 2,027 +7.5%
80 Rimbey Small 2,086 1,930 +8.1%
81 Heritage Pointe Small 2,075 2,041 +1.7%
82 Nanton Small 1,965 1,977 -0.6%
83 Provost Small 1,945 1,975 -1.5%
84 Clairmont Small 1,922 1,789 +7.4%
85 Millet Small 1,905 2,038 -6.5%
86 Sundre Small 1,866 1,799 +3.7%
87 La Crète Small 1,860 2,501 -25.6%
88 Tofield Small 1,854 1,924 -3.6%
89 Calmar Small 1,849 1,726 +7.1%
90 Bow Island Small 1,773 1,862 -4.8%
91 Fox Creek Small 1,720 1,770 -2.8%
91 Picture Butte Small 1,700 1,531 +11.0%
93 Vulcan Small 1,680 1,624 +3.4%
94 Redwater Small 1,591 1,440 +10.5%
95 Blairmore Small 1,545 1,521 +1.6%
96 Bon Accord Small 1,529 1,488 +2.8%
97 Wembley Small 1,516 1,373 +10.4%
98 Springbrook Small 1,502 1,079 +39.2%
99 Lancaster Park Small 1,501 1,534 -2.2%
100 Coleman Small 1,475 1,366 +8.0%
101 Elk Point Small 1,437 1,412 +1.8%
102 Valleyview Small 1,421 1,409 +0.9%
103 Westlake Small 1,363 373 +265.4%
104 Lamont Small 1,347 1,371 -1.8%
105 Nobleford Small 1,278 1,000 +27.8%
106 Swan Hills Small 1,275 1,413 -9.8%
107 Athabasca Small 1,250 1,314 -4.9%
108 Bowden Small 1,240 1,241 -0.1%
109 Vauxhall Small 1,222 1,288 -5.1%
110 Mayerthorpe Small 1,205 1,232 -2.2%
111 Alberta Beach - Val Quentin Small 1,204 962 +25.2%
112 Two Hills Small 1,198 1,161 +3.2%
113 Bassano Small 1,196 1,200 -0.3%
114 Irricana Small 1,160 1,114 +4.1%
115 Legal Small 1,135 1,032 +10.0%
116 Eckville Small 1,085 1,089 -0.4%
117 Manning Small 1,072 1,065 +0.7%
118 Trochu Small 1,058 1,067 -0.8%
119 Viking Small 1,039 1,021 +1.8%
120 Falher Small 1,032 1,050 -1.7%
121 Bentley Small 1,027 944 +8.8%
122 Duchess Small 1,009 934 +8.0%

Retired population centres[]

The following is a list of communities were once designated as population centres by Statistics Canada, but were retired after their populations dropped below 1,000 people. Some of them have since surpassed the minimum population threshold of 1,000 yet have not been reintroduced as population centres.

  • Smoky Lake (retired after 2016)
  • Spirit River (retired after 2016)

Retired urban areas[]

The following is a list of communities were once designated as urban areas by Statistics Canada, but were retired after their populations dropped below 1,000 people. Some of them have since surpassed the minimum population threshold of 1,000 yet have not been reintroduced as population centres.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "From urban areas to population centres" Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
  2. ^ "2006 Census Dictionary: Table 1, Geographic units by province and territory, 2006 Census". Statistics Canada. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  3. ^ Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses: Alberta. Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 20, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Table 2: Population Counts, for Urban Areas With Census Subdivisions, 1991 – 100% Data". 1991 Census. Urban Areas, Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1992.
  6. ^ "Population and Dwelling Counts and Population Rank, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Urban Areas, 2001 Census - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  7. ^ "Table 14: Urban Areas With Census Subdivisions – Population, 1986". Census Canada 1986. Population and Dwelling Counts – Provinces and Territories, Alberta, Population. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1987.


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