List of population centres in Alberta

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]
1CalgaryLarge urban1,237,6561,094,379 +13.1%
2EdmontonLarge urban1,062,643935,361 +13.6%
3Red DeerMedium99,71889,715 +11.1%
4LethbridgeMedium87,57279,364 +10.3%
5Fort McMurrayMedium66,57360,555 +9.9%
6Medicine HatMedium62,93559,624 +5.6%
7Grande PrairieMedium62,32055,236 +12.8%
8AirdrieMedium61,08242,844 +42.6%
9Spruce GroveSmall36,12527,970 +29.2%
10Lloydminster (AB/SK)Small31,400 27,769 +13.1%
11LeducSmall29,55623,827 +24.0%
12OkotoksSmall28,83324,470 +17.8%
13CochraneSmall25,28917,433 +45.1%
14Fort SaskatchewanSmall23,89518,738 +27.5%
15ChestermereSmall19,47214,363 +35.6%
16CamroseSmall18,52017,057 +8.6%
17BeaumontSmall17,39613,284 +31.0%
18Stony PlainSmall16,27114,249 +14.2%
19Sylvan LakeSmall14,94212,436 +20.2%
20BrooksSmall14,43613,656 +5.7%
21StrathmoreSmall13,59212,179 +11.6%
22High RiverSmall13,42012,498 +7.4%
23WetaskiwinSmall12,48612,221 +2.2%
24LacombeSmall12,44211,429 +8.9%
25CanmoreSmall11,76410,539 +11.6%
26MorinvilleSmall9,8488,569 +14.9%
27WhitecourtSmall9,5159,053 +5.1%
28HintonSmall9,2059,036 +1.9%
29OldsSmall8,9448,025 +11.5%
30BlackfaldsSmall8,7496,123 +42.9%
31TaberSmall8,1997,677 +4.3%
32CoaldaleSmall8,1537,239 +12.6%
33EdsonSmall8,1488,214 -0.8%
34BanffSmall7,8517,854 +3.5%
35Grand CentreSmall7,2566,868 +5.6%
36InnisfailSmall6,9277,208 -3.9%
37PonokaSmall6,8996,505 +6.1%
38Drayton ValleySmall6,8676,751 +1.7%
39Cold LakeSmall6,6786,131 +8.9%
40DevonSmall6,5786,515 +1.0%
41DrumhellerSmall6,4396,582 -2.2%
42Rocky Mountain HouseSmall6,4296,687 -3.9%
43Slave LakeSmall6,1556,517 -5.6%
44WainwrightSmall6,1535,803 +6.0%
45StettlerSmall5,8625,397 +8.6%
46St. PaulSmall5,7285,337 +7.3%
47RedcliffSmall5,4745,546 -1.3%
48VegrevilleSmall5,4365,440 -0.1%
49DidsburySmall5,2224,905 +6.5%
50BonnyvilleSmall5,0815,860 -13.3%
51LangdonSmall5,0604,211 +20.2%
52WestlockSmall4,6784,532 +3.2%
53BarrheadSmall4,3874,158 +5.5%
54JasperSmall3,9483,489 +13.2%
55Peace RiverSmall3,9244,078 -3.8%
56VermilionSmall3,6173,531 +2.4%
57RaymondSmall3,5333,594 -1.7%
58Pincher CreekSmall3,5233,572 -1.4%
59ClaresholmSmall3,4243,378 +1.4%
60Grande CacheSmall3,2863,839 -14.4%
61CardstonSmall3,2583,283 -0.8%
62PenholdSmall3,1652,328 +36.1%
63CarstairsSmall3,0802,665 +15.6%
64Three HillsSmall3,0783,018 +2.0%
65CrossfieldSmall2,9732,843 +4.6%
66High LevelSmall2,7413,018 -9.2%
67Fort MacleodSmall2,7082,874 -5.8%
68GibbonsSmall2,6612,495 +6.7%
69CoalhurstSmall2,6231,930 +35.9%
70GrimshawSmall2,5992,394 +8.6%
71FairviewSmall2,5982,767 -6.1%
72Black DiamondSmall2,5522,274 +12.2%
73SexsmithSmall2,4612,358 +4.4%
74HannaSmall2,3322,439 -4.4%
75BeaverlodgeSmall2,3272,245 +3.7%
76Lac la BicheSmall2,2942,429 -5.6%
77High PrairieSmall2,2642,281 -0.7%
78Turner ValleySmall2,2491,967 +14.3%
79MagrathSmall2,1792,027 +7.5%
80RimbeySmall2,0861,930 +8.1%
81Heritage PointeSmall2,0752,041 +1.7%
82NantonSmall1,9651,977 -0.6%
83ProvostSmall1,9451,975 -1.5%
84ClairmontSmall1,9221,789 +7.4%
85MilletSmall1,9052,038 -6.5%
86SundreSmall1,8661,799 +3.7%
87La CrèteSmall1,8602,501 -25.6%
88TofieldSmall1,8541,924 -3.6%
89CalmarSmall1,8491,726 +7.1%
90Bow IslandSmall1,7731,862 -4.8%
91Fox CreekSmall1,7201,770 -2.8%
91Picture ButteSmall1,7001,531 +11.0%
93VulcanSmall1,6801,624 +3.4%
94RedwaterSmall1,5911,440 +10.5%
95BlairmoreSmall1,5451,521 +1.6%
96Bon AccordSmall1,5291,488 +2.8%
97WembleySmall1,5161,373 +10.4%
98SpringbrookSmall1,5021,079 +39.2%
99Lancaster ParkSmall1,5011,534 -2.2%
100ColemanSmall1,4751,366 +8.0%
101Elk PointSmall1,4371,412 +1.8%
102ValleyviewSmall1,4211,409 +0.9%
103WestlakeSmall1,363373 +265.4%
104LamontSmall1,3471,371 -1.8%
105NoblefordSmall1,2781,000 +27.8%
106Swan HillsSmall1,2751,413 -9.8%
107AthabascaSmall1,2501,314 -4.9%
108BowdenSmall1,2401,241 -0.1%
109VauxhallSmall1,2221,288 -5.1%
110MayerthorpeSmall1,2051,232 -2.2%
111Alberta Beach - Val QuentinSmall1,204962 +25.2%
112Two HillsSmall1,1981,161 +3.2%
113BassanoSmall1,1961,200 -0.3%
114IrricanaSmall1,1601,114 +4.1%
115LegalSmall1,1351,032 +10.0%
116EckvilleSmall1,0851,089 -0.4%
117ManningSmall1,0721,065 +0.7%
118TrochuSmall1,0581,067 -0.8%
119VikingSmall1,0391,021 +1.8%
120FalherSmall1,0321,050 -1.7%
121BentleySmall1,027944 +8.8%
122DuchessSmall1,009934 +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.

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. "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. "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. "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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