2023 Alberta municipal censuses
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 Distribution of Alberta's 260 urban municipalities |
Alberta has provincial legislation allowing its municipalities to conduct municipal censuses.[1] Municipalities choose to conduct their own censuses for multiple reasons such as to better inform municipal service planning and provision or to simply update their populations since the last federal census.[2]
Alberta began the year of 2023 with 342 municipalities due to the amalgamation of the towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley to form the Diamond Valley.[3] Of these, seven municipalities conducted a municipal census in 2023, including the Municipal District (MD) of Willow Creek No. 26 and the cities of Airdrie, Fort Saskatchewan, Lacombe, Leduc, Lethbridge, and Spruce Grove.
Among the various results, Airdrie's municipal census verified that its population surpassed 80,000.[4]
Municipal census results
The following summarizes the results of the seven municipal censuses conducted in 2023.
| 2023 municipal census summary[5] | 2021 federal census comparison[6] | Previous municipal census comparison[7][8] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Status | Census date |
2023 pop. |
2021 pop. |
Absolute growth |
Absolute change |
Annual growth rate |
Prev. pop. |
Prev. census year |
Absolute growth |
Annual growth rate |
| Airdrie | City | April 1, 2023[9] | 80,649[9] | 74,100 | 6,549 | 8.8% | 4.3% | 70,564 | 2019 | 10,085 | 3.4% |
| Fort Saskatchewan | City | April 1, 2023 | 28,624 | 27,088 | 1,536 | 5.7% | 2.8% | 26,942 | 2019 | 1,682 | 1.5% |
| Lacombe | City | April 4, 2023 | 14,258 | 13,396 | 862 | 6.4% | 3.2% | 13,985 | 2019 | 273 | 0.5% |
| Leduc | City | April 3, 2023 | 36,060 | 34,094 | 1,966 | 5.8% | 2.8% | 33,032 | 2019 | 3,028 | 2.2% |
| Lethbridge | City | April 1, 2023 | 106,550 | 98,406 | 8,144 | 8.3% | 4.1% | 101,482 | 2019 | 5,068 | 1.2% |
| Spruce Grove | City | April 17, 2023 | 38,985 | 37,645 | 1,340 | 3.6% | 1.8% | 35,766 | 2018 | 3,219 | 1.7% |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | Municipal district | unpublished | 6,182[10] | 6,081 | 101 | 1.7% | 0.8% | 5,091 | 1997 | 1,091 | 0.7% |
See also
References
- ^ "Municipal Government Act: Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter M-26 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. June 21, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ 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 July 12, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 23, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Airdrie's population officially surpasses 80,000". Airdrie City View. Great West Media. July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Municipal Affairs. February 12, 2024. ISBN 978-1-4601-5954-5. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Alberta". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ 2001 Official Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. September 4, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ 2019 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 2019. ISBN 978-1-4601-4623-1. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Census 2023". City of Airdrie. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Population Statistics Municipal 2023 Census". Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26. Retrieved July 12, 2024.