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 357 municipalities between April 1 and June 30, 2014, down from 358 as at June 30, 2013, which marked the closure of the 2014 legislated municipal census period. At least 39 of these municipalities () conducted a municipal census in 2014. Alberta Municipal Affairs recognized those conducted by 37 of these municipalities. By municipal status, it recognized those conducted by 13 of Alberta's 17 cities, 18 of 108 towns, 3 of 93 villages, 1 of 51 summer villages and 2 of 64 municipal districts. In addition to those recognized by Municipal Affairs, censuses were conducted by the Town of Drayton Valley and the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124.
Some municipalities achieved population milestones as a result of their 2014 censuses. Airdrie and Cochrane grew beyond the 50,000 and 20,000 marks respectively, while both Beaumont and Cold Lake exceeded 15,000. The towns of Morinville, St. Paul and Raymond surpassed 9,000, 6,000 and 4,000 residents respectively, while the Municipal District (MD) of Lesser Slave River No. 124 exceeded 3,000.
Municipal census results The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2014. 2014 municipal census summary 2011 federal census comparison Previous municipal census comparisonMunicipalityStatusCensusdate2014pop.2011pop.AbsolutegrowthAbsolutechangeAnnualgrowthratePrev.pop.Prev.censusyearAbsolutegrowthAnnualgrowthrate Airdrie City 2013 Banff Town 2011 Barons Village 2010 Beaumont Town 2013 Bentley Town 2009 Blackfalds Town 2013 Bonnyville Town 2012 Bonnyville No. 87MD of Bonnyville No. 87 Municipal district Boyle Village 2009 Bruderheim Town 2012 Calgary City 2013 Calmar Town 2009 Camrose City 2011 Canmore Town 2011 Chestermere Town 2013 Cochrane Town 2013 Cold Lake City 2012 Crossfield Town 2010 Devon Town 2009 Drayton Valley Town 2006 Edmonton City 2012 Forestburg Village 2004 Fort Saskatchewan City 2013 Lacombe City 2009 Leduc City 2013 Lesser Slave River No. 124MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 Municipal district 2003 Lethbridge City 2013 Morinville Town 2011 Okotoks Town 2013 Olds Town 2013 Penhold Town 2012 Raymond Town 2013 Red Deer City 2013 Spruce Grove City 2010 St. Albert City 2012 St. Paul Town 2012 Waiparous Summer village 2007 Wetaskiwin City 2009 WoodlandsWoodlands County Municipal district 1991
Breakdowns Hamlets The following is a list of hamlets that had populations determined by the 2014 municipal census conducted by their administering municipal districts.
2014 municipal census summaryHamletMunicipality2014population Ardmore BonnyvilleMD of Bonnyville No. 87 Beaver Crossing BonnyvilleMD of Bonnyville No. 87 Beaverdam BonnyvilleMD of Bonnyville No. 87 Blue Ridge Woodlands County Canyon Creek LesserMD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 Cherry Grove BonnyvilleMD of Bonnyville No. 87 Chisholm LesserMD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 Flatbush LesserMD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 Fort Assiniboine Woodlands County Fort Kent BonnyvilleMD of Bonnyville No. 87 Goose Lake Woodlands County La Corey BonnyvilleMD of Bonnyville No. 87 Marten Beach LesserMD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 Smith LesserMD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 Therien BonnyvilleMD of Bonnyville No. 87 Wagner LesserMD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 Widewater LesserMD of Lesser Slave River No. 124
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." The Town of Banff and the MD of Bonnyville No. 87 conducted shadow population counts in 2014. The following presents the results of these counts for comparison with its concurrent municipal census results.
2014 municipal census shadow population summaryMunicipalityStatusPermanentpopulationShadowpopulationCombinedpopulation Banff Town Bonnyville No. 87MD of Bonnyville No. 87 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)