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 began the year of 2019 with 351 municipalities. Of these, at least 18 () have published their intentions to conduct a municipal census in 2019.
Some municipalities achieved population milestones as a result of their 2019 censuses. Lethbridge both exceeded 100,000 residents and surpassed Red Deer as Alberta's third largest city after counting 101,482 residents. Airdrie, now the fifth-largest city in the province after passing Grande Prairie (which last calculated its population in the 2018 Alberta municipal censuses), grew beyond the 70,000-mark.
Municipal census results The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2019.
2019 municipal census summary 2016 federal census comparison Previous municipal census comparisonMunicipalityStatusCensusdate2019pop.2016pop.AbsolutegrowthAbsolutechangeAnnualgrowthratePrev.pop.Prev.censusyearAbsolutegrowthAnnualgrowthrate Airdrie City 2018 Beaumont City 2018 Calgary City 2018 Coaldale Town 2013 Coalhurst Town 2018 Cochrane Town 2018 Crossfield Town 2018 Edmonton City 2016 Fort Saskatchewan City 2018 Fox Creek Town 2013 High River Town 2010 Lac La Biche County Specialized municipality 2016 Lacombe City 2014 Leduc City 2018 Lesser Slave River No. 124 of Lesser Slave River No. 124 Municipal district 2014 Lethbridge City 2018 Penhold Town 2014 Raymond Town 2018 Red Deer City 2016 Stony Plain Town 2015 Sturgeon County Municipal district 2008
Breakdowns
Hamlets The following is a list of hamlet populations determined by 2019 municipal censuses conducted by Lac La Biche County and Sturgeon County.
2019 municipal census summary Previous census comparisonHamletMunicipality2019populationPreviouspopulationPreviouscensus yearAbsolutegrowthAnnualgrowth rate Alcomdale Sturgeon County 2008 Beaver Lake Lac La Biche County 2016 Calahoo Sturgeon County 2008 Carbondale Sturgeon County 2008 Cardiff Sturgeon County 2008 Hylo Lac La Biche County 2016 Lac La Biche Lac La Biche County 2016 Lamoureux Sturgeon County 2008 Mearns Sturgeon County 2008 Namao Sturgeon County 2008 Pine Sands Sturgeon County 2008 Plamondon Lac La Biche County 2016 Riviere Qui Barre Sturgeon County 2008 Venice Lac La Biche County 2016 Villeneuve Sturgeon County 2008
See also List of communities in Alberta
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References
External links Alberta Municipal Affairs Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal census Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal population lists Statistics Canada Statistics Canada: Census Program