Alberta has provincial legislation allowing its municipalities to conduct municipal censuses. 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 2020 with 351 municipalities, which decreased to 349 on February 1 with the dissolutions of the Town of Granum and the Village of Gadsby. Of these, at least 13 () published their intentions to conduct a municipal census in 2020. However, 10 of these municipalities cancelled their intentions.
Morinville was the lone municipality to achieve a population milestone as a result of its 2020 municipal census. It surpassed the 10,000-mark making it eligible for city status.
Cancelled municipal censuses The following 10 municipalities intended to conduct a municipal census in 2020 but did not follow through.
Airdrie Banff Calgary Camrose Lethbridge Raymond Red Deer Strathcona County Municipal District of Taber Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Municipal census results The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2020.
2020 municipal census summary 2016 federal census comparison Previous municipal census comparisonMunicipalityStatusCensusdate2020pop.2016pop.AbsolutegrowthAbsolutechangeAnnualgrowthratePrev.pop.Prev.censusyearAbsolutegrowthAnnualgrowthrate Morinville Town 2016 NewellCounty of Newell Municipal district Taber Town 2015
Breakdowns
Hamlets The following is a list of hamlet populations determined by the 2020 municipal census conducted by the County of Newell.
2020 municipal census summary Previous census comparisonHamletMunicipality2020populationPreviouspopulationPreviouscensus yearAbsolutegrowthAnnualgrowth rate Bow City County of Newell 2009 Cassils County of Newell 1991 Gem County of Newell 2009 Lake Newell Resort County of Newell 2009 Patricia County of Newell 2009 Rainier County of Newell 2009 Rolling Hills County of Newell 2009 Scandia County of Newell 2009 Tilley County of Newell 2007
See also List of communities in Alberta
References
External links Alberta Municipal Affairs Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal census Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal population lists Statistics Canada Statistics Canada: Census Program