Provincial legislation in Alberta allows 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 or to simply update their populations since the last federal census.
Alberta began the year of 2023 with 342 municipalities due to the amalgamation of the towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley to form Diamond Valley. Seven municipalities conducted a municipal census in 2023: 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.
Municipal census results The following summarizes the results of the seven municipal censuses conducted in 2023.
2023 municipal census summary 2021 federal census comparison Previous municipal census comparisonMunicipalityStatusCensusdate2023pop.2021pop.AbsolutegrowthAbsolutechangeAnnualgrowthratePrev.pop.Prev.censusyearAbsolutegrowthAnnualgrowthrate Airdrie City 2019 Fort Saskatchewan City 2019 Lacombe City 2019 Leduc City 2019 Lethbridge City 2019 Spruce Grove City 2018 Willow CreekMD of Willow Creek No. 26 Municipal district unpublished 1997
See also List of communities in Alberta
References
External links Alberta Municipal Affairs Statistics Canada Statistics Canada: Census Program