Alberta has provincial legislation allowing its municipalities to conduct municipal censuses between April 1 and June 30 inclusive.[1][2] Due to the concurrency of Statistics Canada conducting the Canada 2016 Census in May 2016, the Government of Alberta offered municipalities the option to alter their 2016 municipal census timeframes to either March 1 through May 31 or May 1 through July 31.[3] 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.[4]
With the dissolution of the villages of Galahad and Strome on January 1, 2016, Alberta had 354 municipalities in 2016.[5]Alberta Municipal Affairs recognized those conducted by 21 (5.9%) of these municipalities.[6] By municipal status, it recognized those conducted by 11 of Alberta's 18 cities, 5 of 108 towns, 2 of 90 villages, and 3 of 64 municipal districts.[6][a] In addition to those recognized by Municipal Affairs, a census was planned by the Village of Forestburg for 2016 but was subsequently deferred to 2017.[7]
Some municipalities achieved population milestones as a result of their 2016 censuses. Airdrie became the eighth city in Alberta to exceed 60,000 residents, while Leduc surpassed 30,000 people and Cochrane grew beyond the 25,000 mark. Edmonton fell short of the 900,000-mark by 553 people, while Red Deer dipped back below 100,000 residents after surpassing that milestone in 2015.
Municipal census results
The following summarizes the results of the numerous municipal censuses conducted in 2016.
Breakdowns
Hamlets
The following is a list of hamlet populations determined by 2016 municipal censuses conducted by Lac La Biche County and the Municipal District of Taber.
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."[4] Lac La Biche County conducted a shadow population count in 2016.[6] The following presents the results of this count for comparison with its concurrent municipal census results.
^"Municipal Government Act: Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter M-26 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. November 24, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
^"Municipal Government Act: Determination of Population Regulation, Alberta Regulation 63/2001 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. 2013. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
^"Regular Council Meeting Agenda" (PDF). Mackenzie County. February 9, 2016. p. 148. Retrieved February 21, 2016. In order to minimize the overlap between the federal and municipal census, Municipal Affairs will accommodate municipalities by giving them the option to alter their census enumeration period to either March 1, 2016 to May 31, 2016 or May 1, 2016 to July 31, 2016. For this census year only, municipalities are not required to submit a request for approval to the Minister if they choose to conduct a census during the two optional time periods offered.
^ a b"Municipal Census Manual: Requirements and Guidelines for Conducting a Municipal Census" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 2015. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4601-2127-6. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
^"2016 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 18, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
^ a b c d e f g h i"2016 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-3127-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
^ a b"Inforestburg: Village of Forestburg Council Highlight for May 2016" (PDF). Village of Forestburg. June 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.[permanent dead link]
^"Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
^"About Us: Population & Statistics". Municipal District of Taber. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
^"Lac La Biche County 2016 Municipal Census Report". Lac La Biche County. p. 13. Archived from the original on September 8, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
^ a b"MD Connection (newsletter): Fountain of Youth?" (PDF) (PDF). Municipal District of Taber. Summer 2013. p. 7. Retrieved August 29, 2013.[permanent dead link]
^ a b"2013 Census Summary". Lac La Biche County. p. 6. Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
^"Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. August 9, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
External links
Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Census & Population Lists
Statistics Canada: Census Profile (2011 Census)
2016 municipal census links by municipality:
Airdrie: 2016 Census Fact Sheets
Beaumont: 2016 Beaumont Census Report
Blackfalds: Census Report 2016
Calgary: 2016 Civic Census Results
Camrose: Census 2016 Information & Results
Chestermere: 2016 Municipal Census Staff Report
Cochrane: 2016 Municipal Census Summary Report
Edmonton 2016 Municipal Census Results
Fort Saskatchewan 2016 Municipal Census Results
Leduc: Census Information, Leduc Census 2016
Lethbridge: 2016 Census Results
Morinville: 2016 Municipal Census Archived January 16, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
Raymond: Town of Raymond Census Results – 2016
Red Deer: 2016 Municipal Census Report Archived January 16, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
Spruce Grove: Demographic Report 2016
St. Albert: 2016 St. Albert Census, Municipal Census Report Archived November 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine