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2024 Alberta municipal censuses

Alberta has provincial legislation allowing its municipalities to conduct municipal censuses.[1] 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.[2]

Alberta began the year of 2024 with 342 municipalities. Of these, 24 notified Alberta Municipal Affairs of their intentions to conduct a municipal census in 2024,[3] including at least five cities, nine towns, one village, two specialized municipalities, and two municipal districts.

Municipal census results

The following summarizes the results of those 2024 municipal censuses published to date.

2024 municipal census summary[4] 2021 federal census comparison[5][6] Previous municipal census comparison[7][8][9][10]
Municipality Status Census
date 		2024
pop. 		2021
pop. 		Absolute
growth 		Absolute
change 		Annual
growth
rate 		Prev.
pop. 		Prev.
census
year 		Absolute
growth 		Annual
growth
rate
Airdrie City April 1, 2024 85,805 74,100 11,705 15.8% 6.4% 80,649 2023 5,156 6.4%
Alix Village May 7, 2024 781 774 7 0.9% 0.3% 775 1998 6 0.0%
Blackfalds Town May 6, 2024 11,415 10,470 945 9% 2.9% 11,015[11] 2021 400 1.2%
Bonnyville Town May 1, 2024 6,675 6,404 271 4.2% 1.4% 6,422 2017 253 0.1%
Carstairs Town April 15, 2024 5,313 4,898 415 8.5% 2.7% 2,501 2005 2,812 4.0%
Chestermere City May 1, 2024 28,129 22,163 5,966 26.9% 8.3% 20,732 2018 7,397 5.2%
Cochrane Town April 2, 2024 37,011 32,199 4,812 14.9% 4.8% 29,277 2019 7,734 4.8%
Crossfield Town May 1, 2024 4,211 3,599 612 17% 5.4% 3,371 2018 834 4.5%
Fort Saskatchewan City April 1, 2024 29,857 27,088 2,769 10.2% 3.3% 28,624 2023 1,233 4.3%
Fox Creek Town May 10, 2024 2,015 1,792 223 12.4% 4.0% 1,789[12] 2019 226 2.4%
Grande Prairie City May 1, 2024 70,385 64,141 6,244 9.7% 3.1% 69,088 2018 1,297 0.3%
Grande Prairie No. 1County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Municipal district April 3, 2024 26,701 24,623 2,078 8.4% 2.7% 17,989 2006 8,712 2.2%
Mackenzie County Specialized municipality May 13, 2024 14,380 12,804 1,576 12.3% 3.9% 12,512 2018 1,868 2.3%
Penhold Town 3,854[13] 3,484 370 10.6% 3.4% 3,563 2019 291 1.6%
St. Albert City May 6, 2024 72,316 68,232 4,084 6% 2.0% 66,082 2018 6,234 1.5%
Strathcona County Specialized municipality May 1, 2024 103,829[14] 99,225 4,604 4.6% 1.5% 100,362 2022 3,467 1.7%
Sylvan Lake Town April 15, 2024 16,275 15,995 280 1.8% 0.6% 13,015 2013 3,260 2.1%

Breakdowns

Urban and rural service areas

Houses backing onto a pond in Sherwood Park
Sherwood Park is an urban service area within Strathcona County.
2024 municipal census summary[14] 2022 municipal census comparison[14]
Area 2024
population 		Previous
population 		Absolute
growth 		Annual
growth rate
Sherwood Park urban service area[a] 75,575 73,000 2,575 1.7%
Rural service area[b] 28,253 27,362 891 1.6%
Total Strathcona County 103,829 100,362 3,467 1.7%

Hamlets

The following is a list of hamlet populations determined by the 2024 municipal census conducted by Strathcona County, excluding the Sherwood Park urban service area that is presented above.

2024 municipal census summary[16] Previous census comparison[17][18]
Hamlet Municipality 2024
population[16][19] 		Previous
population 		Previous
census year 		Absolute
growth 		Annual
growth rate
Antler Lake Strathcona County 439 428 2022 11 1.3%
Ardrossan Strathcona County 1,238 919 2022 319 16.1%
Bezanson County of Grande Prairie No. 1 146 133 2021 13 3.2%
Buffalo Lakes County of Grande Prairie No. 1 5
Clairmont County of Grande Prairie No. 1 6,123 5,135 2021 988 6.0%
Collingwood Cove Strathcona County 371 375 2022 −4 −0.5%
Demmitt County of Grande Prairie No. 1 0
Dimsdale County of Grande Prairie No. 1 29
Elmworth County of Grande Prairie No. 1 5
Fort Vermilion Mackenzie County 772 753 2021 19 0.8%
Goodfare County of Grande Prairie No. 1 15
Halcourt County of Grande Prairie No. 1 5
Half Moon Lake Strathcona County 206 187 2022 19 5.0%
Hastings Lake Strathcona County 110 102 2022 8 3.8%
Huallen County of Grande Prairie No. 1 10
Hythe County of Grande Prairie No. 1 835 854 2021 −19 −0.7%
Josephburg Strathcona County 122 117 2022 5 2.1%
La Crete Mackenzie County 4,010 3,856 2021 154 1.3%
La Glace County of Grande Prairie No. 1 174 179 2021 −5 −0.9%
Lymburn County of Grande Prairie No. 1 5
North Cooking Lake Strathcona County 53 48 2022 5 5.1%
South Cooking Lake Strathcona County 291 277 2022 14 2.5%
Teepee Creek County of Grande Prairie No. 1 20
Valhalla Centre County of Grande Prairie No. 1 38 40 2021 −2 −1.7%
Wedgewood County of Grande Prairie No. 1 736 752 2021 −16 −0.7%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Sherwood Park urban service area is deemed equivalent to a city.[15]
  2. ^ Strathcona County's rural service area is deemed equivalent to a municipal district.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Municipal Government Act: Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter M-26 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. June 21, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Municipal Census Manual: Requirements and Guidelines for Conducting a Municipal Census (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 2019. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-4601-4308-7. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Municipal Musings: Municipal Services Division Newsletter" (PDF). August 2024. p. PDF 61. Retrieved October 6, 2024. 24 municipalities have notified the ministry that a municipal census will be conducted in 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 6, 2025. ISBN 978-1-4601-6200-2. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Alberta". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. December 1, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "2001 Official Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. September 4, 2001. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  8. ^ 2006 Official Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 5, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7785-4994-9. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  9. ^ 2019 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 2019. ISBN 978-1-4601-4623-1. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  10. ^ 2023 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Municipal Affairs. February 12, 2024. ISBN 978-1-4601-5954-5. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "2021 Census". Town of Blackfalds. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "Municipal Census Report" (PDF). July 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  13. ^ Josh Hall (August 15, 2024). "Penhold sees population increase with latest census". rdnewsNOW. Pattison Media. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  14. ^ a b c Lindsay Morey (September 19, 2024). "Strathcona County's population continues to climb with 3.5% growth". Sherwood Park News. PostMedia. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Order in Council 761/95" (PDF). Province of Alberta. December 6, 1995. pp. 2–3. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Strathcona County census results". Strathcona County. November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  17. ^ "Strathcona County Census Results". Strathcona County. October 6, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  18. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  19. ^ "County of Grande Prairie 2024 Municipal Census: Demographic Report" (PDF). County of Grande Prairie No. 1. October 23, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.