2022 Alberta municipal censuses


Distribution of Alberta's 260 urban municipalities

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 2022 with 343 municipalities.[3] Of these, at least three municipalities are conducting a municipal census in 2022, including the City of Cold Lake, the Town of High Level, and Strathcona County.

Municipal census results

The following summarizes the results of the three municipal censuses conducted in 2022.

2022 municipal census summary 2021 federal census comparison[4] Previous municipal census comparison[5][6]
Municipality Status Census
date
2021
pop.
2016
pop.
Absolute
growth
Absolute
change
Annual
growth
rate
Prev.
pop.
Prev.
census
year
Absolute
growth
Annual
growth
rate
Cold LakeCityMay 2, 202216,302[7]15,6616414.1%4.1%15,73620145660.4%
High LevelTown[8]3,9223,9922017
Strathcona CountySpecialized municipalityMay 1, 2022100,362[9]99,2251,1371.1%1.1%98,38120181,9810.5%

Breakdowns

Urban and rural service areas

Houses backing onto a pond in Sherwood Park
Sherwood Park is an urban service area within Strathcona County.
2022 municipal census summary[9] 2018 municipal census comparison[10]
Area 2022
population
Previous
population
Absolute
growth
Annual
growth rate
Sherwood Park urban service area[lower-alpha 1]73,00071,3321,6680.6%
Rural service area[lower-alpha 2]27,36227,0493130.3%
Total Strathcona County 100,362 98,381 1,981 0.5%

Hamlets

The following is a list of hamlet populations determined by the 2022 municipal census conducted by Strathcona County, excluding the Sherwood Park urban service area that is presented above.

2022 municipal census summary Previous municipal census comparison[12]
Hamlet Municipality 2022
population[9]
Previous
population
Previous
census year
Absolute
growth
Annual
growth rate
Antler LakeStrathcona County4284352018−7−0.4%
ArdrossanStrathcona County919532201838714.6%
Collingwood CoveStrathcona County3753762018−1−0.1%
Half Moon LakeStrathcona County1872142018−27−3.3%
Hastings LakeStrathcona County1021042018−2−0.5%
JosephburgStrathcona County1171182018−1−0.2%
North Cooking LakeStrathcona County48572018−9−4.2%
South Cooking LakeStrathcona County277270201870.6%

See also

Notes

  1. The Sherwood Park urban service area is deemed equivalent to a city.[11]
  2. Strathcona County's rural service area is deemed equivalent to a municipal district.[11]

References

  1. "Municipal Government Act: Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter M-26 (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). Alberta Queen's Printer. February 1, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  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 May 7, 2022.
  3. "2022 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 7, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Alberta". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  5. 2016 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-3127-5. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  6. 2019 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 2019. ISBN 978-1-4601-4623-1. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  7. "City of Cold Lake Municipal Census 2022 Report" (PDF). City of Cold Lake. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  8. "Approved Minutes". Town of High Level. March 28, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 "Strathcona County Census Results". Strathcona County. October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  10. "Census population results". Strathcona County. March 28, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Order in Council 761/95" (PDF). Province of Alberta. December 6, 1995. pp. 2–3. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  12. "Census 2018 Results Report" (PDF). Strathcona County. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
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