ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>ALTAPOP: Presenting the Historic Population Growth of Alberta’s Municipalities and Communities</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="description" content="Alberta Population (AltaPop www.altapop.ca) - Presenting the Historic Population Growth and Incorporation Dates of Alberta’s Urban Municipalities (Cities, Towns, Villages, and Summer Villages), Unincorporated Settlements (Urban Service Areas, Urban Areas, Designated Places, Unincorporated Settlements, Unincorporated Communities, Hamlets, Townsites), Rural Municipalities (Municipal Districts/Counties, Improvements Districts, Special Areas), and Specialized Municipalities using Federal and Municipal/Civic Census results from Statistics Canada and the annual Official Population List Publication produced by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs of the Province of Alberta."> <meta name="keywords" content="Alberta, population, incorporation, history, census, federal, municipal, civic, official population list, former, dissolved, amalgamated, annexed, municipalities, municipality, urban, rural, specialized, city, cities, town, towns, village, villages, summer, county, counties, municipal district, districts, improvement, special, area, areas, unicorporated, settlement, settlements, place, places, community, communities, service, designated, hamlet, hamlets, townsite, townsites, Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Statistics Canada, summary, summaries, ranking, rankings"> </head> <body leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" link="#0434b4" alink="#0434b4" vlink="#0434b4"><p> <table width="795" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td><img src="banner.gif" WIDTH=795 HEIGHT=130 BORDER=0 ALT="" USEMAP="#BannerMap"> <MAP NAME="BannerMap"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" ALT="" COORDS="613,93,756,127" href="popsum.htm"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" ALT="" COORDS="468,93,612,127" href="opl.htm"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" ALT="" COORDS="326,93,468,127" href="rural.htm"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" ALT="" COORDS="181,93,325,127" href="specialized.htm"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" ALT="" COORDS="38,93,180,127" href="urban.htm"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" ALT="" COORDS="38,0,756,92" href="index.html"> </MAP><p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table> <tr> <td width=240><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#0434b4"><b>CENSUS TRACKER</b></font><hr color="#0434b4"></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#0434b4"><b>2012 Municipal Censuses</b></font><hr color="#ffffff"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="-2" color="#0434b4"><a href="censustrackers.htm">Archived Census Trackers</a><p>Follow Alberta Population on:<p><a href="http://twitter.com/AltaPop" target="_blank"><img src="images/twitter.png" border="0" /></a><!--<img src="/images/twitter.png" class="floatLeft" alt="" width="40" height="40" />--></font></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><font face="Arial" size="-2"><font color="#0434b4"><b>May 7, 2012</b></font><p> Below is a listing of those municipalities that are conducting a municipal census in 2012. Also included are those anticipated to conduct a census based on past census frequency or existing census policy.<p> <table> <tr> <td width=278 valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="-2" color="#0434b4"><ul> <li><a href="http://www.airdrie.ca" target="_blank">Airdrie</a> (C)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.athabascacounty.com" target="_blank">Athabasca County</a> (MD)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.bassano.ca" target="_blank">Bassano</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.town.beaumont.ab.ca" target="_blank">Beaumont</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.blackfalds.com" target="_blank">Blackfalds</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.bonnyville.ca" target="_blank">Bonnyville</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.bruderheim.ca" target="_blank">Bruderheim</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.calgary.ca" target="_blank">Calgary</a> (C)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.chestermere.ca" target="_blank">Chestermere</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.clearhillscounty.ab.ca" target="_blank">Clear Hills County</a> (MD)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.coalhurst.ca" target="_blank">Coalhurst</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.coldlake.com" target="_blank">Cold Lake</a> (C)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.edmonton.ca" target="_blank">Edmonton</a> (C)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.townofedson.ca" target="_blank">Edson</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.elkpoint.ca/" target="_blank">Elk Point</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.fortsask.ca" target="_blank">Fort Saskatchewan</a> (C)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.countygp.ab.ca" target="_blank">Grande Prairie No. 1, County of</a> (MD)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <ul> <li>Clairmont (H)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> </ul> <li><a href="http://www.townofhighprairie.com" target="_blank">High Prairie</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.townofinnisfail.com" target="_blank">Innisfail</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><!--<a href="http://www..ca" target="_blank">-->Kitscoty<!--</a>--> (V)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.lacombe.ca" target="_blank">Lacombe</a> (C)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.leduc.ca" target="_blank">Leduc</a> (C)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.lethbridge.ca" target="_blank">Lethbridge</a> (C)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.medicinehat.ca" target="_blank">Medicine Hat</a> (C)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> </ul></font> </td> <td width=277 valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="-2" color="#0434b4"><ul> <li><a href="http://www.okotoks.ca" target="_blank">Okotoks</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.townofpenhold.com" target="_blank">Penhold</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.redwater.ca" target="_blank">Redwater</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.rockymtnhouse.com" target="_blank">Rocky Mountain House</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><!--<a href="http://www..ca" target="_blank">-->Ross Haven<!--</a>--> (SV)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.springlakealberta.com" target="_blank">Spring Lake</a> (V)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.stalbert.ca" target="_blank">St. Albert</a> (C)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.town.stpaul.ab.ca" target="_blank">St. Paul</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.county.stpaul.ab.ca" target="_blank">St. Paul No. 19, County of</a> (MD)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.strathcona.ab.ca" target="_blank">Strathcona County</a> (SM)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <ul> <li>Sherwood Park (USA)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> </ul> <li><a href="http://www.strathmore.ca" target="_blank">Strathmore</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.sundre.com" target="_blank">Sundre</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><!--<a href="http://www..ca" target="_blank">-->Thorsby<!--</a>--> (V)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.threehills.ca" target="_blank">Three Hills</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.town.trochu.ab.ca/" target="_blank">Trochu</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.townoftwohills.com" target="_blank">Two Hills</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><!--<a href="http://www..ca" target="_blank">-->Val Quentin<!--</a>--> (SV)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.vegreville.com" target="_blank">Vegreville</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.vermilion.ca" target="_blank">Vermilion</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.vulcancounty.ab.ca" target="_blank">Vulcan County</a> (MD)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.wembley.ca" target="_blank">Wembley</a> (T)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><!--<a href="http://www..ca" target="_blank">-->West Rose<!--</a>--> (SV)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <li><a href="http://www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca" target="_blank">Wood Buffalo, R.M. of</a> (SM)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> <ul> <li>Fort McMurray (USA)<!-- - <a href="" target="_blank"></a>--></li> </ul> </ul></font> </td> </tr> </table><p> <!--* , , and either: <ul> <li>did not complete their municipal censuses before the deadline prescribed by Alberta Municipal Affairs (AMA);</li> <li>did not submit their municipal census results to AMA; or</li> <li>submitted their municipal census results to AMA, but the results were not accepted by AMA.</li> </ul><p>--> C - City, H - Hamlet, MD - Municipal district, SM - Specialized municipality,<!-- SV - Summer village,--> T - Town, USA - Urban service area, V - Village.<p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=240><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#0434b4"><b>LATEST NEWS</b></font><hr color="#0434b4"></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#0434b4"><b>Crowsnest Pass’ population broken down to reflect past</b></font><hr color="#ffffff"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="-2" color="#0434b4"><a href="news.htm">Archived News</a></font><p></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><font face="Arial" size="-2"><font color="#0434b4"><b>March 5, 2010</b></font><p> On January 1, 1979, five municipalities in southwest Alberta amalgamated to form the <a href="http://www.crowsnestpass.ca" target="_blank">Municipality of Crowsnest Pass</a>. These municipalities were the towns of Blairmore and Coleman, the villages of Bellevue and Frank and Improvement District (I.D.) No. 4.<p> Since, it has been difficult to determine how each former municipality has fared after amalgamation in terms of population. Thirty years and a second amalgamation later (absorption of I.D. No. 6 on January 1, 1996), a current population breakdown of the municipality by former component has emerged.<p> <a href="http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca" target="_blank">Alberta Municipal Affairs</a> (AMA) published a breakdown of Crowsnest Pass by its six former municipal components in its <a href="http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/LGS/2009pop.pdf" target="_blank">2009 Official Population List</a> (OPL) in accordance with Section 4.1 of the <a href="http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=2001_063.cfm&leg_type=Regs&isbncln=0779744829" target="_blank">Determination of Population Regulation</a>.<p> The population breakdown in the 2009 OPL is derived from the 2006 federal census and the numbers are based on the boundaries of its former municipal components at the time of amalgamation, as confirmed by an inquiry with municipal staff.<p> Below is a comparison of this breakdown with the last federal census populations published for each former municipality. An overall percent change between the federal censuses is also presented.<p> <table><font face="Arial" size="-2"> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Arial" size="-2"><b>Former Municipality</b></font></td> <td width="20%" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2"><b>1976 Population</b></font></td> <td width="20%" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2"><b>1991 Population</b></font></td> <td width="20%" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2"><b>2006 Population</b></font></td> <td width="20%" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2"><b>Percent Change</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Arial" size="-2">Blairmore, Town of</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">2,321</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">n/a</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">2,088</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">-10%</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Arial" size="-2">Coleman, Town of</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">1,543</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">n/a</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">1,065</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">-31%</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Arial" size="-2">Bellevue, Village of</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">1,486</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">n/a</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">803</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">-46%</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Arial" size="-2">Frank, Village of</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">201</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">n/a</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">263</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">31%</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Arial" size="-2">I.D. No. 5</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">1,735</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">n/a</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">1,257</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">-28%</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Arial" size="-2">I.D. No. 6</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">n/a</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">130</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">273</font></td> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">110%</font></td> </tr> </table><p> The above comparisons show that Crowsnest Pass’ four largest former municipalities have all experienced overall population decline, with Blairmore’s decline being the most modest at -10%. Frank and I.D. No. 6 are the only former municipalities to have increased in population (31% and 110% respectively).<p> As a result of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass’ first population breakdown since amalgamation, Alberta Population has adjusted all of its applicable 2006 through 2009 <a href="popsum.htm">Population Summary</a> reports. The population breakdown in the applicable reports is further broken down to present the designated place population of Hillcrest Mines, which was a hamlet within I.D. No. 5 prior to amalgamation.<p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=240><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#0434b4"><b>LATEST UPDATE</b></font><hr color="#0434b4"></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#0434b4"><b>2009 Population Summaries complete</b></font><hr color="#ffffff"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="-2" color="#0434b4"><a href="updates.htm">Archived Updates</a><p> </font></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><font face="Arial" size="-2"><font color="#0434b4"><b>December 26, 2009</b></font><p> AltaPop’s <a href="popsum.htm">Population Summaries</a> Section has been updated to include the 2009 editions of the <em>Population of Municipalities Ranked by Size</em>, <em>Population of Municipalities Sorted Alphabetically</em>, and <em>Population of Settlements Ranked by Size</em> reports as a result of the December release of the 2009 OPL.<p> Further, the 2007 and 2008 editions of the <em>Population of Settlements Ranked by Size</em> reports have been reissued to include latest population figures of the seven settlements within the M.D. of Opportunity No. 17 according to its 2007 municipal census.<p> </font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align=center><font face="Arial" size="-2" color="#0434b4"><hr color="#0434b4"><p><b> <a href="index.html">HOME</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="about.htm">ABOUT</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="news.htm">NEWS</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="updates.htm">UPDATES</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="censustrackers.htm">CENSUS TRACKERS</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="sources.htm">SOURCES</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="links.htm">LINKS</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="disclaim.htm">DISCLAIMERS</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="search.htm">SEARCH</a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <script language=javascript> var contact = "CONTACT"; var email = "inquire"; var emailHost = "altapop.ca"; document.write("<a href=" + "mail" + "to:" + email + "@" + emailHost+ ">" + contact + "</a>"); </script> </b></font><p></td> </tr> <tr><td align=center> <!-- Start of StatCounter Code --> <a href="http://www.statcounter.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://c7.statcounter.com/counter.php?sc_project=1060901&amp;java=0&amp;security=27a05084&amp;invisible=0" alt="free website hit counter" border="0"></a> <!-- End of StatCounter Code --> </td></tr> </table> </body> </html>