2022 Alberta municipal censuses

2022 Alberta municipal censuses

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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, three municipalities conducted a municipal census in 2022, including the City of Cold Lake, the Town of High Level, and Strathcona County.

Strathcona County became the fifth municipality in Alberta to reach 100,000 people as a result from its 2022 municipal census.[4]

Municipal census results

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

2022 municipal census summary 2021 federal census comparison[5] Previous municipal census comparison[6][7]
Municipality Status Census
date
2022
pop.
2021
pop.
Absolute
growth
Absolute
change
Annual
growth
rate
Prev.
pop.
Prev.
census
year
Absolute
growth
Annual
growth
rate
Cold Lake City May 2, 2022 16,302[8] 15,661 641 4.1% 4.1% 15,736 2014 566 0.4%
High Level Town [9] unpublished 3,922 3,992 2017
Strathcona County Specialized municipality May 1, 2022 100,362[10] 99,225 1,137 1.1% 1.1% 98,381 2018 1,981 0.5%

Breakdowns

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Urban and rural service areas

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Houses backing onto a pond in Sherwood Park
Sherwood Park is an urban service area within Strathcona County.
2022 municipal census summary[10] 2018 municipal census comparison[11]
Area 2022
population
Previous
population
Absolute
growth
Annual
growth rate
Sherwood Park urban service area[a] 73,000 71,332 1,668 0.6%
Rural service area[b] 27,362 27,049 313 0.3%
Total Strathcona County 100,362 98,381 1,981 0.5%

Hamlets

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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[13]
Hamlet Municipality 2022
population[10]
Previous
population
Previous
census year
Absolute
growth
Annual
growth rate
Antler Lake Strathcona County 428 435 2018 −7 −0.4%
Ardrossan Strathcona County 919 532 2018 387 14.6%
Collingwood Cove Strathcona County 375 376 2018 −1 −0.1%
Half Moon Lake Strathcona County 187 214 2018 −27 −3.3%
Hastings Lake Strathcona County 102 104 2018 −2 −0.5%
Josephburg Strathcona County 117 118 2018 −1 −0.2%
North Cooking Lake Strathcona County 48 57 2018 −9 −4.2%
South Cooking Lake Strathcona County 277 270 2018 7 0.6%

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Sherwood Park urban service area is deemed equivalent to a city.[12]
  2. ^ Strathcona County's rural service area is deemed equivalent to a municipal district.[12]

References

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  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. ^ "County joins the 100K club". Strathcona County. September 13, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Alberta". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  6. ^ 2016 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-3127-5. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  7. ^ 2019 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 2019. ISBN 978-1-4601-4623-1. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "City of Cold Lake Municipal Census 2022 Report" (PDF). City of Cold Lake. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Approved Minutes". Town of High Level. March 28, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c "Strathcona County Census Results". Strathcona County. October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  11. ^ "Census population results". Strathcona County. March 28, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Order in Council 761/95" (PDF). Province of Alberta. December 6, 1995. pp. 2–3. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  13. ^ "Census 2018 Results Report" (PDF). Strathcona County. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
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