A census agglomeration is a census geographic unit in Canada determined by Statistics Canada. A census agglomeration comprises one or more adjacent census subdivisions that has a core population of 10,000 or greater. It is eligible for classification as a census metropolitan area once it reaches a population of 100,000. [1]
At the 2016 Census, the Province of Alberta had 15 census agglomerations, [2] down from 16 in the 2011 Census. [3] At the 2011 Census, the Province of Alberta had 16 census agglomerations, [3] up from 14 in the 2006 Census. [4]
The former CA of Lethbridge was promoted to a census metropolitan area in 2016.
The following is a list of the census agglomerations within Alberta.
Census agglomeration [3] | Area in 2016 (km²) [2] | Population in 2016 [2] | Population in 2011 [3] | Population in 2006 [4] | Population in 2001 [5] | Population in 1996 [6] | Census division |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red Deer | 104.73 | 100,418 | 90,564 | 82,772 [N 1] | 67,707 [N 2] | 60,075 [N 3] | Division No. 8 |
Medicine Hat | 13,301.54 | 76,522 | 72,807 | 68,822 | 61,735 | 56,570 | Division No. 1 |
Wood Buffalo | 61,871.37 | 73,320 | 66,896 | 52,643 | 42,602 [N 2] | 36,124 | Division No. 16 |
Grande Prairie | 132.73 | 63,166 | 55,655 | 71,868 [N 1] | 36,983 [N 2] | 31,140 [N 3] | Division No. 19 |
Okotoks | 19.63 | 28,881 | 24,511 | 17,145 [N 1] | [N 2] | Division No. 6 | |
Brooks | 5,931.03 | 24,662 | 23,430 | 22,452 | 11,604 [N 2] | [N 3] | Division No. 2 |
Lloydminster [N 4] | 24.04 | 19,645 | 18,032 | 15,910 | 13,148 | 11,317 | Division No. 10 |
Camrose | 42.62 | 18,743 | 17,286 | 15,620 [N 1] | 14,854 [N 2] | 13,728 | Division No. 10 |
Cold Lake [N 5] | 59.92 | 14,961 | 13,839 | 11,991 | 27,935 [N 2] | 35,161 [N 3] | Division No. 8 |
High River | 21.39 | 13,584 | 12,920 | [N 1] | Division No. 6 | ||
Sylvan Lake | 24.50 | 15,302 | 12,762 | [N 1] | Division No. 8 | ||
Wetaskiwin | 18.31 | 12,655 | 12,525 | 11,673 [N 1] | 11,154 | 10,959 | Division No. 11 |
Strathmore | 27.40 | 13,756 | 12,305 | [N 1] | Division No. 5 | ||
Canmore | 69.43 | 13,992 | 12,288 | 12,039 | [N 2] | Division No. 15 | |
Lacombe | 20.81 | 13,057 | 11,707 | [N 1] | Division No. 8 |
A census agglomeration is a census geographic unit in Canada determined by Statistics Canada. A census agglomeration comprises one or more adjacent census subdivisions that has a core population of 10,000 or greater. It is eligible for classification as a census metropolitan area once it reaches a population of 100,000. [1]
At the 2016 Census, the Province of Alberta had 15 census agglomerations, [2] down from 16 in the 2011 Census. [3] At the 2011 Census, the Province of Alberta had 16 census agglomerations, [3] up from 14 in the 2006 Census. [4]
The former CA of Lethbridge was promoted to a census metropolitan area in 2016.
The following is a list of the census agglomerations within Alberta.
Census agglomeration [3] | Area in 2016 (km²) [2] | Population in 2016 [2] | Population in 2011 [3] | Population in 2006 [4] | Population in 2001 [5] | Population in 1996 [6] | Census division |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red Deer | 104.73 | 100,418 | 90,564 | 82,772 [N 1] | 67,707 [N 2] | 60,075 [N 3] | Division No. 8 |
Medicine Hat | 13,301.54 | 76,522 | 72,807 | 68,822 | 61,735 | 56,570 | Division No. 1 |
Wood Buffalo | 61,871.37 | 73,320 | 66,896 | 52,643 | 42,602 [N 2] | 36,124 | Division No. 16 |
Grande Prairie | 132.73 | 63,166 | 55,655 | 71,868 [N 1] | 36,983 [N 2] | 31,140 [N 3] | Division No. 19 |
Okotoks | 19.63 | 28,881 | 24,511 | 17,145 [N 1] | [N 2] | Division No. 6 | |
Brooks | 5,931.03 | 24,662 | 23,430 | 22,452 | 11,604 [N 2] | [N 3] | Division No. 2 |
Lloydminster [N 4] | 24.04 | 19,645 | 18,032 | 15,910 | 13,148 | 11,317 | Division No. 10 |
Camrose | 42.62 | 18,743 | 17,286 | 15,620 [N 1] | 14,854 [N 2] | 13,728 | Division No. 10 |
Cold Lake [N 5] | 59.92 | 14,961 | 13,839 | 11,991 | 27,935 [N 2] | 35,161 [N 3] | Division No. 8 |
High River | 21.39 | 13,584 | 12,920 | [N 1] | Division No. 6 | ||
Sylvan Lake | 24.50 | 15,302 | 12,762 | [N 1] | Division No. 8 | ||
Wetaskiwin | 18.31 | 12,655 | 12,525 | 11,673 [N 1] | 11,154 | 10,959 | Division No. 11 |
Strathmore | 27.40 | 13,756 | 12,305 | [N 1] | Division No. 5 | ||
Canmore | 69.43 | 13,992 | 12,288 | 12,039 | [N 2] | Division No. 15 | |
Lacombe | 20.81 | 13,057 | 11,707 | [N 1] | Division No. 8 |