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A population centre, in Canadian census data, is a populated place, or a cluster of interrelated populated places, which meet the demographic characteristics of an urban area. A population centre has a population of at least 1,000 and a population density of no fewer than 400 people per square kilometre.
Population density map of Alberta census divisions (people/km²) ... Area (km 2) Density (/km 2) Largest urban community Specialized/rural municipalities 1: 82,627:
Approximately 81% of the population live in urban areas and only about 19% live in rural areas. The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is the most urbanized area in Alberta and is one of Canada's four most urban regions. [2] Many of Alberta's cities and towns have also experienced high rates of growth in recent history.
Alberta has 19 cities that had a cumulative population of 3,023,641 (not including the population in the Saskatchewan portion of Lloydminster) and an average population of 159,139 in the 2021 Census of Population. [2] Alberta's largest and smallest cities are Calgary and Wetaskiwin, with populations of 1,306,784 and 12,594, respectively. [2]
Canada population density map (2014). A population centre, in the context of a Canadian census, is a populated place, or a cluster of interrelated populated places, which meets the demographic characteristics of an urban area, having a population of at least 1,000 people and a population density of no fewer than 400 people per square km 2.
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]
Name Specialized / rural municipality Incorporation date (town) Municipal census population (year) Population (2016) Population (2011) Change (%) Land area (km 2) Population density (per km 2) Athabasca Athabasca County Sep 19, 1911 2,965 2,990 −0.8% 17.65 168.0 Banff Improvement District No. 9 (Banff) Jan 1, 1990 8,875 (2017) 7,851 7,584 +3.5% 4.77 1,645.9 Barrhead Barrhead No. 11, County ...
Pages in category "Lists of populated places in Alberta" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... List of population centres in Alberta; R.