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Calgary ( / ˈkælɡriː / ⓘ KAL-gree[ 11]) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is the largest metro area within the three prairie provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
Alberta is the fourth largest province by area at 661,848 square kilometres (255,541 square miles), [10] and the fourth most populous, being home to 4,262,635 people. [2] Alberta's capital is Edmonton, while Calgary is its largest city. [11] The two are Alberta's largest census metropolitan areas. [12]
1885 – Calgary Police Service established. 1886 – The Calgary Fire of 1886. 1888 – Anglican Diocese of Calgary established. 1891 – Calgary and Edmonton Railway opened. 1894 – It was incorporated as "The City of Calgary" in what was then the North-West Territories. [3] 1900 – Downtown East Village, Calgary established.
Demographics of Calgary. Pop. In the 2021 Census, the City of Calgary had a population of 1,306,784 residents, representing 30.7% of the 4,262,635 residents in all of Alberta, and 3.5% compared to a population of 36,991,981 in all of Canada. [ 23] The total population of the Calgary census metropolitan area ( CMA) was 1,481,806. [ 24]
Alberta's largest and smallest cities are Calgary and Wetaskiwin, with populations of 1,306,784 and 12,594, respectively. [ 2] Beaumont became Alberta's 19th city on January 1, 2019. [ 3] 157 elected city officials (19 mayors and 138 councillors) provide city governance throughout the province. [ 4]
The Calgary Metropolitan Region ( CMR ), also commonly referred to as the Calgary Region, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred on Calgary, the largest city in Alberta . With the Government of Alberta's establishment of the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (CMRB) in 2017, the CMR's boundaries were legislated to include the City of ...
Downtown Calgary is a dense urban district in central Calgary, Alberta. It contains the second largest concentration of head offices in Canada, despite only being the country's fourth largest city in terms of population. [4] The downtown is divided into several residential, commercial, corporate, and mixed-use neighbourhoods, including the ...
Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. [2] Located in Western Canada, the province has an area of 661,190 km 2 (255,290 sq mi) and is bounded to the south by the United States state of Montana along 49° north for 298 km (185 mi); to the east at 110° west by the province of Saskatchewan for 1,223 km (760 mi); and at 60° north the Northwest Territories for 644 km ...