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The term was introduced in the Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area. [ 1 ] As of the 2006 Census of Canada , the Province of Alberta had 107 urban areas [ 2 ] with a cumulative population of 2,699,851 and an average population of 25,232.
Alberta's census divisions consist of numerous census subdivisions. The types of census subdivisions within an Alberta census division may include: [ 1 ] [ 2 ] cities , towns , villages , and summer villages ( urban municipalities );
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]
Such is the case with the Greater Toronto Area, where its metro population is notably higher than its CMA population due to its inclusion of the neighbouring Oshawa CMA to the east and the Burlington portion of the neighbouring Hamilton CMA to the west. [2] In 2021, 27,465,137 people (71.9% of Canada's population) lived in a CMA, while ...
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.
Starting in 2016, Statistics Canada allowed the overlapping of designated places with population centres. [2] At the 2021 Census of Population, Alberta had 311 designated places, an increase from 304 in 2011. [3] Designated place types in Alberta include 18 dissolved municipalities, 10 Métis settlements, and 283 unincorporated places. [4]
The tables below list Canada's 117 census agglomerations at the 2016 Census, [1] as determined by Statistics Canada, up from 113 in the 2011 Census. [ 2 ] 2016 changes
Alberta is the fourth-most populous province in Canada with 4,262,635 residents as of 2021 Census of Population and is the fourth-largest in land area at 634,658 km 2 (245,043 sq mi). [1] Alberta's 344 municipalities cover 99.7% of the province's land mass and are home to 99% of its population.