List of census agglomerations in Alberta

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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.

At the 2016 Census, the Province of Alberta had 15 census agglomerations, down from 16 in the 2011 Census. At the 2011 Census, the Province of Alberta had 16 census agglomerations, up from 14 in the 2006 Census.

The former CA of Lethbridge was promoted to a census metropolitan area in 2016.

List

The following is a list of the census agglomerations within Alberta.

Census agglomeration  Area in 2016 (km²)  Population in 2016  Population in 2011  Population in 2006  Population in 2001  Population in 1996  Census division
Red Deer 104.73 100,418 90,564 82,772  67,707  60,075  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  36,124 Division No. 16
Grande Prairie 132.73 63,166 55,655 71,868  36,983  31,140  Division No. 19
Okotoks 19.63 28,881 24,511 17,145  Division No. 6
Brooks 5,931.03 24,662 23,430 22,452 11,604  Division No. 2
Lloydminster  24.04 19,645 18,032 15,910 13,148 11,317 Division No. 10
Camrose 42.62 18,743 17,286 15,620  14,854  13,728 Division No. 10
Cold Lake  59.92 14,961 13,839 11,991 27,935  35,161  Division No. 8
High River 21.39 13,584 12,920 Division No. 6
Sylvan Lake 24.50 15,302 12,762 Division No. 8
Wetaskiwin 18.31 12,655 12,525 11,673  11,154 10,959 Division No. 11
Strathmore 27.40 13,756 12,305 Division No. 5
Canmore 69.43 13,992 12,288 12,039 Division No. 15
Lacombe 20.81 13,057 11,707 Division No. 8
Notes:
  1. In the 2011 census, the 2006 populations of numerous CAs were adjusted for comparison purposes with the 2011 populations. The 2006 adjusted populations included: 83,154 for Red Deer (boundary expanded); 47,107 for Grande Prairie (boundary collapsed by removing the County of Grande Prairie No. 1 census consolidated subdivision); 17,150 for Okotoks (boundary expanded); 15,630 for Camrose (boundary expanded); 10,716 for High River (newly created CA); 10,703 for Sylvan Lake (newly created CA); 11,689 for Wetaskiwin (boundary expanded); 10,280 for Strathmore (newly created CA); and 10,752 for Lacombe (newly created CA).
  2. In the 2006 census, the 2001 populations of numerous CAs were adjusted for comparison purposes with the 2006 populations. The 2001 adjusted populations included: 87,388 for Lethbridge (boundary expanded); 67,829 for Red Deer (boundary expanded); 58,787 for Grande Prairie (boundary expanded); 42,581 for Wood Buffalo (boundary expanded); 23,964 for Lloydminster (boundary expanded); 21,685 for Brooks (boundary expanded); 11,689 for Okotoks (newly created CA); 14,870 for Camrose (boundary expanded); 10,792 for Canmore (newly created CA); and 11,520 for Cold Lake (boundary reduced).
  3. In the 2001 census, the 1996 populations of numerous CAs were adjusted for comparison purposes with the 2001 populations. The 1996 adjusted populations included: 60,080 for Red Deer (boundary expanded); 31,353 for Grande Prairie (boundary expanded); 27,139 for Cold Lake (boundary reduced); and 10,093 for Brooks (newly created CA).
  4. The Lloydminster CA is split between Alberta and Saskatchewan. Only the Alberta portion is presented in this table. See list of census agglomerations in Saskatchewan for the Saskatchewan portion.
  5. Prior to the 2001 census, the Cold Lake CA was named the Grand Centre CA.

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