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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Foothills No. 31, MD - Alberta ¹

Map of Foothills No. 31, MD

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Foothills No. 31, MD - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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In 2011, Foothills No. 31 (Municipal district) had a population of 21,258, representing a percentage change of 7.7% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 3,642.90 square kilometres with a population density of 5.8 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 640,081.87 square kilometres with a population density of 5.7 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Foothills No. 31 (Municipal district) had 7,643 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 10.0%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Foothills No. 31 (Municipal district) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Foothills No. 31 (Municipal district) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Willow Creek No. 26, Alta.	MD	5,107	5,337	-4.3
Vulcan County, Alta.	MD	3,875	3,718	4.2
Wheatland County, Alta.	MD	8,285	8,109 A	2.2
High River, Alta.	T	12,920	10,716	20.6
Longview, Alta.	VL	307	300	2.3
Turner Valley, Alta.	T	2,167	1,908	13.6
Black Diamond, Alta.	T	2,373	1,900	24.9
Okotoks, Alta.	T	24,511	17,150 A	42.9
Rocky View County, Alta.	MD	36,461	33,173 A	9.9
Calgary, Alta.	CY	1,096,833	988,812 A	10.9
Eden Valley 216, Alta.	IRI	587	370	58.6
Tsuu T'ina Nation 145 (Sarcee 145), Alta.	IRI	1,777	¶	¶
Kananaskis, Alta.	ID	249	429	-42.0
Ranchland No. 66, Alta.	MD	79	86	-8.1

Alberta – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth

Table 2 Alberta – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Chestermere	T	14,824	9,923 A	49.4
Beaumont	T	13,284	8,961	48.2
Airdrie	CY	42,564	28,927	47.1
Leduc	CY	24,279	16,967	43.1
Okotoks	T	24,511	17,150 A	42.9

Alberta – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth

Table 3 Alberta – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Lac la Biche County	MD	8,402	9,123 A	-7.9
Willow Creek No. 26	MD	5,107	5,337	-4.3
Crowsnest Pass	SM	5,565	5,749	-3.2
Greenview No. 16	MD	5,299	5,464	-3.0
Lethbridge County	MD	10,061	10,254 A	-1.9

Age and sex

Foothills No. 31, MD – Age distribution

Chart C: Foothills No. 31, MD - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Foothills No. 31, MD - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Foothills No. 31, MD – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	17.1%	17.4%	16.7%
15 to 64	71.1%	69.9%	72.4%
65 and over	11.8%	12.7%	10.9%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Foothills No. 31, MD was 11.8%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 71.1% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 17.1%. In comparison, the national percentages were 68.5% for the population aged 15 to 64 and 16.7% for the population aged 0 to 14.

Foothills No. 31, MD – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Foothills No. 31, MD – Population by broad age groups, sex and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex	Population
Broad age groups by sex	2011	2006	change	% change
Both sexes
Total	21,255	19,735	1,520	7.7
0 to 14	3,625	3,570	55	1.5
15 to 64	15,120	14,185	935	6.6
65 and over	2,510	1,980	530	26.8
Males
Total	10,805	9,945	860	8.6
0 to 14	1,880	1,830	50	2.7
15 to 64	7,550	7,060	490	6.9
65 and over	1,375	1,055	320	30.3
Females
Total	10,455	9,790	665	6.8
0 to 14	1,745	1,740	5	0.3
15 to 64	7,570	7,120	450	6.3
65 and over	1,140	925	215	23.2

Foothills No. 31, MD – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Foothills No. 31, MD - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Foothills No. 31, MD – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	21,255	10,805	10,455
0 to 4 years	945	495	450
5 to 9 years	1,210	630	580
10 to 14 years	1,470	755	710
15 to 19 years	1,580	810	770
20 to 24 years	1,110	565	550
25 to 29 years	695	345	350
30 to 34 years	775	360	410
35 to 39 years	1,115	525	590
40 to 44 years	1,600	735	865
45 to 49 years	2,045	990	1,055
50 to 54 years	2,430	1,225	1,210
55 to 59 years	2,025	1,075	950
60 to 64 years	1,745	920	830
65 to 69 years	1,105	600	505
70 to 74 years	675	375	300
75 to 79 years	405	235	175
80 to 84 years	205	110	95
85 years and over	125	50	70
Median age	45.4	46.1	44.7

Foothills No. 31, MD – Median age² of the population

Chart E: Canada, Alberta and Foothills No. 31, MD - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Alberta and Foothills No. 31, MD - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Foothills No. 31, MD was 45.4 years. In comparison, the median age of Alberta was 36.5 years.

Table 7 Canada, Alberta and Foothills No. 31, MD – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Alberta	36.0	36.5
Foothills No. 31, MD	43.1	45.4

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families³ in Foothills No. 31 was 6,595, which represents a change of 9.7% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Foothills No. 31, 83.8% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 9.5% were common-law-couples and 6.7% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Foothills No. 31 - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Foothills No. 31 - Census families by family structure

Foothills No. 31 – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Alberta, CSD of Foothills No. 31, MD and neighbouring census subdivisions – Distribution of census families by family structure, 2011 Census
Geographic name	Total families	Married-couple families		Common-law-couple families		Lone-parent families		% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
Geographic name	Total families	number	%	number	%	number	%	% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
Canada †	9,389,695	6,293,950	67.0	1,567,905	16.7	1,527,840	16.3	5.5
Alberta †	999,525	719,355	72.0	135,660	13.6	144,510	14.5	10.5
Foothills No. 31, MD	6,595	5,525	83.8	625	9.5	445	6.7	9.7
Willow Creek No. 26, MD	1,320	1,140	86.4	95	7.2	85	6.4	-0.4
Vulcan County, MD	875	745	85.1	85	9.7	50	5.7	-5.9
Wheatland County, MD	2,150	1,710	79.5	260	12.1	180	8.4	7.5
High River, T	3,880	2,925	75.4	495	12.8	455	11.7	21.4
Longview, VL	100	70	70.0	20	20.0	10	10.0	5.3
Turner Valley, T	660	480	72.7	105	15.9	80	12.1	8.2
Black Diamond, T	685	440	64.2	130	19.0	110	16.1	35.6
Okotoks, T	6,980	5,365	76.9	750	10.7	865	12.4	43.8
Rocky View County, MD	10,860	9,275	85.4	855	7.9	730	6.7	10.0
Calgary, CY	296,430	215,755	72.8	37,600	12.7	43,075	14.5	10.2
Eden Valley 216, IRI	135	25	18.5	45	33.3	65	48.1	42.1
Tsuu T'ina Nation 145 (Sarcee 145), IRI	490	290	59.2	100	20.4	110	22.4	0.0
Kananaskis, ID	20	15	75.0	10	50.0	0	0.0	-60.0
Ranchland No. 66, MD	25	20	80.0	0	0.0	5	20.0	0.0

Foothills No. 31 – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Foothills No. 31, 43.7% were couples with children aged 24 and under at home. In comparison, as a whole, 46.9% of couples in Canada had children aged 24 and under at home.

Presence of children within couple families
* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children *	2,490
Married couples without children *	3,040
Common-law-couples with children *	200
Common-law-couples without children *	420

Foothills No. 31 – Marital status

Chart H description: Foothills No. 31 - Marital status

In Foothills No. 31, 71.0% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (63.9%) or living with a common-law partner (7.1%).

The remaining 29.0% were not married and not living with a common-law partner, including those who were single (never-married), separated, divorced or widowed.

Note: Percentages may not total 100 percent due to random rounding.

Table 9 Canada, Alberta, Foothills No. 31, MD – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Foothills No. 31, MD		Alberta		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	17,635	100.0	2,960,470	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	12,525	71.0	1,756,860	59.3	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	11,270	63.9	1,484,705	50.2	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	1,255	7.1	272,155	9.2	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	5,110	29.0	1,203,615	40.7	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	3,685	20.9	823,935	27.8	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	290	1.6	70,855	2.4	698,245	2.5
Divorced	705	4.0	177,375	6.0	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	425	2.4	131,440	4.4	1,584,525	5.7

Foothills No. 31 – Types of private households

There were 7,640 private households⁴ in Foothills No. 31 in 2011, a change of 9.9% from 2006. Of these, 34.1% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -2.1% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Alberta, Foothills No. 31, MD – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁵	Foothills No. 31, MD		Alberta		Canada
Household type⁵	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	7,640	100.0	1,390,275	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁶	2,605	34.1	407,145	29.3	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁷	3,305	43.3	406,380	29.2	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁸	390	5.1	128,330	9.2	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	1,050	13.7	342,735	24.7	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁹	145	1.9	27,900	2.0	268,060	2.0
Other households¹⁰	145	1.9	77,785	5.6	543,340	4.1

Foothills No. 31 – Structural type of dwelling

In Foothills No. 31, 94.9% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.0% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Alberta, Foothills No. 31, MD – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Foothills No. 31, MD		Alberta		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	7,645	100.0	1,390,275	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	7,255	94.9	883,260	63.5	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	170	2.2	71,850	5.2	646,240	4.9
Row house	0	0.0	97,865	7.0	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	0	0.0	58,205	4.2	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	20	0.3	197,945	14.2	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	5	0.1	33,505	2.4	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹¹	0	0.0	1,060	0.1	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹²	195	2.6	46,590	3.4	183,510	1.4

Language

Foothills No. 31, MD – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Foothills No. 31, MD - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Note: Counts for mother tongue as well as those for language spoken most often at home include single responses only.

In Foothills No. 31, 89.2% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.2% reported French only, and 8.8% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 77.0% for English only, 1.9% for French only and 19.4% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 95.6% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.4% spoke only French and 2.9% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 85.7% for only English, 0.7% for only French and 10.5% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Foothills No. 31, MD – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages	Mother tongue		Language spoken most often at home
Selected languages	number	%	number	%
Total	21,245	100.0	21,245	100.0
English	18,945	89.2	20,305	95.6
French	260	1.2	90	0.4
Non-official language	1,870	8.8	610	2.9
Multiple responses	175	0.8	245	1.2

Table 13 Foothills No. 31, MD – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹³ (in percentage)
Mother tongue	Total retention; language spoken at home at least on a regular basis	Complete retention; language spoken most often at home	Partial retention; language spoken at home on a regular basis
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
English	99.7	99.7	0.1
French	41.0	23.0	18.0
Non-official language	65.7	38.1	27.6

Foothills No. 31, MD – Non-official languages

In Foothills No. 31, the three most common mother tongues were German (3.7%), Dutch (0.8%) and Spanish (0.4%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were German (2.3%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (1.9%) and Panjabi (Punjabi) (1.5%).

Table 14 Foothills No. 31, MD – The most common non-official-language mother tongues, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Number	Percentage of non-official language mother-tongue population	Percentage of total population
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
German	780	38.8	3.7
Dutch	180	9.0	0.8
Spanish	95	4.7	0.4
Polish	85	4.2	0.4
Panjabi (Punjabi)	70	3.5	0.3

Foothills No. 31, MD – Bilingualism

Table 15 Foothills No. 31, MD – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups	Mother tongue
Age groups	Total	English	French	Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total	5.2	4.2	84.3	5.1
0 to 19	6.2	6.1	100.0	1.6
20 to 44	5.8	4.9	85.7	5.2
45 to 64	4.8	3.1	81.5	6.4
65 and over	3.8	2.2	71.4	6.6

Table 16 Foothills No. 31, MD – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	21,245	100.0
English only	20,050	94.4
French only	10	0.0
English and French	1,145	5.4
Neither English nor French	35	0.2

Symbols:

···: not applicable
†: excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. For further information, refer to Notes.
¶: incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. For further information, refer to Notes.
A: adjusted figure due to boundary change. For further information, refer to Content considerations.
E: use with caution. For further information, refer to Cautionary note.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Foothills No. 31 MD (Alberta) – This census subdivision has the following data quality indicators (commonly referred to as data quality flags):

2006 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.

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Footnote 2

Median age: Age 'x' that divides a population in two groups of the same population size, one group being older than age 'x' and the other group being younger than age 'x'.

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Footnote 3

Census family: Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family.

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Footnote 4

Household, private: Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

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Footnote 5

Household type: Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living in common-law with or without children or a lone parent living with one or more children.

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Footnote 6

Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.

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Footnote 7

Couple-family households without children: Refers to couple households without children aged 24 and under. Includes couple households with all children aged 25 and over.

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Footnote 8

Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.

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Footnote 9

Multiple-family households: Refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

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Footnote 10

Other households: Refers to two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

Other single-attached house: A single dwelling that is attached to another building and that does not fall into any of the other categories, such as a single dwelling attached to a non-residential structure (e.g., a store or a church) or occasionally to another residential structure (e.g., an apartment building).

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Footnote 12

Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 13

Mother-tongue retention: Retention refers to the situation where people speak their mother tongue at home. Retention is defined as 'complete' when the mother tongue is the language spoken most often and 'partial' when it is spoken on a regular basis but not most often. The (complete or partial) retention rate refers to the proportion of the population with a given mother tongue that speaks that language at home most often or on a regular basis. The retention rate provides an indication of a group's linguistic vitality, particularly the importance of transmitting languages between generations.

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2012. Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-310-XWE2011004. Ottawa, Ontario. Analytical products, 2011 Census. Last updated October 24, 2012.

Related data:

2011 Census Topic-based tabulations – Census subdivision of Foothills No. 31, Municipal district - Alberta
2011 Census Highlight tables – Census subdivision of Foothills No. 31, Municipal district - Alberta
2011 Census Data Navigator – Census subdivision of Foothills No. 31, Municipal district - Alberta
2011 NHS Focus on Geography Series – Census subdivision of Foothills No. 31, Municipal district - Alberta

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