Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Lac Ste. Anne County, MD - Alberta ¹

In 2011, Lac Ste. Anne County (Municipal district) had a population of 10,260, representing a percentage change of 3.8% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 2,845.61 square kilometres with a population density of 3.6 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, Lac Ste. Anne County (Municipal district) had 4,092 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 6.6%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Lac Ste. Anne County (Municipal district) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Lac Ste. Anne County (Municipal district) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2011	2006	% change
Parkland County, Alta.	MD	30,568	29,220 A	4.6
Sturgeon County, Alta.	MD	19,578	18,566 A	5.5
Alexander 134, Alta.	IRI	1,027	962	6.8
Mayerthorpe, Alta.	T	1,398	1,474	-5.2
Nakamun Park, Alta.	SV	36	88	-59.1
Val Quentin, Alta.	SV	157	181	-13.3
West Cove, Alta.	SV	121	169	-28.4
Yellowstone, Alta.	SV	124	170	-27.1
Ross Haven, Alta.	SV	137	198	-30.8
Castle Island, Alta.	SV	19	22	-13.6
Silver Sands, Alta.	SV	85	173	-50.9
Sunset Point, Alta.	SV	221	242	-8.7
Alberta Beach, Alta.	VL	865	884	-2.1
Birch Cove, Alta.	SV	45	38	18.4
Onoway, Alta.	T	1,039	875	18.7
South View, Alta.	SV	35	115	-69.6
Sandy Beach, Alta.	SV	223	239	-6.7
Sunrise Beach, Alta.	SV	149	170	-12.4
Barrhead County No. 11, Alta.	MD	6,096	5,845	4.3
Woodlands County, Alta.	MD	4,306	4,158	3.6
Alexis 133, Alta.	IRI	817	734	11.3
Yellowhead County, Alta.	MD	10,469	10,045	4.2

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
		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
		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

Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Age distribution

Table 4 Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census

Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	17.6%	16.7%	18.6%
15 to 64	67.7%	67.4%	68.0%
65 and over	14.7%	15.9%	13.4%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Lac Ste. Anne County, MD was 14.7%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 67.7% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 17.6%. 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.

Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Population by broad age groups, sex and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses

Broad age groups by sex	Population
	2011	2006	change	% change
Both sexes
Total	10,260	9,880	380	3.8
0 to 14	1,805	1,815	-10	-0.6
15 to 64	6,945	6,765	180	2.7
65 and over	1,510	1,295	215	16.6
Males
Total	5,340	5,165	175	3.4
0 to 14	890	935	-45	-4.8
15 to 64	3,600	3,505	95	2.7
65 and over	850	725	125	17.2
Females
Total	4,920	4,715	205	4.3
0 to 14	915	875	40	4.6
15 to 64	3,345	3,265	80	2.5
65 and over	660	575	85	14.8

Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census

Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	10,260	5,340	4,920
0 to 4 years	575	280	295
5 to 9 years	555	285	270
10 to 14 years	675	330	345
15 to 19 years	655	375	285
20 to 24 years	395	210	185
25 to 29 years	435	210	225
30 to 34 years	495	250	245
35 to 39 years	635	330	300
40 to 44 years	720	370	345
45 to 49 years	920	450	470
50 to 54 years	980	525	455
55 to 59 years	920	480	440
60 to 64 years	785	385	400
65 to 69 years	605	340	270
70 to 74 years	395	225	175
75 to 79 years	280	165	110
80 to 84 years	145	85	60
85 years and over	85	35	45
Median age	44.9	45.3	44.6

Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Median age² of the population

In 2011, the median age in Lac Ste. Anne County, MD was 44.9 years. In comparison, the median age of Alberta was 36.5 years.

Table 7 Canada, Alberta and Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Alberta	36.0	36.5
Lac Ste. Anne County, MD	42.8	44.9

Families and households

Lac Ste. Anne County – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Alberta, CSD of Lac Ste. Anne County, 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
		number	%	number	%	number	%
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
Lac Ste. Anne County, MD	3,170	2,440	77.0	470	14.8	260	8.2	4.8
Parkland County, MD	9,355	7,515	80.3	1,035	11.1	805	8.6	5.7
Sturgeon County, MD	5,740	4,725	82.3	590	10.3	425	7.4	7.8
Alexander 134, IRI	250	80	32.0	60	24.0	115	46.0	4.2
Mayerthorpe, T	385	270	70.1	65	16.9	55	14.3	0.0
Val Quentin, SV	50	40	80.0	5	10.0	5	10.0	-23.1
West Cove, SV	40	30	75.0	5	12.5	0	0.0	-11.1
Yellowstone, SV	40	30	75.0	10	25.0	5	12.5	-33.3
Ross Haven, SV	45	35	77.8	5	11.1	5	11.1	-30.8
Silver Sands, SV	25	20	80.0	5	20.0	5	20.0	0.0
Sunset Point, SV	75	65	86.7	5	6.7	5	6.7	0.0
Alberta Beach, VL	260	175	67.3	50	19.2	35	13.5	-3.7
Birch Cove, SV	10	5	50.0	5	50.0	0	0.0	0.0
Onoway, T	290	190	65.5	55	19.0	50	17.2	26.1
Sandy Beach, SV	70	45	64.3	15	21.4	5	7.1	0.0
Sunrise Beach, SV	45	35	77.8	10	22.2	0	0.0	-25.0
Barrhead County No. 11, MD	1,800	1,550	86.1	130	7.2	115	6.4	6.8
Woodlands County, MD	1,320	1,015	76.9	190	14.4	120	9.1	4.8
Alexis 133, IRI	190	50	26.3	45	23.7	95	50.0	5.6
Yellowhead County, MD	3,155	2,395	75.9	465	14.7	290	9.2	7.5

Lac Ste. Anne County – Presence of children within couple families

Presence of children within couple families

* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children *	1,025
Married couples without children *	1,410
Common-law-couples with children *	170
Common-law-couples without children *	300

Lac Ste. Anne County – Marital status

Table 9 Canada, Alberta, Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census

Marital status	Lac Ste. Anne County, MD		Alberta		Canada
	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	8,455	100.0	2,960,470	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	5,845	69.1	1,756,860	59.3	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	4,905	58.0	1,484,705	50.2	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	940	11.1	272,155	9.2	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	2,610	30.9	1,203,615	40.7	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	1,585	18.7	823,935	27.8	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	155	1.8	70,855	2.4	698,245	2.5
Divorced	505	6.0	177,375	6.0	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	370	4.4	131,440	4.4	1,584,525	5.7

Lac Ste. Anne County – Types of private households

There were 4,090 private households⁴ in Lac Ste. Anne County in 2011, a change of 6.5% from 2006. Of these, 28.7% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 6.3% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Alberta, Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census

Household type5	Lac Ste. Anne County, MD		Alberta		Canada
	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	4,090	100.0	1,390,275	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home6	1,175	28.7	407,145	29.3	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home7	1,665	40.7	406,380	29.2	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households8	220	5.4	128,330	9.2	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	875	21.4	342,735	24.7	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households9	50	1.2	27,900	2.0	268,060	2.0
Other households10	95	2.3	77,785	5.6	543,340	4.1

Lac Ste. Anne County – Structural type of dwelling

In Lac Ste. Anne County, 81.3% 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, Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census

Structural type of dwelling	Lac Ste. Anne County, MD		Alberta		Canada
	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	4,095	100.0	1,390,275	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	3,330	81.3	883,260	63.5	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	5	0.1	71,850	5.2	646,240	4.9
Row house	35	0.9	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	15	0.4	197,945	14.2	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	0	0.0	33,505	2.4	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house11	5	0.1	1,060	0.1	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling12	700	17.1	46,590	3.4	183,510	1.4

Language

Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Mother tongue

In Lac Ste. Anne County, 91.7% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 2.2% reported French only, and 5.6% 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, 97.9% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.5% spoke only French and 1.0% 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 Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census

Selected languages	Mother tongue		Language spoken most often at home
	number	%	number	%
Total	10,215	100.0	10,215	100.0
English	9,370	91.7	10,005	97.9
French	225	2.2	50	0.5
Non-official language	575	5.6	105	1.0
Multiple responses	50	0.5	55	0.5

Table 13 Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census

Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention13 (in percentage)
	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	99.9	99.9	0.1
French	35.4	16.7	18.8
Non-official language	47.2	22.8	24.4

Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Non-official languages

In Lac Ste. Anne County, the three most common mother tongues were German (2.4%), Ukrainian (0.8%) and Dutch (0.5%), 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 Lac Ste. Anne County, 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	250	40.7	2.4
Ukrainian	80	13.0	0.8
Dutch	55	8.9	0.5
Polish	40	6.5	0.4

Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Bilingualism

Table 15 Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census

Age groups	Mother tongue
	Total	English	French	Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total	3.3	1.7	77.8	2.6
0 to 19	2.0	1.5	66.7	0.0
20 to 44	3.8	2.2	72.7	4.5
45 to 64	4.1	1.5	72.7	2.6
65 and over	3.3	1.2	88.9	0.0

Table 16 Lac Ste. Anne County, MD – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census

Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	10,215	100.0
English only	9,855	96.5
French only	5	0.0
English and French	355	3.5
Neither English nor French	5	0.0

Symbols:

Note(s):

1. Lac Ste. Anne County, MD (Alberta) – This census subdivision has the following data quality indicators (commonly referred to as data quality flags):
    

   Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

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

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'.
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.
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.
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.
6. Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.
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.
8. Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.
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.
10. Other households: Refers to two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.
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).
12. Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.
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.

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.