Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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This table presents the 2011 and 2006 population counts and the 2011 dwelling counts, land area and population ranking for population centres within a selected province or territory. It also shows the percentage change in the population counts between 2006 and 2011.

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Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses
Geographic name Population centre size group1 Population Private dwellings, 2011 Land area in square kilometres, 2011 Population rank, 2011
2011 2006 % change Private dwellings, 2011 - Total Private dwellings, 2011 - Occupied by usual residents Population rank, 2011 - National Population rank, 2011 - Prov. / Terr.
Note:
  1. Starting with the 2011 Census, the term 'population centre' replaces the term 'urban area.' Population centres are classified into one of three population size groups:

    • small population centres, with a population of between 1,000 and 29,999
    • medium population centres, with a population of between 30,000 and 99,999
    • large urban population centres, consisting of a population of 100,000 and over.

    For more information, please see the note titled From urban areas to population centres, available on our website, which explains the new terminology and classification of population centres.

    Population is defined using population and population density data from the current census and is delineated using the dissemination block. The previous census counts provided in this table are the aggregation of the previous census population counts for the dissemination blocks that constitute the 2011 population centre.
Geographic name: alpha sort Z to A Geographic name: alpha sort A to Z Population, 2011 - total: sort highest to lowest Population centre, 2011 - Size groups: sort lowest to highest Population, 2011 - total: sort highest to lowest Population, 2011 - total: sort lowest to highest Population, 2006 - total: sort highest to lowest Population, 2006 - total: sort lowest to highest Population, % change: sort highest to lowest Population, % change: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, 2011 - total: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2011 - total: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, 2011 - occupied by usual residents: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2011 - occupied by usual residents: sort lowest to highest Land area in square kilometres, 2011: sort highest to lowest Land area in square kilometres, 2011: sort lowest to highest Population rank, 2011 - national: sort highest to lowest Population rank, 2011 - national: sort lowest to highest  
Canada †   33,476,688 31,612,897 5.9 14,569,633 13,320,614 8,965,121.42    
Alberta †   3,645,257 3,290,350 10.8 1,505,007 1,390,275 640,081.87    
Calgary Large urban 1,095,404 988,079 10.9 445,238 422,876 704.51 4 1
Edmonton Large urban 960,015 862,544 11.3 404,796 379,072 855.32 5 2
Red Deer Medium 90,207 82,732 A 9.0 38,643 36,211 61.04 34 3
Lethbridge Medium 83,679 74,870 A 11.8 37,474 34,213 122.52 36 4
Medicine Hat Medium 65,671 62,203 A 5.6 29,572 27,562 128.39 48 5
Fort McMurray Medium 61,374 47,705 28.7 26,401 21,729 59.89 52 6
Grande Prairie Medium 54,913 47,066 A 16.7 22,933 21,137 42.30 54 7
Airdrie Medium 42,564 28,927 A 47.1 15,638 15,024 33.10 66 8
Lloydminster Small 27,804 24,028 15.7 11,453 10,613 41.53 88  ···
Lloydminster (Saskatchewan part / partie de la Saskatchewan)   9,772 8,118 20.4 4,002 3,683 17.34 ··· 10
Lloydminster (Alberta part / partie de l'Alberta)   18,032 15,910 13.3 7,451 6,930 24.19 ··· 12
Spruce Grove Small 27,947 21,092 A 32.5 10,893 10,367 22.41 87 9
Leduc Small 24,279 16,967 43.1 9,789 9,290 36.97 97 11
Okotoks Small 24,511 17,150 A 42.9 8,704 8,423 19.24 94 10
Camrose Small 17,226 15,605 A 10.4 7,920 7,438 26.23 125 13
Cochrane Small 16,841 13,491 A 24.8 6,521 6,241 19.55 127 14
Canmore Small 10,539 10,884 -3.2 6,270 4,347 12.71 190 25
Sylvan Lake Small 12,762 10,703 A 19.2 5,922 4,770 16.84 159 21
Stony Plain Small 13,882 11,355 22.3 5,663 5,293 17.62 145 16
Grand Centre Small 13,714 11,855 15.7 5,582 5,109 29.22 147 18
Brooks Small 13,818 12,579 A 9.8 5,555 5,082 18.23 146 17
Wetaskiwin Small 12,525 11,689 A 7.2 5,477 5,131 18.20 161 22
High River Small 12,920 10,716 A 20.6 5,473 5,261 14.27 156 20
Strathmore Small 12,216 10,220 A 19.5 4,893 4,545 10.57 165 23
Chestermere Small 14,363 9,564 50.2 4,703 4,489 8.91 139 15
Lacombe Small 11,707 10,752 A 8.9 4,686 4,413 20.89 176 24
Beaumont Small 13,284 8,961 48.2 4,566 4,369 10.50 153 19
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