Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Northern Lights County, Municipal district (CSD) - Alberta
Data qualityImmigrant population
Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Northern Lights County, Alberta, Canada, 2011 to 2016
Generation status
Population by generation status and median age, Northern Lights County, 2011 and 2016
Generation status | 2011 | 2016 | ||||
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Number | Percent | Median age | Number | Percent | Median age | |
Total population in private households | 4,215 | 100.0 | 40.1 | 4,140 | 100.0 | 40.8 |
First generation (born abroad) | 300 | 7.1 | 53.8 | 305 | 7.4 | 45.7 |
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) | 640 | 15.2 | 54.9 | 650 | 15.7 | 55.7 |
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad | 290 | 6.9 | 41.7 | 260 | 6.3 | 34.6 |
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad | 355 | 8.4 | 62.1 | 385 | 9.3 | 60.1 |
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) | 3,270 | 77.6 | 35.0 | 3,180 | 76.8 | 38.5 |
Visible minority population
Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Northern Lights County, Alberta and Canada 2011 to 2016
Ethnic and cultural origins of the population
The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,4 Northern Lights County, Alberta and Canada 2016
Ethnic origin | Northern Lights County | Alberta | Canada | ||||||
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Number of responses | % | Rank | Number of responses | % | Rank | Number of responses | % | Rank | |
Canadian | 1,195 | 28.9 | 1 | 902,310 | 22.7 | 1 | 11,135,970 | 32.3 | 1 |
German | 990 | 23.9 | 2 | 712,955 | 17.9 | 3 | 3,322,400 | 9.6 | 6 |
Irish | 820 | 19.8 | 3 | 596,750 | 15.0 | 5 | 4,627,000 | 13.4 | 5 |
Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Northern Lights County, Alberta and Canada, 2016
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Source:
Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.
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