Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census

Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data

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This table presents the 2016 and 2011 population counts and the 2016 dwelling counts, land area and population ranking for population centres for Canada and within a selected province or territory. It also shows the percentage change in the population counts between 2011 and 2016.

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Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2016 and 2011 censuses. This table presents the 2016 and 2011 population counts and the 2016 dwelling counts, land area and population ranking for population centres for Canada and within a selected province or territory. It also shows the percentage change in the population counts between 2011 and 2016. Same-page links within the first column 'Geographic name' will move focus to the map beneath the table. When sorting the table headers (ascending or descending), the page reloads and focus moves to the top of the table.
Geographic name	Population centre size group^{Footnote 1}	Prov. / Terr.	Population			Private dwellings, 2016		Land area in square kilometres, 2016	Population density per square kilometre, 2016
Geographic name	Population centre size group^{Footnote 1}	Prov. / Terr.	2016	2011	% change	Total	Occupied by usual residents	Land area in square kilometres, 2016	Population density per square kilometre, 2016

St. Paul	Small	Alta.	5,728	5,337 Revised ^r	7.3	2,336	2,206	5.03	1,138.0
Calmar	Small	Alta.	1,849	1,726 Revised ^r	7.1	717	702	1.27	1,460.0
Gibbons	Small	Alta.	2,661	2,495 Revised ^r	6.7	1,048	969	3.89	684.9
Didsbury	Small	Alta.	5,222	4,905 Revised ^r	6.5	2,098	2,013	5.52	946.7
Ponoka	Small	Alta.	6,899	6,505 Revised ^r	6.1	3,144	2,871	5.51	1,253.0
Wainwright	Small	Alta.	6,153	5,803 Revised ^r	6.0	2,714	2,473	5.13	1,200.3
Brooks	Small	Alta.	14,436	13,656 Revised ^r	5.7	5,406	5,040	12.86	1,122.3
Grand Centre	Small	Alta.	7,256	6,868 Revised ^r	5.6	3,407	2,730	18.11	400.7
Medicine Hat	Medium	Alta.	62,935	59,624 Revised ^r	5.6	27,766	26,460	51.33	1,226.1
Barrhead	Small	Alta.	4,387	4,158 Revised ^r	5.5	1,925	1,831	4.75	922.8
Whitecourt	Small	Alta.	9,515	9,053 Revised ^r	5.1	3,966	3,472	10.11	941.0
Crossfield	Small	Alta.	2,973	2,843 Revised ^r	4.6	1,165	1,098	4.00	744.1
Sexsmith	Small	Alta.	2,461	2,358 Revised ^r	4.4	868	808	1.90	1,294.7
Taber	Small	Alta.	8,548	8,199	4.3	3,420	3,195	15.81	540.8
Irricana	Small	Alta.	1,160	1,114 Revised ^r	4.1	452	447	1.14	1,018.7
Sundre	Small	Alta.	1,866	1,799 Revised ^r	3.7	805	766	2.60	717.4
Beaverlodge	Small	Alta.	2,327	2,245 Revised ^r	3.7	978	907	3.06	759.7
Banff	Small	Alta.	7,851	7,584	3.5	2,729	2,543	4.77	1,646.0
Vulcan	Small	Alta.	1,680	1,624 Revised ^r	3.4	748	708	1.70	985.4
Westlock	Small	Alta.	4,678	4,532 Revised ^r	3.2	2,122	1,944	4.49	1,041.4
Two Hills	Small	Alta.	1,198	1,161 Revised ^r	3.2	414	355	1.10	1,089.3
Bon Accord	Small	Alta.	1,529	1,488	2.8	578	560	2.13	718.7
Vermilion	Small	Alta.	3,617	3,531 Revised ^r	2.4	1,717	1,534	3.58	1,009.5
Wetaskiwin	Small	Alta.	12,486	12,221 Revised ^r	2.2	5,503	5,063	11.18	1,116.5
Three Hills	Small	Alta.	3,078	3,018 Revised ^r	2.0	1,246	1,175	3.13	981.9

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revised. The 2011 count for this area has been revised

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not available for a specific reference period. Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement

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Footnote 1

Population centres are classified into three groups, depending on the size of their population:

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

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 2016 population centre.

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