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

Calgary	Large urban	Alta.	1,237,656	1,094,379 Revised ^r	13.1	489,271	466,391	586.08	2,111.8
Edmonton	Large urban	Alta.	1,062,643	935,361 Revised ^r	13.6	436,072	408,474	572.69	1,855.5
Red Deer	Medium	Alta.	99,718	89,715 Revised ^r	11.1	41,989	39,704	62.91	1,585.2
Lethbridge	Medium	Alta.	87,572	79,364 Revised ^r	10.3	37,761	35,623	55.90	1,566.5
Fort McMurray	Medium	Alta.	66,573	60,555 Revised ^r	9.9	28,567	23,937	51.79	1,285.4
Medicine Hat	Medium	Alta.	62,935	59,624 Revised ^r	5.6	27,766	26,460	51.33	1,226.1
Grande Prairie	Medium	Alta.	62,320	55,236 Revised ^r	12.8	25,948	23,450	47.48	1,312.6
Airdrie	Medium	Alta.	61,082	42,844 Revised ^r	42.6	22,219	21,488	32.78	1,863.2
Spruce Grove	Medium	Alta.	36,135	27,970 Revised ^r	29.2	14,015	13,416	29.09	1,242.0
Lloydminster	Medium	Alta./Sask.	31,400	27,769 Revised ^r	13.1	13,345	11,831	21.71	1,446.1
Lloydminster (Saskatchewan part)		Sask.	11,755	9,752 Revised ^r	20.5	4,902	4,388	7.46	1,576.1
Lloydminster (Alberta part)		Alta.	19,645	18,017 Revised ^r	9.0	8,443	7,443	14.25	1,378.1
Leduc	Small	Alta.	29,556	23,827 Revised ^r	24.0	12,031	11,106	61.96	477.0
Cochrane	Small	Alta.	25,289	17,433 Revised ^r	45.1	9,959	9,542	23.40	1,080.6
Fort Saskatchewan	Small	Alta.	23,895	18,738 Revised ^r	27.5	9,832	9,157	21.31	1,121.2
Okotoks	Small	Alta.	28,833	24,470 Revised ^r	17.8	9,815	9,643	16.98	1,698.4
Camrose	Small	Alta.	18,520	17,057 Revised ^r	8.6	8,429	7,968	17.08	1,084.6
Sylvan Lake	Small	Alta.	14,942	12,436 Revised ^r	20.2	6,710	5,664	9.58	1,559.3
Stony Plain	Small	Alta.	16,271	14,249 Revised ^r	14.2	6,574	6,266	15.96	1,019.8
Canmore	Small	Alta.	11,764	10,539	11.6	6,192	4,697	13.44	875.4
Chestermere	Small	Alta.	19,472	14,363	35.6	6,107	5,982	8.89	2,190.9
Beaumont	Small	Alta.	17,396	13,284	31.0	5,980	5,633	10.47	1,661.1
High River	Small	Alta.	13,420	12,498 Revised ^r	7.4	5,560	5,293	10.17	1,319.4
Wetaskiwin	Small	Alta.	12,486	12,221 Revised ^r	2.2	5,503	5,063	11.18	1,116.5
Brooks	Small	Alta.	14,436	13,656 Revised ^r	5.7	5,406	5,040	12.86	1,122.3
Strathmore	Small	Alta.	13,592	12,179 Revised ^r	11.6	5,275	5,084	9.13	1,489.4
Lacombe	Small	Alta.	12,442	11,429 Revised ^r	8.9	4,796	4,563	11.46	1,085.9
Hinton	Small	Alta.	9,205	9,036 Revised ^r	1.9	4,073	3,677	12.97	709.6
Whitecourt	Small	Alta.	9,515	9,053 Revised ^r	5.1	3,966	3,472	10.11	941.0
Olds	Small	Alta.	8,944	8,025 Revised ^r	11.5	3,848	3,612	9.52	939.8
Edson	Small	Alta.	8,148	8,214 Revised ^r	-0.8	3,659	3,262	10.25	795.3
Morinville	Small	Alta.	9,848	8,569 Revised ^r	14.9	3,611	3,491	11.15	882.8
Taber	Small	Alta.	8,548	8,199	4.3	3,420	3,195	15.81	540.8
Grand Centre	Small	Alta.	7,256	6,868 Revised ^r	5.6	3,407	2,730	18.11	400.7
Blackfalds	Small	Alta.	8,749	6,123 Revised ^r	42.9	3,271	3,059	7.23	1,210.3
Ponoka	Small	Alta.	6,899	6,505 Revised ^r	6.1	3,144	2,871	5.51	1,253.0
Innisfail	Small	Alta.	6,927	7,208 Revised ^r	-3.9	3,126	2,817	4.37	1,585.3
Coaldale	Small	Alta.	8,153	7,239 Revised ^r	12.6	3,036	2,977	5.92	1,378.4
Drumheller	Small	Alta.	6,439	6,582 Revised ^r	-2.2	3,006	2,767	9.47	679.6
Drayton Valley	Small	Alta.	6,867	6,751 Revised ^r	1.7	2,955	2,636	6.77	1,014.0
Rocky Mountain House	Small	Alta.	6,429	6,687 Revised ^r	-3.9	2,861	2,517	6.95	924.9
Cold Lake	Small	Alta.	6,678	6,131 Revised ^r	8.9	2,809	2,487	5.25	1,271.6
Banff	Small	Alta.	7,851	7,584	3.5	2,729	2,543	4.77	1,646.0
Wainwright	Small	Alta.	6,153	5,803 Revised ^r	6.0	2,714	2,473	5.13	1,200.3
Vegreville	Small	Alta.	5,436	5,440 Revised ^r	-0.1	2,617	2,334	4.68	1,161.7
Stettler	Small	Alta.	5,862	5,397 Revised ^r	8.6	2,572	2,383	7.34	798.5
Slave Lake	Small	Alta.	6,155	6,517 Revised ^r	-5.6	2,557	2,140	6.69	919.9
Devon	Small	Alta.	6,578	6,515 Revised ^r	1.0	2,493	2,415	14.30	460.2
St. Paul	Small	Alta.	5,728	5,337 Revised ^r	7.3	2,336	2,206	5.03	1,138.0
Bonnyville	Small	Alta.	5,081	5,860 Revised ^r	-13.3	2,296	1,963	5.37	945.9
Redcliff	Small	Alta.	5,474	5,546 Revised ^r	-1.3	2,183	2,114	7.31	748.9
Westlock	Small	Alta.	4,678	4,532 Revised ^r	3.2	2,122	1,944	4.49	1,041.4
Didsbury	Small	Alta.	5,222	4,905 Revised ^r	6.5	2,098	2,013	5.52	946.7
Barrhead	Small	Alta.	4,387	4,158 Revised ^r	5.5	1,925	1,831	4.75	922.8
Peace River	Small	Alta.	3,924	4,078 Revised ^r	-3.8	1,812	1,552	4.98	787.8
Vermilion	Small	Alta.	3,617	3,531 Revised ^r	2.4	1,717	1,534	3.58	1,009.5
Claresholm	Small	Alta.	3,424	3,378 Revised ^r	1.4	1,602	1,507	2.68	1,276.0
Langdon	Small	Alta.	5,060	4,211 Revised ^r	20.2	1,586	1,582	4.40	1,149.7
Grande Cache	Small	Alta.	3,286	3,839 Revised ^r	-14.4	1,583	1,169	3.74	878.1
Jasper	Small	Alta.	3,948	3,489 Revised ^r	13.2	1,567	1,491	1.74	2,274.3
Pincher Creek	Small	Alta.	3,523	3,572 Revised ^r	-1.4	1,540	1,444	4.09	862.0
Fort Macleod	Small	Alta.	2,708	2,874 Revised ^r	-5.8	1,316	1,132	2.19	1,239.1
Penhold	Small	Alta.	3,165	2,328 Revised ^r	36.0	1,252	1,191	1.54	2,055.2
Three Hills	Small	Alta.	3,078	3,018 Revised ^r	2.0	1,246	1,175	3.13	981.9
Raymond	Small	Alta.	3,533	3,594 Revised ^r	-1.7	1,200	1,086	3.70	953.7
Fairview	Small	Alta.	2,598	2,767 Revised ^r	-6.1	1,200	1,097	2.18	1,191.1
Carstairs	Small	Alta.	3,080	2,665 Revised ^r	15.6	1,199	1,163	4.80	642.1
Hanna	Small	Alta.	2,332	2,439 Revised ^r	-4.4	1,179	1,084	2.34	995.7
Crossfield	Small	Alta.	2,973	2,843 Revised ^r	4.6	1,165	1,098	4.00	744.1
Cardston	Small	Alta.	3,258	3,283 Revised ^r	-0.8	1,160	1,067	3.22	1,012.5
Grimshaw	Small	Alta.	2,599	2,394 Revised ^r	8.6	1,129	1,007	4.13	628.9
High Level	Small	Alta.	2,741	3,018 Revised ^r	-9.2	1,091	934	2.67	1,026.0
Gibbons	Small	Alta.	2,661	2,495 Revised ^r	6.7	1,048	969	3.89	684.9
Black Diamond	Small	Alta.	2,552	2,274 Revised ^r	12.2	1,048	1,039	2.15	1,188.8
Lac la Biche	Small	Alta.	2,294	2,429 Revised ^r	-5.6	1,040	887	2.90	791.0
Beaverlodge	Small	Alta.	2,327	2,245 Revised ^r	3.7	978	907	3.06	759.7
Rimbey	Small	Alta.	2,086	1,930 Revised ^r	8.1	978	903	2.41	865.7
High Prairie	Small	Alta.	2,264	2,281 Revised ^r	-0.7	975	830	2.37	956.8
Coalhurst	Small	Alta.	2,623	1,930 Revised ^r	35.9	949	920	1.79	1,465.5
Alberta Beach - Val Quentin	Small	Alta.	1,204	962 Revised ^r	25.2	935	579	1.33	905.5
Turner Valley	Small	Alta.	2,249	1,967 Revised ^r	14.3	913	871	2.69	835.2
Fox Creek	Small	Alta.	1,720	1,770 Revised ^r	-2.8	909	678	1.27	1,354.5
Coleman	Small	Alta.	1,475	1,366 Revised ^r	8.0	891	696	1.97	749.6
Blairmore	Small	Alta.	1,545	1,521 Revised ^r	1.6	886	731	2.04	758.3
Nanton	Small	Alta.	1,965	1,977 Revised ^r	-0.6	880	849	1.56	1,263.6
Sexsmith	Small	Alta.	2,461	2,358 Revised ^r	4.4	868	808	1.90	1,294.7
Millet	Small	Alta.	1,905	2,038 Revised ^r	-6.5	847	805	2.18	873.5
Provost	Small	Alta.	1,945	1,975 Revised ^r	-1.5	807	750	2.09	929.7
Sundre	Small	Alta.	1,866	1,799 Revised ^r	3.7	805	766	2.60	717.4
Clairmont	Small	Alta.	1,922	1,789 Revised ^r	7.4	801	749	4.38	438.8
Tofield	Small	Alta.	1,854	1,924 Revised ^r	-3.6	800	759	1.22	1,517.9
La Crète	Small	Alta.	1,860	2,501 Revised ^r	-25.6	777	671	1.82	1,023.1
Redwater	Small	Alta.	1,591	1,440 Revised ^r	10.5	764	695	1.97	807.9
Vulcan	Small	Alta.	1,680	1,624 Revised ^r	3.4	748	708	1.70	985.4
Heritage Pointe	Small	Alta.	2,075	2,041 Revised ^r	1.7	721	710	4.78	433.7
Magrath	Small	Alta.	2,179	2,027 Revised ^r	7.5	719	686	2.34	932.7
Calmar	Small	Alta.	1,849	1,726 Revised ^r	7.1	717	702	1.27	1,460.0
Swan Hills	Small	Alta.	1,275	1,413 Revised ^r	-9.8	698	523	2.39	532.7
Picture Butte	Small	Alta.	1,700	1,531 Revised ^r	11.0	664	632	2.03	838.1
Valleyview	Small	Alta.	1,421	1,409 Revised ^r	0.9	663	587	1.56	909.5
Elk Point	Small	Alta.	1,437	1,412	1.8	637	530	2.26	636.2
Wembley	Small	Alta.	1,516	1,373 Revised ^r	10.4	618	565	2.19	692.5

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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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