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

Grande Prairie	Medium	Alta.	62,320	55,236 Revised ^r	12.8	25,948	23,450	47.48	1,312.6
Coaldale	Small	Alta.	8,153	7,239 Revised ^r	12.6	3,036	2,977	5.92	1,378.4
Black Diamond	Small	Alta.	2,552	2,274 Revised ^r	12.2	1,048	1,039	2.15	1,188.8
Canmore	Small	Alta.	11,764	10,539	11.6	6,192	4,697	13.44	875.4
Strathmore	Small	Alta.	13,592	12,179 Revised ^r	11.6	5,275	5,084	9.13	1,489.4
Olds	Small	Alta.	8,944	8,025 Revised ^r	11.5	3,848	3,612	9.52	939.8
Red Deer	Medium	Alta.	99,718	89,715 Revised ^r	11.1	41,989	39,704	62.91	1,585.2
Picture Butte	Small	Alta.	1,700	1,531 Revised ^r	11.0	664	632	2.03	838.1
Redwater	Small	Alta.	1,591	1,440 Revised ^r	10.5	764	695	1.97	807.9
Wembley	Small	Alta.	1,516	1,373 Revised ^r	10.4	618	565	2.19	692.5
Lethbridge	Medium	Alta.	87,572	79,364 Revised ^r	10.3	37,761	35,623	55.90	1,566.5
Legal	Small	Alta.	1,135	1,032 Revised ^r	10.0	409	392	1.33	851.1
Fort McMurray	Medium	Alta.	66,573	60,555 Revised ^r	9.9	28,567	23,937	51.79	1,285.4
Lacombe	Small	Alta.	12,442	11,429 Revised ^r	8.9	4,796	4,563	11.46	1,085.9
Cold Lake	Small	Alta.	6,678	6,131 Revised ^r	8.9	2,809	2,487	5.25	1,271.6
Bentley	Small	Alta.	1,027	944 Revised ^r	8.8	435	415	0.77	1,329.4
Stettler	Small	Alta.	5,862	5,397 Revised ^r	8.6	2,572	2,383	7.34	798.5
Grimshaw	Small	Alta.	2,599	2,394 Revised ^r	8.6	1,129	1,007	4.13	628.9
Camrose	Small	Alta.	18,520	17,057 Revised ^r	8.6	8,429	7,968	17.08	1,084.6
Rimbey	Small	Alta.	2,086	1,930 Revised ^r	8.1	978	903	2.41	865.7
Coleman	Small	Alta.	1,475	1,366 Revised ^r	8.0	891	696	1.97	749.6
Duchess	Small	Alta.	1,009	934 Revised ^r	8.0	358	339	1.09	927.9
Magrath	Small	Alta.	2,179	2,027 Revised ^r	7.5	719	686	2.34	932.7
High River	Small	Alta.	13,420	12,498 Revised ^r	7.4	5,560	5,293	10.17	1,319.4
Clairmont	Small	Alta.	1,922	1,789 Revised ^r	7.4	801	749	4.38	438.8

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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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