List of census agglomerations in Alberta


A census agglomeration is a census geographic unit in Canada determined by Statistics Canada. A census agglomeration comprises one or more adjacent census subdivisions that has a core population of 10,000 or greater. It is eligible for classification as a census metropolitan area once it reaches a population of 100,000.
At the 2016 Census, the Province of Alberta had 15 census agglomerations, down from 16 in the 2011 Census. At the 2011 Census, the Province of Alberta had 16 census agglomerations, up from 14 in the 2006 Census.
The former CA of Lethbridge was promoted to a census metropolitan area in 2016.

List

The following is a list of the census agglomerations within Alberta.
Census agglomeration Area in 2016 Population in 2016 Population in 2011 Population in 2006 Population in 2001 Population in 1996 Census division
Red Deer100,41890,56482,772 67,707 60,075 Division No. 8
Medicine Hat76,52272,80768,82261,73556,570Division No. 1
Wood Buffalo73,32066,89652,64342,602 36,124Division No. 16
Grande Prairie63,16655,65571,868 36,983 31,140 Division No. 19
Okotoks28,88124,51117,145 Division No. 6
Brooks24,66223,43022,45211,604 Division No. 2
Lloydminster 19,64518,03215,91013,14811,317Division No. 10
Camrose18,74317,28615,620 14,854 13,728Division No. 10
Cold Lake 14,96113,83911,99127,935 35,161 Division No. 8
High River13,58412,920Division No. 6
Sylvan Lake15,30212,762Division No. 8
Wetaskiwin12,65512,52511,673 11,15410,959Division No. 11
Strathmore13,75612,305Division No. 5
Canmore13,99212,28812,039Division No. 15
Lacombe13,05711,707Division No. 8

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