2022 Alberta municipal censuses explained

Election Name:	2022 Alberta municipal censuses
Country:	Alberta
Previous Election:	2021 Alberta municipal censuses
Previous Year:	2021
Next Election:	2023 Alberta municipal censuses
Next Year:	2023

Alberta has provincial legislation allowing its municipalities to conduct municipal censuses.^[1] Municipalities choose to conduct their own censuses for multiple reasons such as to better inform municipal service planning and provision or to simply update their populations since the last federal census.^[2]

Alberta began the year of 2022 with 343 municipalities.^[3] Of these, three municipalities conducted a municipal census in 2022, including the City of Cold Lake, the Town of High Level, and Strathcona County.

Strathcona County became the fifth municipality in Alberta to reach 100,000 people as a result from its 2022 municipal census.^[4]

Municipal census results

The following summarizes the results of the three municipal censuses conducted in 2022.

2022 municipal census summary	2021 federal census comparison^[5]	Previous municipal census comparison^[6] ^[7]
Municipality	Status	Census date	2022 pop.	2021 pop.	Absolute growth	Absolute change	Annual growth rate	Prev. pop.	Prev. census year	Absolute growth	Annual growth rate
scope=row				^[8]						2014
scope=row			^[9]	unpublished<	---->		<	---->	<	---->	<	---->		2017	<	---->	<	---->
scope=row				^[10]						2018

Breakdowns

Urban and rural service areas

2022 municipal census summary	2018 municipal census comparison^[11]
Area	2022 population	Previous population	Absolute growth	Annual growth rate
Sherwood Park urban service area	align=center
Rural service area	align=center
Total Strathcona County

Hamlets

The following is a list of hamlet populations determined by the 2022 municipal census conducted by Strathcona County, excluding the Sherwood Park urban service area that is presented above.

2022 municipal census summary	Previous municipal census comparison^[12]
Hamlet	Municipality	2022 population	Previous population	Previous census year	Absolute growth	Annual growth rate
		align=center			2018
		align=center			2018
		align=center			2018
		align=center			2018
		align=center			2018
		align=center			2018
		align=center			2018
		align=center			2018

See also

• List of communities in Alberta

External links

• Alberta Municipal Affairs
• Statistics Canada
  • Statistics Canada: Census Program

Notes and References

1. Web site: Municipal Government Act: Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter M-26 (Office Consolidation) . Alberta Queen's Printer . February 1, 2019 . May 7, 2022.
2. Book: Municipal Census Manual: Requirements and Guidelines for Conducting a Municipal Census . . 8 . 978-1-4601-4308-7 . January 2019 . May 7, 2022.
3. Web site: 2022 Municipal Codes . . January 7, 2022 . May 7, 2022.
4. Web site: County joins the 100K club . . September 13, 2022 . July 12, 2024.
5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Alberta . . February 9, 2022 . May 7, 2022.
6. Book: 2016 Municipal Affairs Population List . . 978-1-4601-3127-5 . May 7, 2022.
7. Book: 2019 Municipal Affairs Population List . . 978-1-4601-4623-1 . December 2019 . May 7, 2022.
8. Web site: City of Cold Lake Municipal Census 2022 Report . City of Cold Lake . September 15, 2022.
9. Web site: Approved Minutes . Town of High Level . March 28, 2022 . May 7, 2022.
10. Web site: Strathcona County Census Results . Strathcona County . October 7, 2022 . October 11, 2022.
11. Web site: Census population results . Strathcona County . March 28, 2022 . May 7, 2022.
12. Web site: Census 2018 Results Report . Strathcona County . May 7, 2022.