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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 (km²)  Population in 2016  Population in 2011  Population in 2006  Population in 2001  Population in 1996  Census division
Red Deer &&&&&&&&&&&&0104.730000104.73 100,418 90,564 82,772  67,707  60,075  Division No. 8
Medicine Hat 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".13,301.54 76,522 72,807 68,822 61,735 56,570 Division No. 1
Wood Buffalo 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".61,871.37 73,320 66,896 52,643 42,602  36,124 Division No. 16
Grande Prairie &&&&&&&&&&&&0132.730000132.73 63,166 55,655 71,868  36,983  31,140  Division No. 19
Okotoks &&&&&&&&&&&&&019.63000019.63 28,881 24,511 17,145  Division No. 6
Brooks 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".5,931.03 24,662 23,430 22,452 11,604  Division No. 2
Lloydminster  &&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&4000024.04 19,645 18,032 15,910 13,148 11,317 Division No. 10
Camrose &&&&&&&&&&&&&042.62000042.62 18,743 17,286 15,620  14,854  13,728 Division No. 10
Cold Lake  &&&&&&&&&&&&&059.92000059.92 14,961 13,839 11,991 27,935  35,161  Division No. 8
High River &&&&&&&&&&&&&021.39000021.39 13,584 12,920 Division No. 6
Sylvan Lake &&&&&&&&&&&&&024.50000024.50 15,302 12,762 Division No. 8
Wetaskiwin &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.31000018.31 12,655 12,525 11,673  11,154 10,959 Division No. 11
Strathmore &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.40000027.40 13,756 12,305 Division No. 5
Canmore &&&&&&&&&&&&&069.43000069.43 13,992 12,288 12,039 Division No. 15
Lacombe &&&&&&&&&&&&&020.81000020.81 13,057 11,707 Division No. 8
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See also

  • Census geographic units of Canada
  • List of Canadian census agglomerations by province or territory
  • List of census agglomerations in Canada
  • List of designated places in Alberta
  • List of municipalities in Alberta
  • List of population centres in Alberta
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