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Demographics of Edmonton. Pop. According to the 2021 census, the City of Edmonton had a population of 1,010,899 residents, compared to 4,262,635 for all of Alberta, Canada. [ 24] The total population of the Edmonton census metropolitan area ( CMA) was 1,418,118, making it the sixth-largest CMA in Canada. [ 25]
The Edmonton census metropolitan area (CMA) has the fifth-greatest population of CMAs in Canada and the second-greatest in Alberta, but has the largest land area in Canada. It had a population of 1,159,869 in the 2011 Census compared to its 2006 population of 1,034,945.
Alberta's largest and smallest cities are Calgary and Wetaskiwin, with populations of 1,306,784 and 12,594, respectively. [ 2] Beaumont became Alberta's 19th city on January 1, 2019. [ 3] 157 elected city officials (19 mayors and 138 councillors) provide city governance throughout the province. [ 4]
Approximately 81% of the population live in urban areas and only about 19% live in rural areas. The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is the most urbanized area in Alberta and is one of Canada's four most urban regions. [2] Many of Alberta's cities and towns have also experienced high rates of growth in recent history.
Alberta has 105 towns that had a cumulative population of 455,053 and an average population of 4,293 in the 2016 Canadian Census. [2] Alberta's largest and smallest towns are Okotoks and Stavely with populations of 28,881 and 541 respectively. [ 2 ]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Edmonton metropolitan region recorded a population of 1,418,118 living in 548,624 of its 589,554 total private dwellings, a change of 7.3% from its 2016 population of 1,321,441.
The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is the most urbanized area in the province and is one of the most densely populated areas of Canada. [61] Many of Alberta's cities and towns have experienced very high rates of growth in recent history. [when?] Alberta's population rose from 73,022 in 1901 [62] to 3,290,350 according to the 2006 census. [63]
The early 1990s proved to be a contentious period for delineation of electoral districts in Alberta. The Supreme Court of British Columbia ruling in Dixon v. Attorney General of British Columbia in 1989 invalidated the provincial electoral district re-distribution due to wide variations between electoral district populations for British Columbia, finding these differences inconsistent with the ...