Major municipalities

The largest municipality in the Capital Region, according to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census, was the City of Edmonton with a population of 730,372 1.  More recently, the municipal census of 2009 showed 782,439 residents in Edmonton, a 9.8% increase from the 2005 municipal census number2.  According to the 2006 federal census, the Town of Stony Plain was the municipality in the Capital Region with the highest population growth between 2001 and 2006, with an increase of 28.5% or 2,739 residents over that period.  Municipal census data show a 34.5% for Stony Plain between 2006 and 2010.  High growth of 40.6% between 2006 and 2010 was also seen in the Town of Beaumont, and of 33.9% between 2005 and 2010 in the City of Spruce Grove.

Economic Indicators: Capital Region

1 Note: the Census under-estimates the overall population totals for any region or municipality as some people are not counted. The reasons for this under-coverage can range from some households not receiving a census questionnaire to individuals not being included in the questionnaire completed for a household.
2 Numerical differences between the federal and municipal censuses may be ascribed to slight variations in the definition of “usual residence,” as well as how “shadow populations” are treated. While municipalities define the “shadow population” as “temporary residents of a municipality who are employed by an industrial or commercial establishment in the municipality for a minimum of 30 days” and include them in their official population numbers if they consist at least 10% of the municipality’s population or a minimum of 1,000 individuals, the shadow population of transient workers is not accounted for in population counts conducted by Statistics Canada.

Date Updated:
RDP-2362