The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is a geographical region of the
Canadian province
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of
Alberta
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. It is the most urbanized area in Alberta and is one of Canada's four most urban regions.
It consists of
Statistics Canada
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Alberta census divisions No. 11,
No. 8, and
No. 6
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. Measured from north to south, the region covers a distance of approximately . It includes the entire
census metropolitan area
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s of
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
and
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
and the
census agglomeration
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s of
Red Deer
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and
Wetaskiwin
Wetaskiwin ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city is located south of the provincial capital of Edmonton. The city name comes from the Cree word ''wītaskiwinihk'', meaning "the hills where peace was made".
Wetaskiwin is ...
.
Transportation
Alberta Highway 2
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, also known as the Queen Elizabeth II Highway or QE2, is the busiest highway in Alberta and forms the central spine of the corridor.
A
Canadian Pacific
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rail line, originally built by the
Calgary and Edmonton Railway The Calgary and Edmonton Railway (C&E) was an early pioneer railway in what was then the Northwest Territories, now Alberta, Canada. It connected the towns of Calgary and Strathcona (also called South Edmonton). Construction started in April 18 ...
in 1891, roughly parallels the highway. The line has been used exclusively by freight trains since 1985, when
Via Rail
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discontinued its
Calgary–South Edmonton train service. There have been several proposal and studies for
high-speed rail through the region.
The corridor has two of Canada's five busiest airports:
Calgary International and
Edmonton International. The number of daily flights between these two airports number into the dozens, making it one of Canada's busiest commuter flight routes.
Demographics
In the
Canada 2001 Census, the population of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor was 2,149,586, representing 72.3% of Alberta's population.
In the
Canada 2011 Census, the corridor's population had increased to 2,703,380 or 74.2% of the province's population. The population as of the
Canada 2016 Census
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was 3,074,223.
The following presents the historic population growth of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor between 1996 and 2016 by its three census divisions.
Growth
The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is one of the fastest growing regions and wealthiest regions in Canada. A 2003 study by TD Bank Financial Group found the
GDP per capita
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in the corridor is 10% above average compared to U.S. metropolitan areas and 40% above average compared to other Canadian cities. Much of this is because of large oil revenues due to the
growing cost of oil since 2003.
Census subdivisions
The following are lists of the
census subdivision
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s within the Calgary Metropolitan Region and Edmonton Metropolitan Region portions of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. The Edmonton Metropolitan Region's eight summer villages are not listed.
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Calgary Metropolitan Region
The Calgary Metropolitan Region (CMR), also commonly referred to as the Calgary Region, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred on Calgary, the largest city in Alberta.
With the Government of Alberta's establishment of the Calgary Metropo ...
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Airdrie
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Beiseker
Beiseker is a village in the Canadian province of Alberta, approximately northeast of Calgary. It is considered to be an outermost part of the Calgary Region, and is included within Calgary's Census Metropolitan Area (CMA). The village is surr ...
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Black Diamond
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Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
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Chestermere
Chestermere, originally named Chestermere Lake, is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta, within Rocky View County. It is largely a commuter town of Calgary and is a member municipality of the Calgary Region. The city, which surrounds Chest ...
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Cochrane Cochrane may refer to:
Places Australia
*Cochrane railway station, Sydney, a railway station on the closed Ropes Creek railway line
Canada
* Cochrane, Alberta
* Cochrane Lake, Alberta
* Cochrane District, Ontario
** Cochrane, Ontario, a town wit ...
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Crossfield
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Eden Valley 216
Eden Valley 216 is an Indian reserve of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, comprising Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley First Nations, located near Longview, Alberta
Longview is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Canadian Ro ...
(
Stoney First Nation)
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Foothills County
Foothills County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada adjacent to the south side of Calgary in Census Division No. 6. Despite sharing a common border with the City of Calgary, it does not form part of the Calgary census metropol ...
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High River
High River is a town within the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is approximately south of Calgary, at the junction of Alberta Highways 2 and 23. High River had a population of 14,324 in 2021.
History
The community take ...
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Irricana
Irricana is a town in the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. Surrounded by Rocky View County, it is adjacent to Highway 9, approximately northeast of Calgary.
The name of the town is a contraction of the words "irrigation canals", ...
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Longview
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Okotoks
Okotoks (, originally ) is a town in the Calgary Region of Alberta, Canada. It is on the Sheep River, approximately south of Calgary. Okotoks has emerged as a bedroom community of Calgary. According to the 2016 Census, the town has a population ...
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Rocky View County
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Tsuu T'ina Nation 145 (
Tsuu T'ina Nation)
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Turner Valley
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Edmonton Metropolitan Region
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The EMR's commonly known boundaries are coincide ...
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Alexander 134
Alexander 134 is an Indian reserve of the Alexander First Nation in Alberta, located within Sturgeon County. It is located about northwest of Edmonton. In the 2016 Canadian Census
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(
Alexander First Nation
Alexander First Nation ( cr, Kipohtakaw / ᑭᐳᐦᑕᑲᐤ) is a First Nations band government, headquartered west of Morinville, Alberta. This First Nation is part of the Cree ethno-linguistic group, is a member of the Yellowhead Tribal Co ...
)
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Beaumont
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Places Canada
* Beaumont, Alberta
* Beaumont, Quebec
England
* Beaumont, Cumbria
* Beaumont, Essex
** Beaumont Cut, a canal closed in the 1930s
* Beaumont Street, Oxford
France (communes)
* Beaumont, Ardèche
* ...
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Bon Accord
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Bruderheim
Bruderheim is a town in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is located just north of the junction of Highway 15 and Highway 45, approximately northeast of Edmonton.
The town's name is derived from two German words: "Brud ...
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Calmar
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Devon
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Edmonton
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Enoch Cree Nation 135
Enoch Cree Nation 135, ( cr, ᒪᐢᑫᑯᓯᐦᐠ, translit=maskêkosihk ) previously known as Stony Plain No. 135, is an Indian reserve of the Enoch Cree Nation #440 in Alberta. It is adjacent to the City of Edmonton to the east and Parkland ...
(
Enoch Cree Nation
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)
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Fort Saskatchewan
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Gibbons Gibbons may refer to:
* The plural of gibbon, an ape in the family Hylobatidae
* Gibbons (surname)
* Gibbons, Alberta
* Gibbons (automobile), a British light car of the 1920s
* Gibbons P.C., a leading American law firm headquartered in New Jersey
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Leduc
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Leduc County
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Legal
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Morinville
Morinville is a town in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is approximately north of Edmonton along Highway 2.
History
Morinville was settled by Jean-Baptiste Morin, a priest and missionary of the Missionary Oblates o ...
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Parkland County
Parkland County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada. Located west of Edmonton in Census Division No. 11, its municipal office, Parkland County Centre, is located north of the Town of Stony Plain on Highway 779.
History
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Redwater
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Spring Lake
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Spruce Grove
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With a 2021 population of 37,645, Spruce Grove is the ninth-largest city in Alberta. T ...
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St. Albert
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Stony Plain
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Strathcona County
Strathcona County is a specialized municipality in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region within Alberta, Canada between Edmonton and Elk Island National Park. It forms part of Census Division No. 11.
Strathcona County is both urban and rural in n ...
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Sturgeon County
Sturgeon County is a municipal district the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is north of Edmonton and west of the North Saskatchewan River. Sturgeon County is located in Division No. 11 and was named for the Sturgeon River.
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Thorsby
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Wabamun
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Warburg
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Wabamun 133A & 133B (Paul First Nation)
Gallery
File:Calgary-2387396 1280.jpg, Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
, the largest city in Alberta
File:Downtown edmonton.jpg, Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
, the capital and the second largest city in Alberta
File:Red Deer - Aerial - downtown bridges.jpg, Red Deer
The red deer (''Cervus elaphus'') is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is called a hind. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Iran, and parts of wes ...
, the third most populous city in the corridor, is located halfway between Calgary and Edmonton.
See also
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List of census divisions of Alberta
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List of communities in Alberta
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Golden Horseshoe
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Greater Montreal
Greater Montreal (french: Grand Montréal) is the most populous metropolitan area in Quebec and the second most populous in Canada after Greater Toronto. In 2015, Statistics Canada identified Montreal's Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) as with a ...
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Quebec City–Windsor corridor
The Quebec City–Windsor Corridor (french: link=no, Corridor Québec-Windsor) is the most densely populated and heavily industrialized region of Canada. As its name suggests, the region extends between Quebec City in the northeast and Windsor, ...
References
External links
Statistics Canada Information
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Geographic regions of Alberta
Transport corridors