A
census agglomeration is a
census geographic unit in
Canada
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determined by
Statistics Canada
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. 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
The census geographic units of Canada are the census subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to conduct the country's quinquennial census. These areas exist solely for the purposes of sta ...
once it reaches a population of 100,000.
At the
2016 Census, the Province of
Alberta
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had 15 census agglomerations,
down from 16 in the
2011 Census.
[ At the 2011 Census, the Province of ]Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
had 16 census agglomerations,[ up from 14 in the ]2006 Census
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.[
The former CA of Lethbridge was promoted to a ]census metropolitan area
The census geographic units of Canada are the census subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to conduct the country's quinquennial census. These areas exist solely for the purposes of sta ...
in 2016.
List
The following is a list of the census agglomerations within Alberta.
See also
*Census geographic units of Canada
The census geographic units of Canada are the census subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to conduct the country's quinquennial census. These areas exist solely for the purposes of sta ...
*
*List of census agglomerations in Canada
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 classifi ...
*List of designated places in Alberta
A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data. It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada Population cen ...
*List of municipalities in Alberta
Alberta is the fourth-most populous province in Canada with 4,262,635 residents as of 2021 Census of Population and is the fourth-largest in land area at . Alberta's 344 municipalities cover of the province's land mass and are home to of i ...
* List of population centres in Alberta
References
External links
Statistics Canada – Census
{{Canada topic, List of census agglomerations in
Census agglomerations