Major municipalities

The largest municipality in the Mackenzie Region, according to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census, was the Mackenzie Specialized Municipality with a population of 10,002 1.  The same municipality also experienced the highest population growth between 2001 and 2006 - an increase of 13.3% or 1,173 residents between 2001 and 2006.  According to the latest municipal census of 2007, the town of Rainbow Lake had diminished in size by 8.8% from the previous municipal census of 2002 2.

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-2364