Major municipalities

The largest municipality in the Northeast Region, according to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census, was the City of Lloydminster (Alberta side only) with a population of 15,910 1.   Lloydminster was also the municipality in the Central Region with the highest population growth between 2001 and 2006, with an increase of 21.0% or 2,762 residents over that period.  The municipal census of 2009 showed 17,402 residents in Lloydminster, a 12.4% increase from the 2005 municipal estimate2.  High growth was also seen in the 2009 municipal census of Cold Lake, which counted 13,924 individuals, a 20.1% increase from the 2002 municipal census.

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-2366