Major municipalities

The largest municipality in the Slave Lake Region, according to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census, was the Town of Slave Lake with a population of 6,703 1. According to the 2006 federal census, the municipality in the Slave Lake Region with the highest population growth between 2001 and 2006 was also the Town of Slave Lake. Slave Lake experienced an increase of 1.6% or 103 residents between 2001 and 2006. According to the latest municipal census, the Town of Slave Lake had a population of 7,031 in 2007 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-2370