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List of cities in Alberta

Distribution of Alberta's 19 cities, 2 urban service areas and 10 towns that are eligible for city status.

A city is the highest form of all incorporated urban municipality statuses used in the Canadian Province of Alberta. Alberta cities are created when communities with populations of at least 10,000 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller than 1,850 m², apply to Alberta Municipal Affairs for city status under the authority of the Municipal Government Act.[1] Applications for city status are approved via orders in council made by the lieutenant governor in Council under recommendation from the Minister of Municipal Affairs.[1]

Alberta has 19 cities that had a cumulative population of 3,023,641 (not including the population in the Saskatchewan portion of Lloydminster) and an average population of 159,139 in the 2021 Census of Population.[2] Alberta's largest and smallest cities are Calgary and Wetaskiwin, with populations of 1,306,784 and 12,594, respectively.[2]

Beaumont became Alberta's 19th city on January 1, 2019.[3]

157 elected city officials (19 mayors and 138 councillors) provide city governance throughout the province.[4]

The highest density of cities in Alberta is found in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region (Beaumont, Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Spruce Grove and St. Albert). The Calgary Metropolitan Region has three cities (Airdrie, Calgary and Chestermere).

Administration

Pursuant to Part 5, Division 1 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), each municipality created under the authority of the MGA is governed by an elected council. As a requirement of the MGA, a city council consists of an odd number of councillors, one of which is the city's chief elected official (CEO) or mayor. A city council consists of seven councillors by default, but it can consist of a higher or lower odd number if council passes a bylaw altering its size (so long as it does not consist of fewer than three councillors).[1]

City councils are governed by a mayor who is elected at large and an even number of councillors, resulting in a total odd number of councillors to avoid tie votes on council matters. For the councillors, a city council may establish ward systems, with councillors elected from wards that are defined as having roughly the same population (single-member districts or more than one member per district). Voters choose a councillor candidate running in the ward in which they live. If no ward system is in place, councillors are elected at-large like the mayor.[1][5]

All city councillors are elected by popular vote under the provisions of the Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA).[6] Mayoral or councillor candidates are required to be residents of their municipality for a minimum of six consecutive months prior to nomination day. The last municipal election for all cities, with the exception of the border city of Lloydminster, was held October 18, 2021. Lloydminster's elections are aligned with Saskatchewan's municipal election schedule.

Alberta Municipal Affairs, a ministry of the Cabinet of Alberta, is charged with coordination of all levels of local government.

Administrative duties of cities include public safety, local transit, roads, water service, drainage and waste collection, as well as coordination of infrastructure with provincial and regional authorities (including road construction, education, and health).

List

Name Region Incorporation
date (city)[7]
Council
size[7]
2021 Census of Population[2]
Population
(2021)
Population
(2016)
Change
(%)
Land
area
(km2)
Population
density
(per km2)
Airdrie Calgary Metro Jan 1, 1985 7 74,100 61,581 +20.3% 84.39 878.1
Beaumont[AB 1] Edmonton Metro Jan 1, 2019 7 20,888 17,457 +19.7% 24.70 845.7
Brooks[AB 2] Southern Sep 1, 2005 7 14,924 14,451 +3.3% 18.21 819.5
Calgary[AB 3] Calgary Metro Jan 1, 1894 15 1,306,784 1,239,220 +5.5% 820.62 1,592.4
Camrose Central Jan 1, 1955 9 18,772 18,742 +0.2% 41.67 450.5
Chestermere[AB 4] Calgary Metro Jan 1, 2015 7 22,163 19,887 +11.4% 32.83 675.1
Cold Lake North Oct 1, 2000 7 15,661 14,976 +4.6% 66.61 235.1
Edmonton[AB 5] Edmonton Metro Oct 8, 1904 13 1,010,899 933,088 +8.3% 765.61 1,320.4
Fort Saskatchewan Edmonton Metro Jul 1, 1985 7 27,088 24,169 +12.1% 56.50 479.4
Grande Prairie Northern Jan 1, 1958 9 64,141 63,166 +1.5% 132.71 483.3
Lacombe Central Sep 5, 2010 7 13,396 13,057 +2.6% 20.59 650.6
Leduc Edmonton Metro Sep 1, 1983 7 34,094 29,993 +13.7% 42.25 807.0
Lethbridge Southern May 9, 1906 9 98,406 92,729 +6.1% 121.12 812.5
Lloydminster (part)[AB 6] Central Jan 1, 1958 7 19,739 19,645 +0.5% 23.98 823.1
Medicine Hat Southern May 9, 1906 9 63,271 63,260 0.0% 111.97 565.1
Red Deer Central Mar 25, 1913 9 100,844 100,418 +0.4% 104.34 966.5
Spruce Grove Edmonton Metro Mar 1, 1986 7 37,645 34,108 +10.4% 37.52 1,003.3
St. Albert Edmonton Metro Jan 1, 1977 7 68,232 65,589 +4.0% 47.84 1,426.3
Wetaskiwin[AB 7] Central May 9, 1906 7 12,594 12,655 −0.5% 18.75 671.7
Total cities 157 3,023,641 2,838,191 +6.5% 2,572.21 1,175.5

Notes:

  1. ^ Beaumont is Alberta's newest city, incorporated on January 1, 2019. Based on 2016 data, Beaumont is Alberta's smallest city by land area, but in 2017 its area increased to nearly 2,400 hectares, making it larger than Wetaskiwin and Lacombe.[7]
  2. ^ Brooks is Alberta's smallest city by land area.
  3. ^ Calgary is Canada's third-largest city, Alberta's largest city by both population and area, and was Alberta's first city, incorporated on January 1, 1894. The Calgary census metropolitan area (CMA) includes the cities of Airdrie, Calgary and Chestermere.
  4. ^ Chestermere was known as Chestermere Lake prior to March 1, 1993.[7]
  5. ^ Edmonton is Canada's fifth-largest city and Alberta's capital. The Edmonton CMA includes the cities of Beaumont, Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Spruce Grove and St. Albert.
  6. ^ The balance of Lloydminster is located within Saskatchewan.
  7. ^ Wetaskiwin is Alberta's smallest city by population.

Former cities

Alberta has recognized three other cities in its history. The Town of Strathcona incorporated as a city on March 15, 1907, and subsequently amalgamated with Edmonton on February 1, 1912. Fort McMurray was incorporated as a city on September 1, 1980, but reverted to its current urban service area form as a result of its amalgamation with Improvement District (I.D.) No. 143 on April 1, 1995.[8] The Town of Drumheller was incorporated as a city on April 3, 1930 (well before the current requirement to have a population in excess of 10,000 people), and reverted to town status on January 1, 1998, when it amalgamated with the surrounding Municipal District of Badlands No. 7.[9]

Former city Incorporation
date (city)
Previous
status
Date of
status change
Subsequent
status
Drumheller April 3, 1930 Town January 1, 1998 Town
Fort McMurray September 1, 1980 New town April 1, 1995 Urban service area
Strathcona March 15, 1907 Town February 1, 1912 City amalgamation

City status eligibility

There are currently nine towns – Blackfalds, Canmore, Cochrane, High River, Morinville, Okotoks, Stony Plain, Strathmore, and Sylvan Lake – that are eligible for city status having populations in excess of 10,000.[2] In addition, the Town of Hinton has expressed interest in incorporating as a city once it surpasses 10,000 people.[10] Its population in 2021 was 9,817. [11]

Alberta's two urban service areasFort McMurray and Sherwood Park – are also eligible for city status. As noted above, Fort McMurray was previously incorporated as a city until it amalgamated with I.D. No. 143 on April 1, 1995.[8] Meanwhile, Sherwood Park has remained a hamlet since its first residents arrived in 1955[12] and, in 1987, 89% of Strathcona County residents voted in favour of maintaining a single municipal government for Sherwood Park and the rural portion of the county.[13]

Name Region Status 2021 Census of Population[2][14]
Population
(2021)
Population
(2016)
Change
(%)
Land
area
(km2)
Population
density
(per km2)
Blackfalds Central Town 10,470 9,328 +12.2% 16.58 631.4
Canmore Rocky Mountains Town 15,990 13,992 +14.3% 68.47 233.5
Cochrane Calgary Metro Town 32,199 25,853 +24.5% 31.58 1,019.5
Fort McMurray Northern Urban Service Area 68,002 67,123 +1.3% 52.17 1,303.5
High River Calgary Metro Town 14,324 13,594 +5.4% 22.19 645.4
Morinville Edmonton Metro Town 10,385 9,848 +5.5% 11.15 931.0
Okotoks Calgary Metro Town 30,405 29,016 +4.8% 38.55 788.7
Sherwood Park Edmonton Metro Urban Service Area 73,000[15] 71,332(2018) +3.5%
Stony Plain Edmonton Metro Town 17,993 17,189 +4.7% 35.45 507.6
Strathmore Calgary Metro Town 14,339 13,756 +4.2% 26.98 531.5
Sylvan Lake Central Town 15,995 14,816 +8.0% 23.09 692.8

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Municipal Government Act". Alberta Queen's Printer. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Alberta". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Order in Council (O.C.) 395/2018". Government of Alberta. December 11, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Municipal Profiles (Cities)" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Types of Municipalities". Alberta Municipal Affairs. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  6. ^ "Local Authorities Election Act". Alberta Queen's Printer. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  7. ^ a b c d "City Municipal Profiles" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Location and History Profile – Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo". Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 25, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
  9. ^ "Location and History Profile – Town of Drumheller". Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 25, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
  10. ^ "Town of Hinton Regular Meeting of Council Agenda (see page 113 of 157)". Town of Hinton. April 21, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  11. ^ Canada Census https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Hinton
  12. ^ "Sherwood Park's history". Strathcona County. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
  13. ^ "Sherwood Park history – Local government". Strathcona County. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
  14. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  15. ^ "CENSUS 2022 My household counts!" (PDF).

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