title: List of census agglomerations in Alberta
text: # List of census agglomerations in Alberta
  
  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 classification as a census metropolitan area once it reaches a population of 100,000.
  
  At the 2016 Census, the Province of Alberta had 15 census agglomerations, down from 16 in the 2011 Census. At the 2011 Census, the Province of Alberta had 16 census agglomerations, up from 14 in the 2006 Census.
  
  The former CA of Lethbridge was promoted to a census metropolitan area in 2016.
  
  ## List
  
  The following is a list of the census agglomerations within Alberta.
  
  | Census agglomeration | Area in 2016 (km²) | Population in 2016 | Population in 2011 | Population in 2006 | Population in 2001 | Population in 1996 | Census division |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Red Deer | 104.73 | 100,418 | 90,564 | 82,772 | 67,707 | 60,075 | Division No. 8 |
  | Medicine Hat | 13,301.54 | 76,522 | 72,807 | 68,822 | 61,735 | 56,570 | Division No. 1 |
  | Wood Buffalo | 61,871.37 | 73,320 | 66,896 | 52,643 | 42,602 | 36,124 | Division No. 16 |
  | Grande Prairie | 132.73 | 63,166 | 55,655 | 71,868 | 36,983 | 31,140 | Division No. 19 |
  | Okotoks | 19.63 | 28,881 | 24,511 | 17,145 | | | Division No. 6 |
  | Brooks | 5,931.03 | 24,662 | 23,430 | 22,452 | 11,604 | | Division No. 2 |
  | Lloydminster | 24.04 | 19,645 | 18,032 | 15,910 | 13,148 | 11,317 | Division No. 10 |
  | Camrose | 42.62 | 18,743 | 17,286 | 15,620 | 14,854 | 13,728 | Division No. 10 |
  | Cold Lake | 59.92 | 14,961 | 13,839 | 11,991 | 27,935 | 35,161 | Division No. 8 |
  | High River | 21.39 | 13,584 | 12,920 | | | | Division No. 6 |
  | Sylvan Lake | 24.50 | 15,302 | 12,762 | | | | Division No. 8 |
  | Wetaskiwin | 18.31 | 12,655 | 12,525 | 11,673 | 11,154 | 10,959 | Division No. 11 |
  | Strathmore | 27.40 | 13,756 | 12,305 | | | | Division No. 5 |
  | Canmore | 69.43 | 13,992 | 12,288 | 12,039 | | | Division No. 15 |
  | Lacombe | 20.81 | 13,057 | 11,707 | | | | Division No. 8 |
  
  * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 In the 2011 census, the 2006 populations of numerous CAs were adjusted for comparison purposes with the 2011 populations. The 2006 adjusted populations included: 83,154 for Red Deer (boundary expanded); 47,107 for Grande Prairie (boundary collapsed by removing the County of Grande Prairie No. 1 census consolidated subdivision); 17,150 for Okotoks (boundary expanded); 15,630 for Camrose (boundary expanded); 10,716 for High River (newly created CA); 10,703 for Sylvan Lake (newly created CA); 11,689 for Wetaskiwin (boundary expanded); 10,280 for Strathmore (newly created CA); and 10,752 for Lacombe (newly created CA).
  * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 In the 2006 census, the 2001 populations of numerous CAs were adjusted for comparison purposes with the 2006 populations. The 2001 adjusted populations included: 87,388 for Lethbridge (boundary expanded); 67,829 for Red Deer (boundary expanded); 58,787 for Grande Prairie (boundary expanded); 42,581 for Wood Buffalo (boundary expanded); 23,964 for Lloydminster (boundary expanded); 21,685 for Brooks (boundary expanded); 11,689 for Okotoks (newly created CA); 14,870 for Camrose (boundary expanded); 10,792 for Canmore (newly created CA); and 11,520 for Cold Lake (boundary reduced).
  * 1 2 3 4 In the 2001 census, the 1996 populations of numerous CAs were adjusted for comparison purposes with the 2001 populations. The 1996 adjusted populations included: 60,080 for Red Deer (boundary expanded); 31,353 for Grande Prairie (boundary expanded); 27,139 for Cold Lake (boundary reduced); and 10,093 for Brooks (newly created CA).
  * ↑ The Lloydminster CA is split between Alberta and Saskatchewan. Only the Alberta portion is presented in this table. See list of census agglomerations in Saskatchewan for the Saskatchewan portion.
  * ↑ Prior to the 2001 census, the Cold Lake CA was named the Grand Centre CA.
  