Rank |
Population centre |
Size group |
Population in 2011 |
Population in 2006 |
Notes from 2006 census |
1 | Calgary | Large urban | 70061095404000000001,095,404 | 7005988079000000000988,079 | Urban area did not include entire city limits, but did include a portion of the former Hamlet of Shepard[5][6] (since annexed to Calgary).[7] |
2 | Edmonton | Large urban | 7005960015000000000960,015 | 7005862544000000000862,544 | Urban area included:[8]
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3 | Red Deer | Medium | 700490207000000000090,207 | 700482732000000000082,732 | |
4 | Lethbridge | Medium | 700483679000000000083,679 | 700474870000000000074,870 | Urban area included the Hamlet of Fairview.[9][10] |
5 | Medicine Hat | Medium | 700465671000000000065,671 | 700462203000000000062,203 | Urban area included the Town of Redcliff and the Hamlet of Veinerville.[11] |
6 | Fort McMurray | Medium | 700461374000000000061,374 | 700447705000000000047,705 | Urban area did not include entire urban service area.[12] Urban area named "Wood Buffalo" prior to 2006 census.[13] |
7 | Grande Prairie | Medium | 700454913000000000054,913 | 700447066000000000047,066 | Urban area did not include entire city limits.[14] |
8 | Airdrie | Medium | 700442564000000000042,564 | 700428927000000000028,927 | Urban area did not include entire city limits.[5] |
9 | Spruce Grove | Small | 700427947000000000027,947 | 700421092000000000021,092 | Urban area did not include entire city limits, but included Lakeland Village and other portions of Parkland County.[8] |
10 | Okotoks | Small | 700424511000000000024,511 | 700417150000000000017,150 | |
11 | Leduc | Small | 700424279000000000024,279 | 700416967000000000016,967 | |
12 | Lloydminster (Alberta part) | Small | 700418032000000000018,032 | 700415910000000000015,910 | Population for the Saskatchewan portion was 8,118 within 13.34 km2 for a combined urban area population of 24,028 within 41.53 km2.[15] |
13 | Camrose | Small | 700417226000000000017,226 | 700415605000000000015,605 | |
14 | Cochrane | Small | 700416841000000000016,841 | 700413491000000000013,491 | Urban area did not include entire town limits.[5] |
15 | Chestermere | Small | 700414363000000000014,363 | 70039564000000000009,564 | |
16 | Stony Plain | Small | 700413882000000000013,882 | 700411355000000000011,355 | Urban area did not include entire town limits.[8] |
17 | Brooks | Small | 700413818000000000013,818 | 700412579000000000012,579 | Urban area included a portion of the County of Newell.[16] |
18 | Grand Centre | Small | 700413714000000000013,714 | 700411855000000000011,855 | Named for the former Town of Grand Centre, the Grand Centre urban area applies to a portion of the City of Cold Lake.[17] |
19 | Beaumont | Small | 700413284000000000013,284 | 70038961000000000008,961 | |
20 | High River | Small | 700412920000000000012,920 | 700410716000000000010,716 | Urban area included a portion of the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31.[6] |
21 | Sylvan Lake | Small | 700412762000000000012,762 | 700410703000000000010,703 | Urban area included the summer villages of Jarvis Bay and Norglenwold.[6] |
22 | Wetaskiwin | Small | 700412525000000000012,525 | 700411689000000000011,689 | |
23 | Strathmore | Small | 700412216000000000012,216 | 700410220000000000010,220 | |
24 | Lacombe | Small | 700411707000000000011,707 | 700410752000000000010,752 | Urban area included a portion of Lacombe County.[6] |
25 | Canmore | Small | 700410539000000000010,539 | 700410884000000000010,884 | Urban area did not include entire town limits.[18] |
26 | Morinville | Small | 70039849000000000009,849 | 70038007000000000008,007 | Urban area included the Hamlet of Cardiff and other lands within Sturgeon County.[8] |
27 | Hinton | Small | 70039640000000000009,640 | 70039738000000000009,738 | |
28 | Whitecourt | Small | 70039595000000000009,595 | 70038971000000000008,971 | Urban area did not include entire town limits.[19] |
29 | Edson | Small | 70038475000000000008,475 | 70038098000000000008,098 | |
30 | Olds | Small | 70038235000000000008,235 | 70037253000000000007,253 | |
31 | Taber | Small | 70038199000000000008,199 | 70037677000000000007,677 | Urban area included a portion of the Hamlet of Johnson's Addition.[6] |
32 | Innisfail | Small | 70037876000000000007,876 | 70037331000000000007,331 | |
33 | Banff | Small | 70037584000000000007,584 | 70036700000000000006,700 | |
34 | Coaldale | Small | 70037493000000000007,493 | 70036177000000000006,177 | |
35 | Drayton Valley | Small | 70037049000000000007,049 | 70036893000000000006,893 | |
36 | Rocky Mountain House | Small | 70036933000000000006,933 | 70036874000000000006,874 | |
37 | Slave Lake | Small | 70036792000000000006,792 | 70036703000000000006,703 | |
38 | Ponoka | Small | 70036773000000000006,773 | 70036591000000000006,591 | Urban area included a portion of Ponoka County.[6] |
39 | Drumheller | Small | 70036723000000000006,723 | 70036544000000000006,544 | Urban area did not include entire town limits.[20] |
40 | Devon | Small | 70036510000000000006,510 | 70036261000000000006,261 | |
41 | Blackfalds | Small | 70036300000000000006,300 | 70034618000000000004,618 | |
42 | Bonnyville | Small | 70036216000000000006,216 | 70035832000000000005,832 | |
43 | Wainwright | Small | 70035925000000000005,925 | 70035426000000000005,426 | |
44 | Stettler | Small | 70035779000000000005,779 | 70035445000000000005,445 | Urban area included a portion of the County of Stettler No. 6.[6] |
45 | Vegreville | Small | 70035717000000000005,717 | 70035519000000000005,519 | |
46 | St. Paul | Small | 70035400000000000005,400 | 70035106000000000005,106 | |
47 | Didsbury | Small | 70034876000000000004,876 | 70034275000000000004,275 | |
48 | Westlock | Small | 70034823000000000004,823 | 70035008000000000005,008 | |
49 | Black Diamond | Small | 70034545000000000004,545 | 70033813000000000003,813 | Urban area included the Town of Turner Valley and an intervening portion of the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31.[6] |
50 | Barrhead | Small | 70034432000000000004,432 | 70034209000000000004,209 | |
51 | Peace River | Small | 70034252000000000004,252 | 70034430000000000004,430 | Urban area did not include entire town limits.[21] |
52 | Grande Cache | Small | 70034103000000000004,103 | 70033690000000000003,690 | Urban area did not include entire town limits.[22] |
53 | Vermilion | Small | 70033930000000000003,930 | 70034036000000000004,036 | |
54 | Claresholm | Small | 70033758000000000003,758 | 70033700000000000003,700 | |
55 | Raymond | Small | 70033743000000000003,743 | 70033225000000000003,225 | |
56 | Pincher Creek | Small | 70033685000000000003,685 | 70033625000000000003,625 | |
57 | High Level | Small | 70033641000000000003,641 | 70033887000000000003,887 | |
58 | Cardston | Small | 70033580000000000003,580 | 70033452000000000003,452 | |
59 | Jasper | Small | 70033560000000000003,560 | 70033673000000000003,673 | Urban area did not include entire Jasper townsite.[6][23] |
60 | Carstairs | Small | 70033442000000000003,442 | 70032699000000000002,699 | |
61 | Langdon | Small | 70033403000000000003,403 | 70032380000000000002,380 | Urban area did not include entire hamlet.[5][24] Urban area named "Rocky View" prior to 2006 census.[13] |
62 | Three Hills | Small | 70033198000000000003,198 | 70033160000000000003,160 | Urban area included a portion of Kneehill County.[6] |
63 | Fairview | Small | 70033162000000000003,162 | 70033297000000000003,297 | |
64 | Gibbons | Small | 70033030000000000003,030 | 70032642000000000002,642 | |
65 | Fort Macleod | Small | 70033021000000000003,021 | 70032982000000000002,982 | Urban area did not include entire town limits.[25] |
66 | Athabasca | Small | 70032990000000000002,990 | 70032580000000000002,580 | |
67 | Crossfield | Small | 70032853000000000002,853 | 70032668000000000002,668 | |
68 | Hanna | Small | 70032673000000000002,673 | 70032847000000000002,847 | |
69 | High Prairie | Small | 70032666000000000002,666 | 70032785000000000002,785 | |
70 | Sundre | Small | 70032610000000000002,610 | 70032540000000000002,540 | Urban area included a portion of Mountain View County.[6] |
71 | Lac la Biche | Small | 70032544000000000002,544 | 70032758000000000002,758 | |
72 | Grimshaw | Small | 70032515000000000002,515 | 70032537000000000002,537 | |
73 | Sexsmith | Small | 70032393000000000002,393 | 70031959000000000001,959 | |
74 | Rimbey | Small | 70032378000000000002,378 | 70032252000000000002,252 | |
75 | Penhold | Small | 70032375000000000002,375 | 70031971000000000001,971 | |
76 | Beaverlodge | Small | 70032365000000000002,365 | 70032264000000000002,264 | |
77 | Magrath | Small | 70032217000000000002,217 | 70032081000000000002,081 | |
78 | Tofield | Small | 70032182000000000002,182 | 70031876000000000001,876 | |
79 | Nanton | Small | 70032132000000000002,132 | 70032055000000000002,055 | |
80 | Millet | Small | 70032092000000000002,092 | 70032068000000000002,068 | |
81 | Provost | Small | 70032041000000000002,041 | 70032072000000000002,072 | |
82 | Bow Island | Small | 70032025000000000002,025 | 70031790000000000001,790 | |
83 | Calmar | Small | 70031970000000000001,970 | 70031959000000000001,959 | |
84 | Fox Creek | Small | 70031969000000000001,969 | 70032278000000000002,278 | |
85 | Coalhurst | Small | 70031963000000000001,963 | 70031523000000000001,523 | |
86 | Redwater | Small | 70031895000000000001,895 | 70032192000000000002,192 | |
87 | La Crète | Small | 70031885000000000001,885 | 70031488000000000001,488 | Urban area did not include entire hamlet.[6][26] |
88 | Vulcan | Small | 70031836000000000001,836 | 70031940000000000001,940 | |
89 | Valleyview | Small | 70031761000000000001,761 | 70031725000000000001,725 | |
90 | Lamont | Small | 70031753000000000001,753 | 70031669000000000001,669 | |
91 | Blairmore | Small | 70031723000000000001,723 | 70031830000000000001,830 | Alberta Municipal Affairs published a 2006 federal census population of 2,088 for Blairmore.[27] |
92 | Clairmont | Small | 70031652000000000001,652 | 70032012000000000002,012 | Urban area did not include entire hamlet.[14][28] |
93 | Picture Butte | Small | 70031650000000000001,650 | 70031592000000000001,592 | |
94 | Bon Accord | Small | 70031488000000000001,488 | 70031534000000000001,534 | |
95 | Swan Hills | Small | 70031460000000000001,460 | 70031645000000000001,645 | |
96 | Elk Point | Small | 70031412000000000001,412 | 70031487000000000001,487 | |
97 | Mayerthorpe | Small | 70031398000000000001,398 | 70031474000000000001,474 | |
98 | Wembley | Small | 70031383000000000001,383 | 70031443000000000001,443 | |
99 | Two Hills | Small | 70031379000000000001,379 | 70031047000000000001,047 | |
100 | Bassano | Small | 70031282000000000001,282 | 70031345000000000001,345 | |
101 | Bowden | Small | 70031241000000000001,241 | 70031210000000000001,210 | |
102 | Manning | Small | 70031164000000000001,164 | 70031493000000000001,493 | |
103 | Irricana | Small | 70031162000000000001,162 | 70031243000000000001,243 | |
104 | Eckville | Small | 70031125000000000001,125 | 7002951000000000000951 | |
105 | Trochu | Small | 70031072000000000001,072 | 70031005000000000001,005 | |
106 | Viking | Small | 70031041000000000001,041 | 70031085000000000001,085 | |
107 | Spirit River | Small | 70031025000000000001,025 | 70031148000000000001,148 | |
108 | Smoky Lake | Small | 70031022000000000001,022 | 70031010000000000001,010 | |
109 | Nobleford | Small | 70031000000000000001,000 | 7002689000000000000689 | |