The Town of Sylvan Lake is preparing to count everyone living in the community to establish a new population figure.
“We’re going to stress the importance of getting counted,” said the town’s chief administrative officer, Betty Osmond. Many grants from other levels of government are calculated on a per capita basis so with an up-to-date tally the town can maximize the amounts received.
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Alberta cities and towns hoping to include what is called shadow populations in their official municipal census figures now have a detailed set of regulations from the province outlining how to do so.
Shadow populations refer to people who live temporarily in a community, usually for work, and consider somewhere else home. Traditionally, such people were not included in routine population counts, sparking concerns from a growing number communities who provide services to them.
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On Friday the City of St. Albert finally released its report on the 2012 municipal census.
Below are some of the most noteworthy numbers to come out of last year’s headcount. The city conducts its own census every two years. The next census will take place in 2014.
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EDMONTON – Wood Buffalo stands to gain several million dollars in grant money as a result of a recent population count that documented an increase of more than 50,000 people over the last five years.
A census taken this summer establishes the population of the northern municipality at 116,407. The regional municipality, which includes Fort McMurray, had been receiving provincial funding based on a 2007 census of 64,773.
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In 2012, Airdrie grew by 2,556 people, raising the city’s population to 45,711.
That number is a 5.92 per cent increase from last year’s population of 43,155, according to the 2012 Airdrie census.
The number of dwellings increased from 16,180 to 17,174, a 6.82 per cent increase.
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The 2012 municipal census results are in, boasting an 11.6% increase in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo’s total population since the 2010 census.
This year’s census was met with a 94.5% completion rate, and extrapolated to 95.5%, the municipality’s population sits at 116,407, with 72,944 residents living in the urban service area of Fort McMurray, 4,192 living in the rural communities, and 39,271 classified as a “non-permanent population” living in project accommodations such as work sites or camps.
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After sitting out a year following the federal count in 2011, High River Town Council is looking into holding a municipal census in 2013. However, judging from the brief debate on Friday, not all councilors are on board with some questioning whether the community has netted the additional 104 people necessary to recoup enumeration costs.
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Sylvan Lake councillors will be asked to contemplate conducting a census to count the town’s residents in 2013, when the discuss next year’s budget.
At their Oct. 222 meeting, they received for information a report about the costs and benefits of conducting a municipal census.
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An overview of the 2012 municipal census was presented at the Strathcona County council meeting on Tuesday, showing that the municipality’s population grew five per cent from the previous 2009 census figure.
According to the report presented to council, the municipal census is a collaboration of many different departments. This includes legislative and legal services, planning and development services, assessment and taxation, communications, corporate planning and intergovernmental affairs, information and technology and facility services.
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