Aerial view of the Hamlet of Langdon, Alberta's most populous designated place

A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data.[1] It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population centres (areas with a population of at least 1,000 and no fewer than 400 persons per square kilometre)."[2] Provincial and territorial authorities collaborate with Statistics Canada in the creation of designated places so that data can be published for sub-areas within municipalities.[2] Starting in 2016, Statistics Canada allowed the overlapping of designated places with population centres.[2]

At the 2021 Census of Population, Alberta had 311 designated places, an increase from 304 in 2011.[3] Designated place types in Alberta include 18 dissolved municipalities, 10 Métis settlements, and 283 unincorporated places.[4] In 2021, the 311 designated places had a cumulative population of 78,571 and an average population of 253. Alberta's largest designated place is Langdon with a population of 5,497.[4]

List

Total designated places — — — 78,571 79,189 −0.8% 6,313.26 12.4/km2
Province of Alberta — — — 4,262,635 4,067,175 +4.8% 634,658.27 6.7/km2

Retired designated places

T & E Trailer Park, located within the City of Grande Prairie, was last recognized as a designated place in the 2006 Census of Canada.[5][6]

See also

Notes

  1. Different from the Town of Fairview in northwest Alberta.
  2. Also known as Ferrier.
  3. One of two parts of Gift Lake Metis Settlement.
  4. One of two parts of Gift Lake Metis Settlement.
  5. One of two parts of Kikino Metis Settlement.
  6. One of two parts of Kikino Metis Settlement.
  7. Different from the Hamlet of Poplar Ridge in Brazeau County.
  8. Mistakenly spelled Shaftsbury Settlement by Statistics Canada.

References

  1. ↑ "2006 Census Dictionary, Figure 20: Hierarchy of standard geographic units for dissemination, 2006 Census". Statistics Canada. November 20, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016: Designated place (DPL)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Table 1.1: Geographic areas by province and territory, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. January 6, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
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