Demographics
| Population history | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1901 | 2,626 | — |
| 1906 | 11,167 | +325.2% |
| 1911 | 24,900 | +123.0% |
| 1916 | 53,846 | +116.2% |
| 1921 | 58,821 | +9.2% |
| 1926 | 65,163 | +10.8% |
| 1931 | 79,197 | +21.5% |
| 1936 | 85,774 | +8.3% |
| 1941 | 93,817 | +9.4% |
| 1946 | 113,116 | +20.6% |
| 1951 | 159,631 | +41.1% |
| 1956 | 226,002 | +41.6% |
| 1961 | 281,027 | +24.3% |
| 1966 | 376,925 | +34.1% |
| 1971 | 438,152 | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 461,361 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 532,246 | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 573,982 | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 616,741 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 616,306 | −0.1% |
| 2001 | 666,104 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 730,372 | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 812,201 | +11.2% |
| Source: Statistics Canada |
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The population of the City of Edmonton according to its 2012 municipal census is 817,498, a 4.5% increase over its 2009 municipal census population of 782,439. The census also captured more detailed demographic information on residents, including age and gender, marital status, employment status, lengthy of residency, prior residence, employment transportation mode, citizenship and school residency, as well as dwellings and properties, including ownership, structure and status. Per its municipal census policy, the city's next municipal census is scheduled for 2014.
In the 2011 Census, the City of Edmonton had a population of 812,201 living in 324,756 of its 348,672 total dwellings, an 11.2% change from its 2006 population of 730,372. With a land area of 684.37 km2 (264.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,186.786/km2 (3,073.763/sq mi) in 2011. The census also reported that 50.2% of the population (407,325) was female while 49.8% (404,875) was male. The average age of the city's population was 36.0 years while there was an average 2.5 people per household.
The Edmonton census metropolitan area (CMA) is the sixth-largest CMA in Canada and second-largest in Alberta. It had a population of 1,159,869 in the 2011 Census compared to its 2006 population of 1,034,945. Its five-year population change of 12.1% was second only to the Calgary CMA between 2006 and 2011. With a land area of 9,426.73 km2 (3,639.68 sq mi), the Edmonton CMA had a population density of 123.04044/km2 (318.67327/sq mi) in 2011.
The Edmonton population centre is the core of the Edmonton CMA. This core includes the cities of Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan and St. Albert, the Sherwood Park portion of Strathcona County, and portions of Parkland County and Sturgeon County. The Edmonton population centre, the fifth-largest in Canada, had a population of 960,015 in 2011, an 11.3% increase over its 2006 population of 862,544.
In 2006, people of European ethnicities formed the largest cluster of ethnic groups in Edmonton. These included ethnicities mostly of English, Scottish, German, Irish, Ukrainian, and French origin. According to the 2006 census, the City of Edmonton was 71.8% White and 5.3% Aboriginal, while visible minorities accounted for 22.9% of the population.
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