Demographics
| Population history | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1901 | 1,570 | — |
| 1906 | 3,050 | +94.3% |
| 1911 | 5,608 | +83.9% |
| 1916 | 9,272 | +65.3% |
| 1921 | 9,634 | +3.9% |
| 1926 | 9,536 | −1.0% |
| 1931 | 10,300 | +8.0% |
| 1936 | 9,592 | −6.9% |
| 1941 | 10,571 | +10.2% |
| 1946 | 12,859 | +21.6% |
| 1951 | 16,364 | +27.3% |
| 1956 | 20,826 | +27.3% |
| 1961 | 24,484 | +17.6% |
| 1966 | 25,574 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 26,518 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 32,811 | +23.7% |
| 1981 | 40,380 | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 41,804 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 43,625 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 46,783 | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 51,249 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 56,997 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 60,005 | +5.3% |
| Source: Statistics Canada |
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The population of the City of Medicine Hat according to its 2012 municipal census is 61,180, a 0.1% increase over its 2009 municipal census population of 61,097.
In the 2011 Census, the City of Medicine Hat had a population of 60,005 living in 25,445 of its 27,342 total dwellings, a 5.3% change from its 2006 population of 56,997. With a land area of 112.01 km2 (43.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 535.711/km2 (1,387.49/sq mi) in 2011.
In 2006, Medicine Hat had a population of 56,997 living in 24,729 dwellings, an 11.2% increase from 2001. The city has a land area of 112.01 km2 (43.25 sq mi) and a population density of 508.9 /km2 (1,318 /sq mi).
More than 89 percent of residents identified English as their first language at the time of the 2006 census, while 6 percent identified German and just over 1 percent each identified Spanish and French as their first language learned. The next most common languages were Ukrainian, Chinese, Dutch, and Polish.
More than 79 percent of residents identified as Christian at the time of the 2001 census while almost 20 percent indicated they had no religious affiliation. For specific denominations Statistics Canada counted 16,175 Roman Catholics (26.5 percent), 9,445 members of the United Church of Canada (15.5 percent), and 6,170 Lutherans (slightly more than 10 percent). Less numerous denominations included 3,780 Anglicans (more than 6 percent), 1,745 members of the Evangelical Missionary Church (almost 3 percent), 1,470 Baptists (over 2 percent), 1,220 identifying as Pentecostal (2 percent), 1,220 Latter-day Saints (2 percent), and 675 Presbyterians (just over 1 percent).
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