IanO
Superstar
Win/QC/Ham will be interesting to watch as well over the next decade. I suspect that we will see Hamilton hit a million next.
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Edmonton's Population
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TAS
Senior Member
I agree and I think we might even see Quebec City get there ahead of Winnipeg, although I'm basing that solely on the growth rate of the three cities in the last year.
CplKlinger
Senior Member
22 days until the first batch of census data gets released!* The first batch, according to the release plan, includes the population and dwelling counts.
*I love that they put a live countdown on the website.
*I love that they put a live countdown on the website.
Avenuer
Senior Member
Edmonton's lead is only around 4,000 and given that the lead hasn't been much more than that over the past few years I reckon that lead isn't set in stone...yet.
occidentalcapital
Senior Member
I just am refering to the fact that for 2 cycles now, Edmonton has been ahead of Ottawa.
BASE
Active Member
Indeed, although it would be nice to put a little breathing room between the two and of course ensure Calgary doesn't break away any further.
occidentalcapital
Senior Member
What does it really mean to have a population of 1.48 million? Just for fun, here are some well-known cities that Edmonton has now surpassed in population:
Tbilisi, Georgia - 1,485,293
Auckland, New Zealand - 1,463,000
Oslo, Norway - 1,420,962
Adelaide, Australia, 1,359,760
Geneva, Switzerland - 1,260,000
Jerusalem, Israel - 1,253,900
Antwerp, Belgium - 1,120,000
Kingston, Jamaica - 1,190,763
Tuscon, USA - 1,043,433
Nice, France - 1,006,402
Honolulu, USA - 963,826
Edinburgh, United Kingdom - 901,455
Verona, Italy - 714,310
Macau, China SAR - 680,000
Edmonton is rapidly approaching:
New Orleans, USA - 1,510,672
Muscat, Oman - 1,560,000
Zurich, Switzerland - 1,615,000
Helsinki, Finland - 1,671,024
Glasgow, United Kingdon - 1,854,866
And somewhat further in the distance:
Nashville, USA - 2,090,859
Dublin, Ireland - 2,107,749
Havana, Cuba - 2,117,625
Perth, Australia - 2,125,114
Beirut, Lebanon - 2,200,000
Austin, USA - 2,295,303
Las Vegas, USA - 2,364,017
Mogadishu, Somalia - 2,388,000
Stockholm, Sweden - 2,400,000
Vienna, Austria - 2,600,000
Sapporo, Japan - 2,636,254
Kyoto, Japan - 2,801,044
In all cases I have used the most generous numbers available for a particular region/city. I have listed cities of interest. Feel free to quibble with my selections or numbers.
The city is now big enough to get some worldwide attention. Hope we can share what's happening in Edmonton and alert the world to the opportunities here.
Tbilisi, Georgia - 1,485,293
Auckland, New Zealand - 1,463,000
Oslo, Norway - 1,420,962
Adelaide, Australia, 1,359,760
Geneva, Switzerland - 1,260,000
Jerusalem, Israel - 1,253,900
Antwerp, Belgium - 1,120,000
Kingston, Jamaica - 1,190,763
Tuscon, USA - 1,043,433
Nice, France - 1,006,402
Honolulu, USA - 963,826
Edinburgh, United Kingdom - 901,455
Verona, Italy - 714,310
Macau, China SAR - 680,000
Edmonton is rapidly approaching:
New Orleans, USA - 1,510,672
Muscat, Oman - 1,560,000
Zurich, Switzerland - 1,615,000
Helsinki, Finland - 1,671,024
Glasgow, United Kingdon - 1,854,866
And somewhat further in the distance:
Nashville, USA - 2,090,859
Dublin, Ireland - 2,107,749
Havana, Cuba - 2,117,625
Perth, Australia - 2,125,114
Beirut, Lebanon - 2,200,000
Austin, USA - 2,295,303
Las Vegas, USA - 2,364,017
Mogadishu, Somalia - 2,388,000
Stockholm, Sweden - 2,400,000
Vienna, Austria - 2,600,000
Sapporo, Japan - 2,636,254
Kyoto, Japan - 2,801,044
In all cases I have used the most generous numbers available for a particular region/city. I have listed cities of interest. Feel free to quibble with my selections or numbers.
The city is now big enough to get some worldwide attention. Hope we can share what's happening in Edmonton and alert the world to the opportunities here.
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Kosy123
Active Member
A year after I made this thread, we have OFFICIALLY breached the 1,000,000 mark as of the census results today!
We're coming for your place next Ottawa.
We're coming for your place next Ottawa.
JaayJR
New Member
The population gap between Edmonton and Calgary is once again, closing! Edmonton grew faster than Calgary!
On a sadder note, Edmonton is one of the few cities in the country to lose some of its core population.
On the bright side, theres a lot of core projects and developments happening this next couple years that should bring this up!
On a sadder note, Edmonton is one of the few cities in the country to lose some of its core population.
On the bright side, theres a lot of core projects and developments happening this next couple years that should bring this up!
occidentalcapital
Senior Member
Wow results today very interesting: Ottawa CMA is bigger than Calgary! Ottawa has overtaken both Calgary and Edmonton in this round of results.
Edmonton's core/downtown population stagnant at 55k for 4 years but still bigger than Calgary or Ottawa.
City of Edmonton itself breaches the 1 million mark with population of 1,010,899.
Edmonton CMA at 1, 418,118 (July 1, 2021). Growing 7.3% between censuses which was noted to be faster than Calgary (6.4%). Matches Vancouver's growth rate of 7.3%. Also exceeds Winnipeg (6.6%), Toronto (4.6%), Montreal (4.6%) but exceeded by Ottawa (8.5%), Halifax (9.1%).
Surprise winner is Ottawa on multiple categories.
Edmonton has performed very well overall.
In Alberta, Edmonton is the second-fastest growing CMA, first place is Canmore which grew at 14.3% (from 13,992 to 15,990). Edmonton's growth rate exceeded all other Alberta communities. Edmonton grew faster than Calgary (6.4%), Red Deer (0.4%), Wood Buffalo (0.7%), Grande Prairie (1.5%), Lethbridge (5.5%), Medicine Hat (-0.2%) and all others.
Edmonton's core/downtown population stagnant at 55k for 4 years but still bigger than Calgary or Ottawa.
City of Edmonton itself breaches the 1 million mark with population of 1,010,899.
Edmonton CMA at 1, 418,118 (July 1, 2021). Growing 7.3% between censuses which was noted to be faster than Calgary (6.4%). Matches Vancouver's growth rate of 7.3%. Also exceeds Winnipeg (6.6%), Toronto (4.6%), Montreal (4.6%) but exceeded by Ottawa (8.5%), Halifax (9.1%).
Surprise winner is Ottawa on multiple categories.
Edmonton has performed very well overall.
In Alberta, Edmonton is the second-fastest growing CMA, first place is Canmore which grew at 14.3% (from 13,992 to 15,990). Edmonton's growth rate exceeded all other Alberta communities. Edmonton grew faster than Calgary (6.4%), Red Deer (0.4%), Wood Buffalo (0.7%), Grande Prairie (1.5%), Lethbridge (5.5%), Medicine Hat (-0.2%) and all others.
IanO
Superstar
Ouch
TAS
Senior Member
Definitely some work to do.
BASE
Active Member
Always love to see these numbers although I understand there is a undercount adjustment that needs to happen at some point this year which on a percentage basis can fluctuate a fair bit from place to place.
Looking at the downtown numbers though for Edmonton that is sad and a bit surprising (although I don't know which boundaries are used) just looking at projects that had already been completed (like Legends/Sky/Augustana) would have outweighed the loss of units (places like El Mirador).
Good growth for Edmonton specific (less so for Alberta). I wonder what the reasons Edmonton fared a little better than Calgary for growth. Not that it was a major gap but notable.
Looking at the downtown numbers though for Edmonton that is sad and a bit surprising (although I don't know which boundaries are used) just looking at projects that had already been completed (like Legends/Sky/Augustana) would have outweighed the loss of units (places like El Mirador).
Good growth for Edmonton specific (less so for Alberta). I wonder what the reasons Edmonton fared a little better than Calgary for growth. Not that it was a major gap but notable.
CplKlinger
Senior Member
Edmonton proper officially has over one million residents for the first time!
Meanwhile, Canada is the fastest growing country in the G7, but not the G20.
Meanwhile, Canada is the fastest growing country in the G7, but not the G20.
Avenuer
Senior Member
Keep in mind CX wasn't completed yet when the census was taken last year.Ouch
Once CX, The View, CNIB, Sky Residences, Encore, Stadium Yards, Glenora Park, and others now completed all fill up, our Downtown population change will be in the positive territory.