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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Willow Creek No. 26, MD - Alberta ¹

Map of Willow Creek No. 26, MD

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Willow Creek No. 26, MD - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank

Nat. rank

694

In 2011, Willow Creek No. 26 (Municipal district) had a population of 5,107, representing a percentage change of -4.3% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 4,558.89 square kilometres with a population density of 1.1 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 640,081.87 square kilometres with a population density of 5.7 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Willow Creek No. 26 (Municipal district) had 1,602 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was -3.0%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Willow Creek No. 26 (Municipal district) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Willow Creek No. 26 (Municipal district) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Lethbridge County, Alta.	MD	10,061	10,254 A	-1.9
Cardston County, Alta.	MD	4,167	4,037	3.2
Pincher Creek No. 9, Alta.	MD	3,158	3,309	-4.6
Fort Macleod, Alta.	T	3,117	3,072	1.5
Granum, Alta.	T	447	415	7.7
Claresholm, Alta.	T	3,758	3,700	1.6
Stavely, Alta.	T	505	435	16.1
Nanton, Alta.	T	2,132	2,055	3.7
Piikani 147, Alta.	IRI	1,217	1,300	-6.4
Blood 148, Alta.	IRI	4,679	4,177	12.0
Vulcan County, Alta.	MD	3,875	3,718	4.2
Foothills No. 31, Alta.	MD	21,258	19,731 A	7.7
Ranchland No. 66, Alta.	MD	79	86	-8.1

Alberta – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth

Table 2 Alberta – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Chestermere	T	14,824	9,923 A	49.4
Beaumont	T	13,284	8,961	48.2
Airdrie	CY	42,564	28,927	47.1
Leduc	CY	24,279	16,967	43.1
Okotoks	T	24,511	17,150 A	42.9

Alberta – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth

Table 3 Alberta – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Lac la Biche County	MD	8,402	9,123 A	-7.9
Willow Creek No. 26	MD	5,107	5,337	-4.3
Crowsnest Pass	SM	5,565	5,749	-3.2
Greenview No. 16	MD	5,299	5,464	-3.0
Lethbridge County	MD	10,061	10,254 A	-1.9

Age and sex

Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Age distribution

Chart C: Willow Creek No. 26, MD - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Willow Creek No. 26, MD - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	22.5%	22.7%	22.3%
15 to 64	63.4%	62.3%	64.4%
65 and over	14.1%	15.0%	13.0%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Willow Creek No. 26, MD was 14.1%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 63.4% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 22.5%. In comparison, the national percentages were 68.5% for the population aged 15 to 64 and 16.7% for the population aged 0 to 14.

Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Population by broad age groups, sex and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex	Population
Broad age groups by sex	2011	2006	change	% change
Both sexes
Total	5,105	5,335	-230	-4.3
0 to 14	1,150	1,335	-185	-13.9
15 to 64	3,235	3,365	-130	-3.9
65 and over	720	635	85	13.4
Males
Total	2,640	2,710	-70	-2.6
0 to 14	600	620	-20	-3.2
15 to 64	1,645	1,740	-95	-5.5
65 and over	395	350	45	12.9
Females
Total	2,470	2,625	-155	-5.9
0 to 14	550	710	-160	-22.5
15 to 64	1,590	1,630	-40	-2.5
65 and over	320	285	35	12.3

Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Willow Creek No. 26, MD - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	5,105	2,640	2,470
0 to 4 years	350	195	150
5 to 9 years	390	215	175
10 to 14 years	415	190	225
15 to 19 years	450	240	215
20 to 24 years	280	145	135
25 to 29 years	200	100	100
30 to 34 years	245	135	115
35 to 39 years	245	120	130
40 to 44 years	300	135	160
45 to 49 years	360	180	185
50 to 54 years	395	195	195
55 to 59 years	435	220	210
60 to 64 years	330	170	160
65 to 69 years	275	155	120
70 to 74 years	210	120	90
75 to 79 years	130	55	75
80 to 84 years	80	50	30
85 years and over	20	10	10
Median age	39.6	39.3	39.9

Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Median age² of the population

Chart E: Canada, Alberta and Willow Creek No. 26, MD - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Alberta and Willow Creek No. 26, MD - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Willow Creek No. 26, MD was 39.6 years. In comparison, the median age of Alberta was 36.5 years.

Table 7 Canada, Alberta and Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Alberta	36.0	36.5
Willow Creek No. 26, MD	38.4	39.6

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families³ in Willow Creek No. 26 was 1,320, which represents a change of -0.4% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Willow Creek No. 26, 86.4% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 7.2% were common-law-couples and 6.4% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Willow Creek No. 26 - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Willow Creek No. 26 - Census families by family structure

Willow Creek No. 26 – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Alberta, CSD of Willow Creek No. 26, MD and neighbouring census subdivisions – Distribution of census families by family structure, 2011 Census
Geographic name	Total families	Married-couple families		Common-law-couple families		Lone-parent families		% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
Geographic name	Total families	number	%	number	%	number	%	% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
Canada †	9,389,695	6,293,950	67.0	1,567,905	16.7	1,527,840	16.3	5.5
Alberta †	999,525	719,355	72.0	135,660	13.6	144,510	14.5	10.5
Willow Creek No. 26, MD	1,320	1,140	86.4	95	7.2	85	6.4	-0.4
Lethbridge County, MD	2,405	2,065	85.9	165	6.9	175	7.3	0.4
Cardston County, MD	895	825	92.2	30	3.4	40	4.5	4.1
Pincher Creek No. 9, MD	905	750	82.9	90	9.9	60	6.6	3.4
Fort Macleod, T	885	635	71.8	125	14.1	125	14.1	4.7
Granum, T	135	95	70.4	15	11.1	25	18.5	12.5
Claresholm, T	1,085	825	76.0	110	10.1	145	13.4	4.3
Stavely, T	155	105	67.7	30	19.4	15	9.7	19.2
Nanton, T	645	500	77.5	60	9.3	80	12.4	6.6
Piikani 147, IRI	335	100	29.9	85	25.4	150	44.8	-8.2
Blood 148, IRI	1,250	425	34.0	320	25.6	510	40.8	12.1
Vulcan County, MD	875	745	85.1	85	9.7	50	5.7	-5.9
Foothills No. 31, MD	6,595	5,525	83.8	625	9.5	445	6.7	9.7
Ranchland No. 66, MD	25	20	80.0	0	0.0	5	20.0	0.0

Willow Creek No. 26 – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Willow Creek No. 26, 43.3% were couples with children aged 24 and under at home. In comparison, as a whole, 46.9% of couples in Canada had children aged 24 and under at home.

Presence of children within couple families
* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children *	500
Married couples without children *	640
Common-law-couples with children *	35
Common-law-couples without children *	60

Willow Creek No. 26 – Marital status

Chart H description: Willow Creek No. 26 - Marital status

In Willow Creek No. 26, 68.9% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (64.1%) or living with a common-law partner (4.9%).

The remaining 31.1% were not married and not living with a common-law partner, including those who were single (never-married), separated, divorced or widowed.

Note: Percentages may not total 100 percent due to random rounding.

Table 9 Canada, Alberta, Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Willow Creek No. 26, MD		Alberta		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	3,955	100.0	2,960,470	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	2,725	68.9	1,756,860	59.3	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	2,535	64.1	1,484,705	50.2	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	195	4.9	272,155	9.2	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,230	31.1	1,203,615	40.7	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	925	23.4	823,935	27.8	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	40	1.0	70,855	2.4	698,245	2.5
Divorced	140	3.5	177,375	6.0	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	120	3.0	131,440	4.4	1,584,525	5.7

Willow Creek No. 26 – Types of private households

There were 1,600 private households⁴ in Willow Creek No. 26 in 2011, a change of -3.3% from 2006. Of these, 32.5% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -16.1% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Alberta, Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁵	Willow Creek No. 26, MD		Alberta		Canada
Household type⁵	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	1,600	100.0	1,390,275	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁶	520	32.5	407,145	29.3	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁷	670	41.9	406,380	29.2	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁸	80	5.0	128,330	9.2	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	275	17.2	342,735	24.7	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁹	25	1.6	27,900	2.0	268,060	2.0
Other households¹⁰	25	1.6	77,785	5.6	543,340	4.1

Willow Creek No. 26 – Structural type of dwelling

In Willow Creek No. 26, 91.9% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.0% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Alberta, Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Willow Creek No. 26, MD		Alberta		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	1,605	100.0	1,390,275	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	1,475	91.9	883,260	63.5	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	5	0.3	71,850	5.2	646,240	4.9
Row house	0	0.0	97,865	7.0	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	0	0.0	58,205	4.2	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	5	0.3	197,945	14.2	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	0	0.0	33,505	2.4	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹¹	0	0.0	1,060	0.1	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹²	115	7.2	46,590	3.4	183,510	1.4

Language

Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Willow Creek No. 26, MD - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Note: Counts for mother tongue as well as those for language spoken most often at home include single responses only.

In Willow Creek No. 26, 78.4% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.2% reported French only, and 19.8% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 77.0% for English only, 1.9% for French only and 19.4% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 85.7% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.4% spoke only French and 12.0% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 85.7% for only English, 0.7% for only French and 10.5% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages	Mother tongue		Language spoken most often at home
Selected languages	number	%	number	%
Total	5,110	100.0	5,110	100.0
English	4,005	78.4	4,380	85.7
French	60	1.2	20	0.4
Non-official language	1,010	19.8	615	12.0
Multiple responses	25	0.5	90	1.8

Table 13 Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹³ (in percentage)
Mother tongue	Total retention; language spoken at home at least on a regular basis	Complete retention; language spoken most often at home	Partial retention; language spoken at home on a regular basis
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
English	99.5	99.5	0.0
French	20.0	6.7	13.3
Non-official language	83.5	68.0	15.5

Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Non-official languages

In Willow Creek No. 26, the three most common mother tongues were German (13.4%), Dutch (5.5%) and Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (0.3%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were German (2.3%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (1.9%) and Panjabi (Punjabi) (1.5%).

Table 14 Willow Creek No. 26, MD – The most common non-official-language mother tongues, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Number	Percentage of non-official language mother-tongue population	Percentage of total population
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
German	685	66.2	13.4
Dutch	280	27.1	5.5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	15	1.4	0.3

Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Bilingualism

Table 15 Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups	Mother tongue
Age groups	Total	English	French	Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total	2.1	1.6	46.2	1.0
0 to 19	0.3	0.8	0.0	0.0
20 to 44	2.8	2.6	66.7	1.7
45 to 64	3.0	2.0	80.0	2.4
65 and over	2.1	0.9	33.3	4.2

Table 16 Willow Creek No. 26, MD – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	5,110	100.0
English only	4,925	96.4
French only	5	0.1
English and French	110	2.2
Neither English nor French	70	1.4

Symbols:

···: not applicable
†: excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. For further information, refer to Notes.
¶: incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. For further information, refer to Notes.
A: adjusted figure due to boundary change. For further information, refer to Content considerations.
E: use with caution. For further information, refer to Cautionary note.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Willow Creek No. 26 MD (Alberta) – This census subdivision has the following data quality indicators (commonly referred to as data quality flags):

Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

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Footnote 2

Median age: Age 'x' that divides a population in two groups of the same population size, one group being older than age 'x' and the other group being younger than age 'x'.

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Footnote 3

Census family: Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family.

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Footnote 4

Household, private: Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

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Footnote 5

Household type: Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living in common-law with or without children or a lone parent living with one or more children.

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Footnote 6

Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.

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Footnote 7

Couple-family households without children: Refers to couple households without children aged 24 and under. Includes couple households with all children aged 25 and over.

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Footnote 8

Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.

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Footnote 9

Multiple-family households: Refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

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Footnote 10

Other households: Refers to two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

Other single-attached house: A single dwelling that is attached to another building and that does not fall into any of the other categories, such as a single dwelling attached to a non-residential structure (e.g., a store or a church) or occasionally to another residential structure (e.g., an apartment building).

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Footnote 12

Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 13

Mother-tongue retention: Retention refers to the situation where people speak their mother tongue at home. Retention is defined as 'complete' when the mother tongue is the language spoken most often and 'partial' when it is spoken on a regular basis but not most often. The (complete or partial) retention rate refers to the proportion of the population with a given mother tongue that speaks that language at home most often or on a regular basis. The retention rate provides an indication of a group's linguistic vitality, particularly the importance of transmitting languages between generations.

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2012. Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-310-XWE2011004. Ottawa, Ontario. Analytical products, 2011 Census. Last updated October 24, 2012.

Related data:

2011 Census Topic-based tabulations – Census subdivision of Willow Creek No. 26, Municipal district - Alberta
2011 Census Highlight tables – Census subdivision of Willow Creek No. 26, Municipal district - Alberta
2011 Census Data Navigator – Census subdivision of Willow Creek No. 26, Municipal district - Alberta
2011 NHS Focus on Geography Series – Census subdivision of Willow Creek No. 26, Municipal district - Alberta

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