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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of St. Paul County No. 19, MD - Alberta ¹

Map of St. Paul County No. 19, MD

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: St. Paul County No. 19, MD - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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In 2011, St. Paul County No. 19 (Municipal district) had a population of 5,831, representing a percentage change of -1.6% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 3,296.72 square kilometres with a population density of 1.8 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, St. Paul County No. 19 (Municipal district) had 2,207 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 0.4%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

St. Paul County No. 19 (Municipal district) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 St. Paul County No. 19 (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
Vermilion River County, Alta.	MD	7,905	7,462 A	5.9
Two Hills County No. 21, Alta.	MD	3,160	2,918 A	8.3
Bonnyville No. 87, Alta.	MD	11,191	10,194	9.8
Elk Point, Alta.	T	1,412	1,487	-5.0
St. Paul, Alta.	T	5,400	5,106	5.8
Horseshoe Bay, Alta.	SV	37	214	-82.7
Smoky Lake County, Alta.	MD	3,910	3,357	16.5
Lac la Biche County, Alta.	MD	8,402	9,123 A	-7.9
Unipouheos 121, Alta.	IRI	813	749	8.5
Puskiakiwenin 122, Alta.	IRI	484	411	17.8
Saddle Lake 125, Alta. ¶	IRI	¶	¶	¶
White Fish Lake 128, Alta.	IRI	1,188	1,237	-4.0
Kehewin 123, Alta.	IRI	1,065	1,007	5.8

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

St. Paul County No. 19, MD – Age distribution

Chart C: St. Paul County No. 19, MD - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: St. Paul County No. 19, MD - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 St. Paul County No. 19, MD – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	19.0%	19.0%	19.0%
15 to 64	65.2%	63.9%	66.2%
65 and over	15.8%	16.9%	14.5%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in St. Paul County No. 19, MD was 15.8%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 65.2% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 19.0%. 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.

St. Paul County No. 19, MD – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 St. Paul County No. 19, 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	5,830	5,925	-95	-1.6
0 to 14	1,110	1,190	-80	-6.7
15 to 64	3,800	3,900	-100	-2.6
65 and over	920	835	85	10.2
Males
Total	3,050	3,100	-50	-1.6
0 to 14	580	630	-50	-7.9
15 to 64	1,950	1,970	-20	-1.0
65 and over	515	495	20	4.0
Females
Total	2,785	2,830	-45	-1.6
0 to 14	530	555	-25	-4.5
15 to 64	1,845	1,930	-85	-4.4
65 and over	405	340	65	19.1

St. Paul County No. 19, MD – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: St. Paul County No. 19, MD - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 St. Paul County No. 19, MD – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	5,830	3,050	2,785
0 to 4 years	350	180	170
5 to 9 years	365	200	170
10 to 14 years	390	200	190
15 to 19 years	420	230	190
20 to 24 years	265	140	125
25 to 29 years	270	130	135
30 to 34 years	275	140	135
35 to 39 years	295	150	150
40 to 44 years	360	180	185
45 to 49 years	475	235	235
50 to 54 years	530	275	260
55 to 59 years	460	240	220
60 to 64 years	435	230	210
65 to 69 years	360	180	180
70 to 74 years	265	155	110
75 to 79 years	165	100	65
80 to 84 years	80	50	30
85 years and over	55	30	25
Median age	43.7	44.1	43.3

St. Paul County No. 19, MD – Median age² of the population

Chart E: Canada, Alberta and St. Paul County No. 19, MD - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Alberta and St. Paul County No. 19, MD - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in St. Paul County No. 19, MD was 43.7 years. In comparison, the median age of Alberta was 36.5 years.

Table 7 Canada, Alberta and St. Paul County No. 19, MD – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Alberta	36.0	36.5
St. Paul County No. 19, MD	41.8	43.7

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families³ in St. Paul County No. 19 was 1,780, which represents a change of 0.0% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In St. Paul County No. 19, 83.4% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 8.7% were common-law-couples and 7.6% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: St. Paul County No. 19 - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: St. Paul County No. 19 - Census families by family structure

St. Paul County No. 19 – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Alberta, CSD of St. Paul County No. 19, 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
St. Paul County No. 19, MD	1,780	1,485	83.4	155	8.7	135	7.6	0.0
Vermilion River County, MD	2,335	1,970	84.4	210	9.0	160	6.9	7.4
Two Hills County No. 21, MD	805	685	85.1	60	7.5	60	7.5	3.2
Bonnyville No. 87, MD	3,345	2,525	75.5	455	13.6	370	11.1	11.5
Elk Point, T	395	245	62.0	75	19.0	70	17.7	1.3
St. Paul, T	1,450	980	67.6	220	15.2	245	16.9	9.0
Smoky Lake County, MD	1,125	760	67.6	190	16.9	180	16.0	18.4
Lac la Biche County, MD	2,360	1,650	69.9	335	14.2	375	15.9	-5.0
Unipouheos 121, IRI	190	45	23.7	65	34.2	85	44.7	2.7
Puskiakiwenin 122, IRI	120	45	37.5	40	33.3	35	29.2	26.3
White Fish Lake 128, IRI	285	90	31.6	85	29.8	120	42.1	-5.0
Kehewin 123, IRI	265	60	22.6	80	30.2	125	47.2	15.2

St. Paul County No. 19 – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of St. Paul County No. 19, 41.3% 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 *	610
Married couples without children *	880
Common-law-couples with children *	70
Common-law-couples without children *	85

St. Paul County No. 19 – Marital status

Chart H description: St. Paul County No. 19 - Marital status

In St. Paul County No. 19, 70.1% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (63.6%) or living with a common-law partner (6.6%).

The remaining 30.0% 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, St. Paul County No. 19, MD – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	St. Paul County No. 19, MD		Alberta		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	4,720	100.0	2,960,470	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	3,310	70.1	1,756,860	59.3	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	3,000	63.6	1,484,705	50.2	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	310	6.6	272,155	9.2	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,415	30.0	1,203,615	40.7	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	980	20.8	823,935	27.8	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	60	1.3	70,855	2.4	698,245	2.5
Divorced	175	3.7	177,375	6.0	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	195	4.1	131,440	4.4	1,584,525	5.7

St. Paul County No. 19 – Types of private households

There were 2,205 private households⁴ in St. Paul County No. 19 in 2011, a change of 0.0% from 2006. Of these, 29.5% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -14.5% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Alberta, St. Paul County No. 19, MD – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁵	St. Paul County No. 19, MD		Alberta		Canada
Household type⁵	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	2,205	100.0	1,390,275	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁶	650	29.5	407,145	29.3	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁷	945	42.9	406,380	29.2	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁸	120	5.4	128,330	9.2	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	405	18.4	342,735	24.7	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁹	30	1.4	27,900	2.0	268,060	2.0
Other households¹⁰	55	2.5	77,785	5.6	543,340	4.1

St. Paul County No. 19 – Structural type of dwelling

In St. Paul County No. 19, 89.1% 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, St. Paul County No. 19, MD – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	St. Paul County No. 19, MD		Alberta		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	2,205	100.0	1,390,275	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	1,965	89.1	883,260	63.5	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	0	0.0	71,850	5.2	646,240	4.9
Row house	5	0.2	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	20	0.9	197,945	14.2	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	5	0.2	33,505	2.4	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹¹	5	0.2	1,060	0.1	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹²	210	9.5	46,590	3.4	183,510	1.4

Language

St. Paul County No. 19, MD – Mother tongue

Chart J description: St. Paul County No. 19, 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 St. Paul County No. 19, 80.4% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 12.8% reported French only, and 5.5% 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, 94.4% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 3.9% spoke only French and 0.7% 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 St. Paul County No. 19, 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	5,830	100.0	5,830	100.0
English	4,690	80.4	5,505	94.4
French	745	12.8	225	3.9
Non-official language	320	5.5	40	0.7
Multiple responses	75	1.3	60	1.0

Table 13 St. Paul County No. 19, 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	99.9	99.9	0.0
French	57.3	31.8	25.5
Non-official language	43.1	18.1	25.0

St. Paul County No. 19, MD – Non-official languages

In St. Paul County No. 19, the three most common mother tongues were Ukrainian (2.7%), Cree, n.o.s. (0.9%) and German (0.9%), 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 St. Paul County No. 19, 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.
Ukrainian	160	45.1	2.7
Cree, n.o.s.	50	14.1	0.9
German	50	14.1	0.9
Dutch	20	5.6	0.3
Polish	20	5.6	0.3

St. Paul County No. 19, MD – Bilingualism

Table 15 St. Paul County No. 19, 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	17.8	7.0	91.9	4.7
0 to 19	16.9	10.8	90.9	0.0
20 to 44	17.2	8.0	90.6	14.3
45 to 64	18.8	3.5	90.9	4.2
65 and over	17.7	4.1	90.0	3.2

Table 16 St. Paul County No. 19, MD – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	5,825	100.0
English only	4,760	81.7
French only	15	0.3
English and French	1,055	18.1
Neither English nor French	0	0.0

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

St. Paul County No. 19 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 St. Paul County No. 19, Municipal district - Alberta
2011 Census Highlight tables – Census subdivision of St. Paul County No. 19, Municipal district - Alberta
2011 Census Data Navigator – Census subdivision of St. Paul County No. 19, Municipal district - Alberta
2011 NHS Focus on Geography Series – Census subdivision of St. Paul County No. 19, Municipal district - Alberta

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