Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sylvan Lake, Census agglomeration
Population, 2021 and 2016 censuses
128
Provincial population rank: 11
National population rank: 128 of 152
7.9%
In 2021, the enumerated population of Sylvan Lake (CA), was 16,514, which represents a change of 7.9% from 2016. This compares to the provincial average of 4.8% and the national average of 5.2%.
13.8%
In 2021, there were 6,618 private dwellings occupied in Sylvan Lake (CA), which represent a change of 13.8% from 2016.
680.9
The land area of Sylvan Lake (CA) is 24.25 square kilometres and the population density was 680.9 people per square kilometre.
Population in the last 20 years, Sylvan Lake (CA)
Population change in the last 20 years, Sylvan Lake (CA)
Population change (in percentage), census metropolitan areas, 2006 to 2011, 2011 to 2016 and 2016 to 2021
Population change, 2016 to 2021 for census subdivisions in the Sylvan Lake CA
Census subdivision (CSD) name | Type | Population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 2016 | % change | ||
Sylvan Lake | T | 15,995 | 14,816 | 8.0 |
Norglenwold | SV | 306 | 273 | 12.1 |
Jarvis Bay | SV | 213 | 213 | 0.0 |
Population change by rank, 2016 to 2021 for CMAs or CAs in Alberta
CMA or CA name | Type | Population | Rank | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 2016 | % change | Nat. | Prov. | ||
Calgary | CMA | 1,481,806 | 1,392,609 | 6.4 | 5 | 1 |
Edmonton | CMA | 1,418,118 | 1,321,441 r | 7.3 | 6 | 2 |
Lethbridge | CMA | 123,847 | 117,394 | 5.5 | 33 | 3 |
Red Deer | CMA | 100,844 | 100,418 | 0.4 | 42 | 4 |
Medicine Hat | CA | 76,376 | 76,522 | -0.2 | 50 | 5 |
Wood Buffalo | CA | 73,837 | 73,325 r | 0.7 | 51 | 6 |
Grande Prairie | CA | 64,141 | 63,166 | 1.5 | 55 | 7 |
Lloydminster | CA | 36,508 | 36,736 r | -0.6 | 74 | ... |
Lloydminster (Saskatchewan part) |
CA part | 16,769 | 17,091 | -1.9 | ... | 8 |
Lloydminster (Alberta part) |
CA part | 19,739 | 19,645 | 0.5 | ... | 9 |
Okotoks | CA | 30,405 | 29,016 r | 4.8 | 88 | 8 |
Camrose | CA | 18,772 | 18,742 | 0.2 | 118 | 10 |
Sylvan Lake | CA | 16,514 | 15,302 | 7.9 | 128 | 11 |
Canmore | CA | 15,990 | 13,992 | 14.3 | 129 | 12 |
Brooks | CA | 14,924 | 14,451 r | 3.3 | 134 | 13 |
Strathmore | CA | 14,339 | 13,756 | 4.2 | 135 | 14 |
High River | CA | 14,324 | 13,594 r | 5.4 | 136 | 15 |
Lacombe | CA | 13,396 | 13,057 | 2.6 | 143 | 16 |
Wetaskiwin | CA | 12,594 | 12,655 | -0.5 | 149 | 17 |
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