Wetaskiwin - Demographics

Demographics

Population history
Year	Pop.	±%
1901	550	—
1906	1,652	+200.4%
1911	2,411	+45.9%
1916	2,048	−15.1%
1921	2,061	+0.6%
1926	1,884	−8.6%
1931	2,125	+12.8%
1936	2,058	−3.2%
1941	2,318	+12.6%
1946	2,645	+14.1%
1951	3,824	+44.6%
1956	4,476	+17.1%
1961	5,300	+18.4%
1966	6,008	+13.4%
1971	6,267	+4.3%
1976	6,754	+7.8%
1981	9,026	+33.6%
1986	10,071	+11.6%
1991	10,634	+5.6%
1996	10,959	+3.1%
2001	11,154	+1.8%
2006	11,673	+4.7%
2011	12,525	+7.3%
Source: Statistics Canada

In the 2011 Census, the City of Wetaskiwin had a population of 12,525 living in 5,131 of its 5,477 total dwellings, a 7.2% change from its 2006 adjusted population of 11,689. With a land area of 18.2 km2 (7.0 sq mi), it had a population density of 688.2/km2 (1,782/sq mi) in 2011.

The population of the City of Wetaskiwin according to its 2009 municipal census was 12,285.

In 2006, Wetaskiwin had a population of 11,673 living in 4,956 dwellings, a 4.7% increase from 11,154 in 2001. The city has a land area of 16.74 km2 (6.46 sq mi) and a population density of 697.5 /km2 (1,807 /sq mi).

Almost 12% of the population identified as aboriginal at the time of the 2006 census.

Almost 90% of residents identified English as their first language. About 2.5% identified German, 1.5% French, 1.0% Cree, 0.9% Tagalog, 0.5% identified Chinese, and 0.4% each identified Swedish and Ukrainian as their first language learned.

About 75 percent of residents identified as Christian at the time of the 2001 census, while 24 percent indicated they had no religious affiliation. For specific denominations Statistics Canada found 20% identified as Roman Catholic, 15% identified with the United Church of Canada, more than 12% identified as Lutheran, 5% identified as Baptist, more than 4% identified as Anglican, and almost 2% identified as Pentecostal.