Demographics
| Population history | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1901 | 2,626 | — |
| 1906 | 11,167 | +325.2% |
| 1911 | 24,900 | +123.0% |
| 1916 | 53,846 | +116.2% |
| 1921 | 58,821 | +9.2% |
| 1926 | 65,163 | +10.8% |
| 1931 | 79,197 | +21.5% |
| 1936 | 85,774 | +8.3% |
| 1941 | 93,817 | +9.4% |
| 1946 | 113,116 | +20.6% |
| 1951 | 159,631 | +41.1% |
| 1956 | 226,002 | +41.6% |
| 1961 | 281,027 | +24.3% |
| 1966 | 376,925 | +34.1% |
| 1971 | 438,152 | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 461,361 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 532,246 | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 573,982 | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 616,741 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 616,306 | −0.1% |
| 2001 | 666,104 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 730,372 | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 812,201 | +11.2% |
| Source: Statistics Canada |
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The population of the City of Edmonton according to its 2012 municipal census is 817,498, a 4.5% increase over its 2009 municipal census population of 782,439.
In the 2011 Census, the City of Edmonton had a population of 812,201 living in 324,756 of its 348,672 total dwellings, an 11.2% change from its 2006 population of 730,372. With a land area of 684.37 km2 (264.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,186.786/km2 (3,073.763/sq mi) in 2011.
According to the 2006 census, there were 730,372 residents within the City of Edmonton, compared to 3,290,350 for all of Alberta. The total population of the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) was 1,034,945.
In the five years between 2001 and 2006, the population of the City of Edmonton grew by 9.6%, compared with an increase of 10.4% for the Edmonton CMA and 10.6% for Alberta as a whole. The population density of the City of Edmonton averaged 1,067.2 people per square kilometre (2,764/sq mi), compared with an average of 5.1 people per square kilometre (13.2/sq mi) for Alberta altogether.
In mid-2006, 11.9% of Edmonton's population were of retirement age (65 and over for males and females) compared with 13.7% in Canada. The median age was 35.3 years of age, compared to 37.6 years of age for all of Canada. Also, according to the 2006 census, 50.5% of the population within the City of Edmonton were female, while 49.5% were male. Children under five accounted for approximately 5.6% of the resident population of Edmonton. This compares with 6.2% in Alberta, and almost 5.3% for Canada overall.
In 2006, people of European ethnicities formed the largest cluster of ethnic groups in Edmonton, mostly of English, Scottish, German, Irish, Ukrainian, and French origin.
According to the 2006 census, the city of Edmonton was 71.8% White and 5.3% Aboriginal, while visible minorities accounted for 22.9% of the population.
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