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This article is about the region surrounding and including the City of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. For other uses, see Calgary (disambiguation).
Calgary Region — Metropolitan Area — Calgary skyline
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AlbertaPopulation (2006)[1] - Metro 1,131,385 - CMA 1,079,310 Time zone MST (UTC-7) - Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6) Area code(s) 403, 587 The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal (M.D.) District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) and Calgary Region are different entities. Some municipalities within the region have little or no metropolitan relationship to Calgary in terms of commuting for employment or commerce purposes.
The Calgary Region is a major transportation hub for southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, eastern British Columbia, and parts of the northern United States. It is home to the Calgary International Airport, the third busiest airport in the country.
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Calgary CMA
The Calgary CMA, as defined by Statistics Canada, includes the following nine municipalities:[2]
- two cities (Airdrie and Calgary);
- one municipal district (Rocky View County, which includes Langdon – the CMA's largest hamlet);
- four towns (Chestermere, Cochrane, Crossfield, and Irricana);
- one village (Beiseker); and
- one First Nations reserve (Tsuu T'ina Nation, which includes the Townsite of Redwood Meadows).
The population of the Calgary CMA is 1,079,310 per the 2006 census by Statistics Canada, which makes it the largest CMA in Alberta and the fifth largest in Canada.[1] The 2006 Calgary CMA population does not include the incompletely enumerated Tsuu T'ina Nation.[1][3]
According to Statistics Canada estimates dated July 1, 2009, the Calgary CMA surpassed the Ottawa-Gatineau CMA to become the fourth largest CMA in the country with an estimated population of 1,230,248.[4] However, an emerging trend of out-migration[5] may return the Calgary CMA to its previous ranking.
The total area of the Calgary CMA is 5,107 square kilometres (1,972 sq mi), which makes it the second largest CMA in Alberta in terms of area behind the Edmonton CMA.[1]
Also in terms of area, the Calgary CMA makes up approximately 40% of Statistics Canada's Division No. 6 in Alberta.[1][6] The balance of Division No. 6 includes Municipal (M.D.) District of Foothills No. 31 to the south, Mountain View County to the north, and the municipalities they each enclose, most notably the towns of Okotoks and High River.[7]
The M.D. of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities within are often considered as part of Calgary's metropolitan area due to, among other things, the M.D.’s shared boundary with the City of Calgary and the bedroom community nature of towns like Okotoks, High River, Black Diamond and Turner Valley.
Calgary Regional Partnership
Founded in 1999,[8] the Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP) is a cooperative between 15 urban municipalities in the greater Calgary area that deals with regional growth and planning issues.[9] The CRP's motto is Thinking regionally... acting locally...[9]
Membership
The CRP's current membership includes two cities (Airdrie and Calgary), 12 towns (Banff, Black Diamond, Canmore, Chestermere, Cochrane, Crossfield, High River, Irricana, Nanton, Okotoks, Strathmore, and Turner Valley), and one townsite (Redwood Meadows).[9] Of these 15 municipalities, four of the 12 towns (Banff, Canmore, Nanton, and Strathmore) are outside, but in proximity to, the Calgary Region's boundaries as defined in this article. Of the remaining eight towns, four of them (Black Diamond, High River, Okotoks, and Turner Valley) are outside of the Calgary CMA boundaries as defined by Statistics Canada.
Past members
Membership in the CRP once consisted of the four municipal districts that surround 14 of the 15 current municipal members. These included the M.D. of Bighorn No. 8, the M.D. of Foothills No. 31, Rocky View County, and Wheatland County. The M.D. of Bighorn No. 8 pulled out of the CRP in March 2009 due to the lack of opportunity for infrastructure connectivity to the balance of the Calgary Region.[10] In June 2009, the latter three opposed the Calgary Metropolitan Plan that was being considered for approval by the CRP's member municipalities.[11][12] All three subsequently withdrew from the CRP in September 2009.[13][12][14]
List of municipalities
The following is a list of municipalities in the Calgary Region. Those municipalities that are within the region and are either part of the Calgary CMA, members of the CRP or both are indicated accordingly. CRP members that are proximate to, yet located outside of, the Calgary Region, such as Banff, Canmore and Strathmore, are not listed as they are considered to be located within the neighbouring regions of Alberta's Rockies and Southern Alberta.
Municipality Municipal
Status [15]Federal
Census
Population
(2006) [16]Latest
Municipal
Census
Population
(2006-2010) [17]Latest
Municipal
Census
YearCalgary
CMA [18]CRP
Member [9]Airdrie City 28,927 39,822 2010 Y Y Beiseker Village 804 837 2008 Y Black Diamond Town 1,900 2,308 2009 Y Calgary City 988,193 1,071,515 2010 Y Y Chestermere Town 9,564 14,285 2010 Y Y Cochrane Town 13,760 15,424 2009 Y Y Crossfield Town 2,648 2,861 2010 Y Y Eden Valley 216 Indian reserve 370 Foothills No. 31, M.D. of Municipal district 19,736 High River Town 10,716 11,783 2010 Y Irricana Town 1,243 Y Y Longview Village 300 334 2007 Okotoks Town 17,145 23,201 2010 Y Rocky View County Municipal district 34,171 34,597 2006 Y Tsuu T'ina Nation 145 Indian reserve n/a 1,443 2009 Y Turner Valley Town 1,908 2,022 2008 Y See also
- Calgary
- Calgary-Edmonton Corridor
- Edmonton Capital Region
- Census Metropolitan Area
References
- ^ a b c d e "Population and dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada. 2010-01-06. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=205&RPP=50. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles, Geographic hierarchy – Calgary CMA". Statistics Canada. 2010-02-05. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page_Hier1.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=825__&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=calgary&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ^ "Incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements, 2001 and 1996 population counts". Statistics Canada. 2008-11-17. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Appendix.cfm?N=1. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ^ "Annual population estimates and demographic factors of growth by census metropolitan area, Canada, from July to June — Population estimates and factors of growth". Statistics Canada. 2009-07-01. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/91-214-x/2008000/t021-eng.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Calgary+population+hits+growth+rate+slides+year/3309618/story.html
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada. 2010-01-06. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=702&PR=48&S=0&O=D&RPP=25. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles, Geographic hierarchy – Division No. 6". Statistics Canada. 2010-02-05. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page_Hier1.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=4806&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=division&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ^ Alan Mattson (2010-07-06). "CRP chief leaves reformed organization after seven years". Cochrane Eagle. http://www.cochraneeagle.com/2010/07/crp-chief-leaves-reformed-organization-after-seven-years/. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ a b c d "About Us". Calgary Regional Partnership. 2010-01-06. http://www.calgaryregion.ca/crp/AboutUs.aspx. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ Hamish MacLean (2010-03-11). "Bighorn not in Calgary region (Partnership includes Canmore, Banff)". Canmore Leader. http://www.canmoreleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=1473865. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ "2009 (What a year it has been)". Cochrane Times. 2010-12-30. http://www.cochranetimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=2241986. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ a b John Barlow (2010-01-06). "Year in Review". Okotoks Western Wheel. http://www.westernwheel.com/2010/news/year-in-review-1583. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ "Rocky View withdraws from Regional Partnership". Rocky View County. 2009-09-14. http://www.rockyview.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=792&BlogDate=2009-09-30&DateType=month. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ Kirsten Mundy (2009-09-23). "Wheatland County withdraws from the CRP". Strathmore Standard. http://www.strathmorestandard.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=1766302. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ "2010 Municipal Codes". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2010-04-01. http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2010code.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2010-01-06. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ "2010 Official Population List". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2010-09-15. http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2010pop.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles, Geographic hierarchy – Calgary (Census metropolitan area)". Statistics Canada. 2010-02-05. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page_Hier1.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=825__&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=calgary&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
External links
- Statistics Canada
- Official Website of the Calgary Regional Partnership
- Official Website Calgary Economic Development
- Rocky View County
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