Calgary–Edmonton Corridor

Calgary–Edmonton Corridor
Geographic region
The corridor is made of Alberta's three most densely populated census divisions and two biggest cities.
Coordinates: 52°N 114°W / 52°N 114°W / 52; -114
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Area  (2011)[1]
• Total	38,323.18 km^2 (14,796.66 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	3,230,150
• Density	84/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Forward sortation areas	T1S to T1V, T1X to T4S, T4X to T7A, T7X to T8R, T8T, T9A, T9E to T9G, T0C (part), T0E (part)
Area code(s)	403, 780, 587, 825, 368
Highways	1, 1A, 2, 2A, 8, 11, 11A, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 19, 22X, 28, 28A, 37, 39, 60, 100, 201, 216, 595
Waterways	Bow River, Elbow River, North Saskatchewan River, Red Deer River, Battle River, Blindman River, Medicine River, Rosebud River, Sturgeon River, Raven River, North Raven River, Sheep River, Little Bow River, Highwood River, Brazeau River

The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is an area of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is the most urbanized area in Alberta and is one of the four urban areas in Canada with the biggest population.^[3] It consists of Statistics Canada Alberta census divisions No. 11, No. 8, and No. 6. The region covers a distance of approximately 400 km (250 mi) from the top to the bottom.

Population

In the Canada 2001 Census, the population of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor was 2,149,586. That was 72.3% of Alberta's population at the time.^[4] In the Canada 2011 Census, the area's population had increased to 2,703,380. That number was 74.2% of the province's population. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 3,074,223.

The table below has the population growth of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor between 1996 and 2021 by its three census divisions.

Census division	Area (km^2)[1]	Pop. (2021)[2]	Pop. (2016)[5]	Pop. (2011)[1]	Pop. (2006)[6]	Pop. (2001)[7]	Pop. (1996)[7]
Division No. 6	12,645.88	1,590,639	1,498,778	1,311,022	1,160,936	1,021,060	880,859
Division No. 8	9,909.31	213,470	209,395	189,243	175,337	153,049	133,592
Division No. 11	15,767.99	1,426,041	1,366,050	1,203,115	1,076,103	975,477	898,888
Calgary–Edmonton Corridor	38,323.18	3,230,150	3,074,223	2,703,380	2,412,376	2,149,586	1,913,339
Province of Alberta	640,081.87	4,262,635	4,067,175	3,645,257	3,290,350	2,974,807	2,696,826
Provincial proportion	6.0%	75.8%	75.6%	74.2%	73.3%	72.3%	70.9%

References

1. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
2. "Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census - Census division of Division No. 8, CDR (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2023-07-03. [includes] Neighbouring census divisions... Division No. 11... Division No. 6
3. "2001 Census Analysis Series - A profile of the Canadian population: where we live" (PDF). Statistics Canada. pp. 2, 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-05-02. Retrieved August 17, 2011. From 1996 to 2001, the nation's population has continued to concentrate further in four broad urban regions: the extended Golden Horseshoe in southern Ontario; Montréal and its adjacent region; the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and southern Vancouver Island; and the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. ... In 2001, 51% of Canada's population lived in these regions...
4. "Canada's major urban regions – The Calgary-Edmonton corridor". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on 2018-01-01. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
5. "Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census - Census division of Division No. 8, CDR (Alberta)". February 8, 2017. [includes] Neighbouring census divisions... Division No. 11... Division No. 6
6. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. January 6, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
7. "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 25, 2012.