Editing Red Deer, Alberta (section)

== Demographics ==
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* {{cite book | title=Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906 | volume=Sessional Paper No. 17a | year=1907 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=100 | chapter=Table IX: Population of cities, towns and incorporated villages in 1906 and 1901 as classed in 1906}}
* {{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1911 | volume=I | year=1912 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=2–39 | chapter=Table I: Area and Population of Canada by Provinces, Districts and Subdistricts in 1911 and Population in 1901}}
* {{cite book | title=Census of Prairie Provinces, 1916 | volume=Population and Agriculture | year=1918 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=77–140 | chapter=Table I: Population of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta by Districts, Townships, Cities, Towns, and Incorporated Villages in 1916, 1911, 1906, and 1901}}
* {{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1921 | year=1922 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=169–215 | chapter=Table 8: Population by districts and sub-districts according to the Redistribution Act of 1914 and the amending act of 1915, compared for the census years 1921, 1911 and 1901}}
* {{cite book | title=Census of Prairie Provinces, 1926 | volume=Census of Alberta, 1926 | year=1927 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=565–567 | chapter=Table 7: Population of cities, towns and villages for the province of Alberta in census years 1901–26, as classed in 1926}}
* {{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1931 | year=1932 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=98–102 | chapter=Table 12: Population of Canada by provinces, counties or census divisions and subdivisions, 1871–1931}}
* {{cite book | title=Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1936 | volume=I: Population and Agriculture | year=1938 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | pages=833–836 | chapter=Table 4: Population in incorporated cities, towns and villages, 1901–1936}}
* {{cite book | title=Eighth Census of Canada, 1941 | volume=II: Population by Local Subdivisions | year=1944 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | pages=134–141 | chapter=Table 10: Population by census subdivisions, 1871–1941}}
* {{cite book | title=Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946 | volume=I: Population | year=1949 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | pages=401–414 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1926–1946}}
* {{cite book | title=Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 | volume=I: Population, General Characteristics | year=1953 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | page=6.73–6.83 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1871–1951}}
* {{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1956 | volume=Population, Counties and Subdivisions | year=1957 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | page=6.50–6.53 | chapter=Table 6: Population by sex, for census subdivisions, 1956 and 1951}}
* {{cite book | title=1961 Census of Canada | series=Series 1.1: Historical, 1901–1961 | volume=I: Population | year=1963 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | page=6.77–6.83 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1901–1961}}
* {{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1966 | volume=Population, Specified Age Groups and Sex for Counties and Census Subdivisions, 1966 | year=1968 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | page=6.50–6.53 | chapter=Population by specified age groups and sex, for census subdivisions, 1966}}
* {{cite book | title=1971 Census of Canada | volume=I: Population, Census Subdivisions (Historical) | year=1973 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=2.102–2.111 | chapter=Table 2: Population of Census Subdivisions, 1921–1971}}
* {{cite book | title=1976 Census of Canada | series=Census Divisions and Subdivisions, Western Provinces and the Territories | volume=I: Population, Geographic Distributions | year=1977 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=3.40–3.43| chapter=Table 3: Population for census divisions and subdivisions, 1971 and 1976}}
* {{cite book | title=1981 Census of Canada | volume=II: Provincial series, Population, Geographic distributions (Alberta) | year=1982 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=4.1–4.10| chapter=Table 4: Population and Total Occupied Dwellings, for Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1976 and 1981 | isbn=0-660-51095-2}}
* {{cite book | title=Census Canada 1986 | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Provinces and Territories (Alberta) | year=1987 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=2.1–2.10 | chapter=Table 2: Census Divisions and Subdivisions – Population and Occupied Private Dwellings, 1981 and 1986 | isbn=0-660-53463-0}}
* {{cite book | title=91 Census | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | year=1992 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=100–108 | chapter=Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991 – 100% Data | isbn=0-660-57115-3}}
* {{cite book | title=96 Census | volume=A National Overview – Population and Dwelling Counts | year=1997 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=136–146 | chapter=Table 10: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions (Municipalities) and Designated Places, 1991 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data | isbn=0-660-59283-5}}
* {{cite web | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | access-date=2012-04-01}}
* {{cite web | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | url=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 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=2010-01-06 | access-date=2012-04-01}}
* {{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2012-02-08 | access-date=2012-02-08}}
* {{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 8, 2017}}
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| 1901|323
| [[Canada 1906 Census|1906]]|1418
| [[Canada 1911 Census|1911]]|2118
| 1916|2203
| 1921|2328
| 1926|2021
| 1931|2344
| 1936|2384
| 1941|2924
| 1946|4042
| 1951|7575
| 1956|12338
| 1961|19612
| 1966|26171
| 1971|27674
| 1976|32184
| 1981|46393
| 1986|54425
| 1991|58145
| [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|60075
| [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|67707
| [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|82772
| [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|90564
| [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|100418
| [[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|100844
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In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], the City of Red Deer had a population of 100,844 living in 40,512 of its 43,404 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:100844-100418}}|100418|1}} from its 2016 population of 100,418. With a land area of {{cvt|104.34|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|100844|104.34|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref>

The Red Deer [[census agglomeration]] (CA) was promoted to a [[census metropolitan area]] (CMA) in the 2021 Census, becoming the fourth CMA in Alberta (joining Calgary, Edmonton and [[Lethbridge]]).<ref name=2021NewCMAs>{{cite web |title=Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021 {{!}} Changes to the name and number of CMAs and CAs for the 2021 Census |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] |date=2021-11-17 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/ref/dict/az/Definition-eng.cfm?ID=geo009 |access-date=2023-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403173554/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/ref/dict/az/Definition-eng.cfm?ID=geo009 |archive-date=2023-04-03 |url-status=live |quote=For the 2021 Census, Fredericton (N.B.), Drummondville (Que.), Red Deer (Alta.), Kamloops (B.C.), Chilliwack (B.C.) and Nanaimo (B.C.), which were all CAs in 2016, became CMAs...}}</ref> As of 2021, the Red Deer CMA is coincident with the City of Red Deer, thus it similarly had a population of {{val|100844|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|40512|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|43404|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:100844-100418}}|100418|1}} from its 2016 population (when the CA was also coincident with the city) of {{val|100418|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|104.34|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|100844|104.34|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021censusCMA/>

The population of the City of Red Deer according to its [[2019 Alberta municipal censuses|2019 municipal census]] is 101,002,<ref name=2019census>{{cite web | url=https://www.reddeer.ca/whats-happening/news-room/news-archive/2019-news-archive/june-2019-news-archive/red-deer-is-home-to-101002-residents.html | title=Red Deer is home to 101,002 residents | publisher=City of Red Deer | date=June 24, 2019 | access-date=July 1, 2021 | archive-date=December 30, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230152011/https://www.reddeer.ca/whats-happening/news-room/news-archive/2019-news-archive/june-2019-news-archive/red-deer-is-home-to-101002-residents.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:101002-99832}}|99832|1}} from its [[2016 Alberta municipal censuses|2016 municipal census]] population of 99,832.<ref name=2016MAPL>{{cite book | url=https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/daab9fce-c2f6-49d1-a433-375b2b7aee24/resource/66766b31-22fd-4365-af52-3d185cb52ea2/download/2016-municipal-affairs-population-list.pdf | title=2016 Municipal Affairs Population List | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | isbn=978-1-4601-3127-5 | access-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref>

In the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census of Population]] conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Red Deer (and coincident Red Deer CA) had a population of 100,418 living in 39,982 of its 42,285 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:100418-90564}}|90564|1}} from its 2011 population of 90,564. With a land area of {{convert|104.73|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|100418|104.73|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016censusABmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref>

=== Ethnicity ===
According to the 2016 census, 15.2% of the general population identified as visible minority (non-aboriginal), an increase of 55.9% over the previous five years.<ref>[https://regionaldashboard.alberta.ca/region/red-deer/percent-visible-minority/#/ Red Deer – % visible minority, Government of Alberta, May 7, 2022]</ref> A separate 7.1% reported North American Aboriginal Origins (4.2% First Nations and 3.1% [[Métis]]).<ref>[https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=POPC&Code1=0694&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&SearchText=&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Ethnic%20origin&TABID=1&type=1 "Ethnic Origin," Census Profile, 2016 Census Red Deer [Population centre<nowiki>]</nowiki>, Alberta and Alberta [Province<nowiki>]</nowiki>, Statistics Canada, May 7, 2022]</ref>
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the City of Red Deer (2001–2021)
! rowspan="2" | [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br>group
! colspan="2" | 2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Red%20Deer&DGUIDlist=2021A00054808011&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | 2016<ref name="2016census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4808011&Geo2=CD&Code2=4808&SearchText=Red%20Deer&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | 2011<ref name="2011censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4808011&Data=Count&SearchText=Red%20Deer&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | 2006<ref name="2006censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4808011&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Red%20Deer&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | 2001<ref name="2001censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4808011&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Red%20Deer&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
! [[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
! {{Abbr|%|percentage}}
! {{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
! {{Abbr|%|percentage}}
! {{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
! {{Abbr|%|percentage}}
! {{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
! {{Abbr|%|percentage}}
! {{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
! {{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name="euro"}}
| 73,060
| {{Percentage | 73060 | 98045 | 2 }}
| 78,065
| {{Percentage | 78065 | 98480 | 2 }}
| 75,510
| {{Percentage | 75510 | 88735 | 2 }}
| 71,955
| {{Percentage | 71955 | 81370 | 2 }}
| 60,345
| {{Percentage | 60345 | 66565 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia]]n{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name="SoutheastAsian"}}
| 8,970
| {{Percentage | 8970 | 98045 | 2 }}
| 6,890
| {{Percentage | 6890 | 98480 | 2 }}
| 2,935
| {{Percentage | 2935 | 88735 | 2 }}
| 1,590
| {{Percentage | 1590 | 81370 | 2 }}
| 1,245
| {{Percentage | 1245 | 66565 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 6,465
| {{Percentage | 6465 | 98045 | 2 }}
| 5,185
| {{Percentage | 5185 | 98480 | 2 }}
| 4,590
| {{Percentage | 4590 | 88735 | 2 }}
| 3,600
| {{Percentage | 3600 | 81370 | 2 }}
| 2,675
| {{Percentage | 2675 | 66565 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name="EastAsian"}}
| 1,645
| {{Percentage | 1645 | 98045 | 2 }}
| 1,800
| {{Percentage | 1800 | 98480 | 2 }}
| 1,475
| {{Percentage | 1475 | 88735 | 2 }}
| 1,090
| {{Percentage | 1090 | 81370 | 2 }}
| 715
| {{Percentage | 715 | 66565 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 2,220
| {{Percentage | 2220 | 98045 | 2 }}
| 1,665
| {{Percentage | 1665 | 98480 | 2 }}
| 1,090
| {{Percentage | 1090 | 88735 | 2 }}
| 630
| {{Percentage | 630 | 81370 | 2 }}
| 480
| {{Percentage | 480 | 66565 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name="MiddleEastern"}}
| 1,130
| {{Percentage | 1130 | 98045 | 2 }}
| 915
| {{Percentage | 915 | 98480 | 2 }}
| 485
| {{Percentage | 485 | 88735 | 2 }}
| 210
| {{Percentage | 210 | 81370 | 2 }}
| 270
| {{Percentage | 270 | 66565 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 1,725
| {{Percentage | 1725 | 98045 | 2 }}
| 1,765
| {{Percentage | 1765 | 98480 | 2 }}
| 1,185
| {{Percentage | 1185 | 88735 | 2 }}
| 1,410
| {{Percentage | 1410 | 81370 | 2 }}
| 480
| {{Percentage | 480 | 66565 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 1,940
| {{Percentage | 1940 | 98045 | 2 }}
| 1,735
| {{Percentage | 1735 | 98480 | 2 }}
| 990
| {{Percentage | 990 | 88735 | 2 }}
| 680
| {{Percentage | 680 | 81370 | 2 }}
| 280
| {{Percentage | 280 | 66565 | 2 }}
|-
| Other{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name="Other"}}
| 895
| {{Percentage | 895 | 98045 | 2 }}
| 455
| {{Percentage | 455 | 98480 | 2 }}
| 485
| {{Percentage | 485 | 88735 | 2 }}
| 195
| {{Percentage | 195 | 81370 | 2 }}
| 80
| {{Percentage | 80 | 66565 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 98,045
! {{Percentage | 98045 | 100844 | 2 }}
! 98,480
! {{Percentage | 98480 | 100418 | 2 }}
! 88,735
! {{Percentage | 88735 | 90564 | 2 }}
! 81,370
! {{Percentage | 81370 | 82772 | 2 }}
! 66,565
! {{Percentage | 66565 | 67707 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 100,844
! {{Percentage | 100844 | 100844 | 2 }}
! 100,418
! {{Percentage | 100418 | 100418 | 2 }}
! 90,564
! {{Percentage | 90564 | 90564 | 2 }}
! 82,772
! {{Percentage | 82772 | 82772 | 2 }}
! 67,707
! {{Percentage | 67707 | 67707 | 2 }}
|}
* Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
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