Cattle and Calves Inventory by Municipality and Census Year

Census-year totals for bulls, milk cows, beef cows, heifers, steers, and calves on farms located in municipal districts. The dataset is provided by the Government of Alberta and was last updated on April 17, 2026. It likely contains counts aggregated by jurisdiction and census year.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional livestock population trends based on census-year totals
• Map cattle herd composition (bulls, cows, calves) based on municipal district data
• Model agricultural economic impact based on beef and dairy cow counts
• Compare livestock density across jurisdictions based on farm location data

Strengths

• Data is provided by the Government of Alberta, an authoritative source.
• Multiple file formats (JSON, HTML, XML, CSV, XLSX) are available for download.
• Last updated on 2026-04-17, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Time Range

Census years (specific years unknown)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 14:37:02.188383

Geography

Municipal districts in Alberta, Canada