Government of Alberta data lists the number of farms categorized by the value of farm receipts, by census year and municipal district. The dataset is available in JSON, HTML, XML, CSV, and XLSX formats under the OGL-CA-2.0 license. It was last updated on 2026-04-17.
Use Cases
- Analyze the distribution of farm economic size based on receipt value categories.
- Track changes in farm counts across census years.
- Compare agricultural economic activity between municipal districts.
Strengths
- Data is categorized by census year and municipal district.
- Available in multiple open formats (JSON, HTML, XML, CSV, XLSX).
- Last updated on 2026-04-17.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to Government of Alberta sources.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Alberta
- Freshness
- 2026-04-17
- Geography
- Municipal districts in Alberta