Alberta Official Statistic describes percent population change over 25 years across urban and rural zones. The data categorizes rural areas into four Metropolitan Influenced Zones based on workforce commuting patterns to urban cores. This dataset is provided by the Government of Alberta and was last updated in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze rural population decline or growth based on Metropolitan Influenced Zone categories
- Model urban economic influence on surrounding areas based on commuting percentages
- Compare demographic trends between Larger Urban Centres and Rural and Small Town areas over 5-year census cycles
Strengths
- Data spans 25 years from 1986 to 2011, covering five census cycles
- Rural population is segmented into four detailed categories based on commuting integration
- Provided by the authoritative Government of Alberta
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Data freshness should be verified as the last update date is 2026-04-17
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Alberta
- Time Range
- 1986 to 2011
- Geography
- Alberta, Canada