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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Bonnyville No. 87, MD - Alberta

Map of Bonnyville No. 87, MD

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Bonnyville No. 87, MD - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank

Nat. rank

354

In 2011, Bonnyville No. 87 (Municipal district) had a population of 11,191, representing a percentage change of 9.8% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 6,057.44 square kilometres with a population density of 1.8 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 640,081.87 square kilometres with a population density of 5.7 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Bonnyville No. 87 (Municipal district) had 3,951 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 12.7%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Bonnyville No. 87 (Municipal district) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Bonnyville No. 87 (Municipal district) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Beaver River No. 622, Sask.	RM	1,017	1,108	-8.2
Onion Lake 119-1, Sask.	IRI	0	0	···
Division No. 18, Unorganized, Sask.	NO	1,641	1,181 A	39.0
Vermilion River County, Alta.	MD	7,905	7,462 A	5.9
Cold Lake, Alta.	CY	13,839	11,991	15.4
Bonnyville, Alta.	T	6,216	5,832	6.6
Bonnyville Beach, Alta.	SV	95	97	-2.1
Glendon, Alta.	VL	486	421	15.4
Pelican Narrows, Alta.	SV	162	141	14.9
St. Paul County No. 19, Alta.	MD	5,831	5,925	-1.6
Lac la Biche County, Alta.	MD	8,402	9,123 A	-7.9
Unipouheos 121, Alta.	IRI	813	749	8.5
Puskiakiwenin 122, Alta.	IRI	484	411	17.8
Cold Lake 149, Alta.	IRI	594	438	35.6
Kehewin 123, Alta.	IRI	1,065	1,007	5.8
Cold Lake 149A, Alta.	IRI	45	49	-8.2
Cold Lake 149B, Alta.	IRI	149	105	41.9

Alberta – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth

Table 2 Alberta – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Chestermere	T	14,824	9,923 A	49.4
Beaumont	T	13,284	8,961	48.2
Airdrie	CY	42,564	28,927	47.1
Leduc	CY	24,279	16,967	43.1
Okotoks	T	24,511	17,150 A	42.9

Alberta – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth

Table 3 Alberta – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Lac la Biche County	MD	8,402	9,123 A	-7.9
Willow Creek No. 26	MD	5,107	5,337	-4.3
Crowsnest Pass	SM	5,565	5,749	-3.2
Greenview No. 16	MD	5,299	5,464	-3.0
Lethbridge County	MD	10,061	10,254 A	-1.9

Age and sex

Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Age distribution

Chart C: Bonnyville No. 87, MD - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Bonnyville No. 87, MD - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	22.2%	21.6%	22.8%
15 to 64	68.1%	68.2%	68.1%
65 and over	9.7%	10.4%	9.1%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Bonnyville No. 87, MD was 9.7%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 68.1% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 22.2%. In comparison, the national percentages were 68.5% for the population aged 15 to 64 and 16.7% for the population aged 0 to 14.

Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Population by broad age groups, sex and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex	Population
Broad age groups by sex	2011	2006	change	% change
Both sexes
Total	11,190	10,195	995	9.8
0 to 14	2,480	2,390	90	3.8
15 to 64	7,625	6,900	725	10.5
65 and over	1,085	900	185	20.6
Males
Total	5,840	5,405	435	8.0
0 to 14	1,260	1,255	5	0.4
15 to 64	3,980	3,625	355	9.8
65 and over	605	525	80	15.2
Females
Total	5,350	4,785	565	11.8
0 to 14	1,220	1,140	80	7.0
15 to 64	3,645	3,275	370	11.3
65 and over	485	370	115	31.1

Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Bonnyville No. 87, MD - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	11,190	5,840	5,350
0 to 4 years	805	415	390
5 to 9 years	805	390	415
10 to 14 years	875	455	415
15 to 19 years	855	470	385
20 to 24 years	585	325	265
25 to 29 years	625	300	330
30 to 34 years	720	380	345
35 to 39 years	735	375	360
40 to 44 years	810	435	375
45 to 49 years	1,040	510	530
50 to 54 years	970	505	465
55 to 59 years	720	400	315
60 to 64 years	560	275	285
65 to 69 years	465	250	215
70 to 74 years	295	175	125
75 to 79 years	200	110	90
80 to 84 years	75	45	30
85 years and over	50	25	25
Median age	37.1	37.5	36.8

Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Median age¹ of the population

Chart E: Canada, Alberta and Bonnyville No. 87, MD - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Alberta and Bonnyville No. 87, MD - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Bonnyville No. 87, MD was 37.1 years. In comparison, the median age of Alberta was 36.5 years.

Table 7 Canada, Alberta and Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Alberta	36.0	36.5
Bonnyville No. 87, MD	36.8	37.1

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families² in Bonnyville No. 87 was 3,345, which represents a change of 11.5% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Bonnyville No. 87, 75.5% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 13.6% were common-law-couples and 11.1% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Bonnyville No. 87 - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Bonnyville No. 87 - Census families by family structure

Bonnyville No. 87 – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Alberta, CSD of Bonnyville No. 87, MD and neighbouring census subdivisions – Distribution of census families by family structure, 2011 Census
Geographic name	Total families	Married-couple families		Common-law-couple families		Lone-parent families		% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
Geographic name	Total families	number	%	number	%	number	%	% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
Canada †	9,389,695	6,293,950	67.0	1,567,905	16.7	1,527,840	16.3	5.5
Alberta †	999,525	719,355	72.0	135,660	13.6	144,510	14.5	10.5
Bonnyville No. 87, MD	3,345	2,525	75.5	455	13.6	370	11.1	11.5
Beaver River No. 622, RM (Sask.)	300	270	90.0	15	5.0	15	5.0	-11.8
Division No. 18, Unorganized, NO (Sask.)	480	295	61.5	70	14.6	120	25.0	35.2
Vermilion River County, MD	2,335	1,970	84.4	210	9.0	160	6.9	7.4
Cold Lake, CY	3,860	2,605	67.5	780	20.2	475	12.3	13.9
Bonnyville, T	1,655	995	60.1	370	22.4	290	17.5	3.8
Bonnyville Beach, SV	25	20	80.0	5	20.0	5	20.0	0.0
Glendon, VL	125	80	64.0	25	20.0	20	16.0	-7.4
Pelican Narrows, SV	55	50	90.9	0	0.0	5	9.1	22.2
St. Paul County No. 19, MD	1,780	1,485	83.4	155	8.7	135	7.6	0.0
Lac la Biche County, MD	2,360	1,650	69.9	335	14.2	375	15.9	-5.0
Unipouheos 121, IRI	190	45	23.7	65	34.2	85	44.7	2.7
Puskiakiwenin 122, IRI	120	45	37.5	40	33.3	35	29.2	26.3
Cold Lake 149, IRI	155	50	32.3	40	25.8	70	45.2	34.8
Kehewin 123, IRI	265	60	22.6	80	30.2	125	47.2	15.2
Cold Lake 149A, IRI	20	0	0.0	5	25.0	10	50.0	0.0
Cold Lake 149B, IRI	40	5	12.5	20	50.0	20	50.0	14.3

Bonnyville No. 87 – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Bonnyville No. 87, 48.6% were couples with children aged 24 and under at home. In comparison, as a whole, 46.9% of couples in Canada had children aged 24 and under at home.

Presence of children within couple families
* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children *	1,245
Married couples without children *	1,280
Common-law-couples with children *	200
Common-law-couples without children *	255

Bonnyville No. 87 – Marital status

Chart H description: Bonnyville No. 87 - Marital status

In Bonnyville No. 87, 68.8% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (58.5%) or living with a common-law partner (10.4%).

The remaining 31.1% were not married and not living with a common-law partner, including those who were single (never-married), separated, divorced or widowed.

Note: Percentages may not total 100 percent due to random rounding.

Table 9 Canada, Alberta, Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Bonnyville No. 87, MD		Alberta		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	8,715	100.0	2,960,470	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	6,000	68.8	1,756,860	59.3	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	5,095	58.5	1,484,705	50.2	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	905	10.4	272,155	9.2	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	2,710	31.1	1,203,615	40.7	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	1,955	22.4	823,935	27.8	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	150	1.7	70,855	2.4	698,245	2.5
Divorced	340	3.9	177,375	6.0	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	270	3.1	131,440	4.4	1,584,525	5.7

Bonnyville No. 87 – Types of private households

There were 3,950 private households³ in Bonnyville No. 87 in 2011, a change of 12.7% from 2006. Of these, 35.6% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 6.0% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Alberta, Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁴	Bonnyville No. 87, MD		Alberta		Canada
Household type⁴	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	3,950	100.0	1,390,275	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁵	1,405	35.6	407,145	29.3	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁶	1,450	36.7	406,380	29.2	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁷	290	7.3	128,330	9.2	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	610	15.4	342,735	24.7	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁸	95	2.4	27,900	2.0	268,060	2.0
Other households⁹	100	2.5	77,785	5.6	543,340	4.1

Bonnyville No. 87 – Structural type of dwelling

In Bonnyville No. 87, 87.6% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.0% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Alberta, Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Bonnyville No. 87, MD		Alberta		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	3,950	100.0	1,390,275	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	3,460	87.6	883,260	63.5	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	100	2.5	71,850	5.2	646,240	4.9
Row house	15	0.4	97,865	7.0	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	0	0.0	58,205	4.2	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	5	0.1	197,945	14.2	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	0	0.0	33,505	2.4	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹⁰	5	0.1	1,060	0.1	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹¹	365	9.2	46,590	3.4	183,510	1.4

Language

Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Bonnyville No. 87, MD - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Note: Counts for mother tongue as well as those for language spoken most often at home include single responses only.

In Bonnyville No. 87, 87.4% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 6.7% reported French only, and 4.9% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 77.0% for English only, 1.9% for French only and 19.4% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 96.7% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 1.8% spoke only French and 0.7% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 85.7% for only English, 0.7% for only French and 10.5% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages	Mother tongue		Language spoken most often at home
Selected languages	number	%	number	%
Total	11,195	100.0	11,190	100.0
English	9,780	87.4	10,820	96.7
French	755	6.7	200	1.8
Non-official language	545	4.9	80	0.7
Multiple responses	115	1.0	90	0.8

Table 13 Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹² (in percentage)
Mother tongue	Total retention; language spoken at home at least on a regular basis	Complete retention; language spoken most often at home	Partial retention; language spoken at home on a regular basis
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
English	99.7	99.6	0.1
French	50.9	24.2	26.7
Non-official language	50.0	20.5	29.5

Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Non-official languages

In Bonnyville No. 87, the three most common mother tongues were Ukrainian (1.6%), Cree, n.o.s. (1.5%) and German (0.7%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were German (2.3%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (1.9%) and Panjabi (Punjabi) (1.5%).

Table 14 Bonnyville No. 87, MD – The most common non-official-language mother tongues, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Number	Percentage of non-official language mother-tongue population	Percentage of total population
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
Ukrainian	180	29.5	1.6
Cree, n.o.s.	165	27.0	1.5
German	75	12.3	0.7
Polish	50	8.2	0.4
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	30	4.9	0.3

Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Bilingualism

Table 15 Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups	Mother tongue
Age groups	Total	English	French	Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total	11.7	6.2	87.4	5.6
0 to 19	12.7	10.3	94.1	37.5
20 to 44	10.0	5.5	89.2	5.0
45 to 64	11.4	3.1	85.9	7.0
65 and over	15.5	2.8	84.8	2.6

Table 16 Bonnyville No. 87, MD – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	11,190	100.0
English only	9,845	88.0
French only	5	0.0
English and French	1,340	12.0
Neither English nor French	5	0.0

Symbols:

···: not applicable
†: excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. For further information, refer to Notes.
¶: incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. For further information, refer to Notes.
A: adjusted figure due to boundary change. For further information, refer to Content considerations.
E: use with caution. For further information, refer to Cautionary note.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Median age: Age 'x' that divides a population in two groups of the same population size, one group being older than age 'x' and the other group being younger than age 'x'.

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Footnote 2

Census family: Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family.

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Footnote 3

Household, private: Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

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Footnote 4

Household type: Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living in common-law with or without children or a lone parent living with one or more children.

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Footnote 5

Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.

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Footnote 6

Couple-family households without children: Refers to couple households without children aged 24 and under. Includes couple households with all children aged 25 and over.

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Footnote 7

Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.

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Footnote 8

Multiple-family households: Refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

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Footnote 9

Other households: Refers to two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 10

Other single-attached house: A single dwelling that is attached to another building and that does not fall into any of the other categories, such as a single dwelling attached to a non-residential structure (e.g., a store or a church) or occasionally to another residential structure (e.g., an apartment building).

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Footnote 11

Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 12

Mother-tongue retention: Retention refers to the situation where people speak their mother tongue at home. Retention is defined as 'complete' when the mother tongue is the language spoken most often and 'partial' when it is spoken on a regular basis but not most often. The (complete or partial) retention rate refers to the proportion of the population with a given mother tongue that speaks that language at home most often or on a regular basis. The retention rate provides an indication of a group's linguistic vitality, particularly the importance of transmitting languages between generations.

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2012. Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-310-XWE2011004. Ottawa, Ontario. Analytical products, 2011 Census. Last updated October 24, 2012.

Related data:

2011 Census Topic-based tabulations – Census subdivision of Bonnyville No. 87, Municipal district - Alberta
2011 Census Highlight tables – Census subdivision of Bonnyville No. 87, Municipal district - Alberta
2011 Census Data Navigator – Census subdivision of Bonnyville No. 87, Municipal district - Alberta
2011 NHS Focus on Geography Series – Census subdivision of Bonnyville No. 87, Municipal district - Alberta

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