The City of Edmonton released numbers from their most recent census numbers, showing the city’s population has grown more than expected since the last census was taken two years ago.
Officials announced Edmonton’s population is at 877,926 – more than 60,000 higher than the 2012 census, an increase of more than 7.39 percent.
According to the City, those numbers also found Edmonton has one of the youngest populations in Canada – with the largest single age group between 20 and 39-years-old.
However, Edmonton is not as green as officials would like – with 69.9 percent driving cars, trucks or vans to and from work, 6.2 percent travel as passengers in those vehicles, 16.4 percent take public transit, 3.7 percent walk, while less than 1 percent (0.8) use bicycles. Another three percent took other means to get to work, such as taxis or skateboards.
Those numbers differed depending on the neighbourhood as well, as neighbourhoods located near the LRT line often had more than 30 percent of residents using the LRT to get to work.
In addition, the City said much of the city’s growth took place in south Edmonton, although downtown and mature neighbourhoods also saw some modest growth.
