Calgary–Edmonton Corridor

Calgary–Edmonton Corridor
Geographic Region
The corridor consists of Alberta's three most densely populated census divisions and three largest cities.
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Area (2011)[1]
• Total	38,323.18 km^2 (14,796.66 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	2,703,380
• Density	70.45/km^2 (182.5/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
Postal code span	T1S to T1V, T1X to T4S, T4X to T7A, T7X to T8R, T8T, T9A, T9E to T9G, T0C (part), T0E (part)
Area code(s)	403, 780, 587, 825
Highways	1, 1A, 2, 2A, 8, 11, 11A, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 22X, 28, 28A, 37, 100, 201, 216, 595
Waterways	Bow River, Elbow River, North Saskatchewan River, Red Deer River

The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is a geographical region of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is the most urbanized area in Alberta and is one of Canada's four most urban regions.^[2] It consists of Statistics Canada Alberta census divisions No. 11, No. 8, and No. 6. Measured from north to south, the region covers a distance of approximately 400 km (250 mi). It includes the entire census metropolitan areas of Calgary and Edmonton and the census agglomerations of Red Deer and Wetaskiwin.^[3]

Transportation

The Queen Elizabeth II (QE2) Highway (Highway 2), the busiest stretch of highway in Alberta, is the central spine of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. A Canadian Pacific rail line runs generally parallel to the QE2 Highway, or its Highway 2A feeder system, between Calgary and Edmonton, however there is currently no passenger rail service.

The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor has two major international airports – the Calgary International and Edmonton International. The corridor is one of Canada's busiest commuter flight sectors. Many business people fly return trips in a single business day. Airlines that fly this route include Air Canada and WestJet, having up to approximately 20 and 10 daily flights respectively.

Demographics

In the Canada 2001 Census, the population of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor was 2,149,586, representing 72.3% of Alberta's population.^[4] In the Canada 2011 Census, the corridor's population had increased to 2,703,380 or 74.2% of the province's population.

The following presents the historic population growth of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor between 1996 and 2011 by its three census divisions.

Census division	Area (km²)[1]	Pop. (2011)[1]	Pop. (2006)[5]	Pop. (2001)[6]	Pop. (1996)[6]
Division No. 6	12,645.88	1,311,022	1,160,936	1,021,060	880,859
Division No. 8	9,909.31	189,243	175,337	153,049	133,592
Division No. 11	15,767.99	1,203,115	1,076,103	975,477	898,888
Calgary–Edmonton Corridor	38,323.18	2,703,380	2,412,376	2,149,586	1,913,339
Province of Alberta	640,081.87	3,645,257	3,290,350	2,974,807	2,696,826
Provincial proportion	6.0%	74.2%	73.3%	72.3%	70.9%

Growth

The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is one of the fastest growing regions in the country because of the surging wealth of oil during the early 21st century. A 2003 study by TD Bank Financial Group found the corridor is the only Canadian urban centre to amass a U.S. level of wealth while maintaining a Canadian-style quality of life, offering universal health care benefits. The study found GDP per capita in the corridor is 10% above average U.S. metropolitan areas and 40% above other Canadian cities. Much of this is because of large oil revenues.^[7]

Census subdivisions

The following are lists of the census subdivisions within the Calgary Region and Edmonton Capital Region portions of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. The Edmonton Capital Region's eight summer villages are not listed.

Calgary Region Airdrie Beiseker Black Diamond Calgary Chestermere Cochrane Crossfield Eden Valley 216 (Stoney First Nation) Foothills No. 31, Municipal District of High River Irricana Longview Okotoks Rocky View County Tsuu T'ina Nation 145 (Tsuu T'ina Nation) Turner Valley

Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton, the capital of Alberta Red Deer, the third largest city in Alberta, is halfway between Calgary and Edmonton. Edmonton Capital Region Alexander 134 (Alexander First Nation) Beaumont Bon Accord Bruderheim Calmar Devon Edmonton Fort Saskatchewan Gibbons Leduc Leduc County Legal Morinville Parkland County Redwater Spring Lake Spruce Grove St. Albert Stony Plain Stony Plain 135 (Enoch Cree Nation) Strathcona County Sturgeon County Thorsby Wabamun Warburg Wabamun 133A & 133B (Paul First Nation)

See also

• List of census divisions of Alberta
  • List of communities in Alberta
• Golden Horseshoe
• Greater Montreal
• Quebec City – Windsor Corridor
• High-speed rail in Canada

References

1. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
2. "2001 Census Analysis Series - A profile of the Canadian population : where we live" (PDF). Statistics Canada. p. 6. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
3. "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor: Population Change, 1996 – 2001 by 2001 Census Subdivision". Statistics Canada. 2002. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
4. "Canada's major urban regions – The Calgary-Edmonton corridor". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
5. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
6. "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
7. "The Calgary-Edmonton Corridor" (PDF). TD Bank Financial Group. April 22, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-07-23. Retrieved 13 December 2009.

External links

• Statistics Canada Information
• Potential for high speed rail

Coordinates: 52°09′36″N 113°48′36″W / 52.160°N 113.810°W