The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is a geographical region of the

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. It is the most urbanized area in Alberta and is one of Canada's four most urban regions. It consists of

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Alberta census divisions No. 11, No. 8, and No. 6. Measured from north to south, the region covers a distance of approximately . It includes the entire

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and

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city an ...

and the

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and Wetaskiwin.

Transportation

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, also known as the Queen Elizabeth II Highway or QE2, is the busiest highway in Alberta and forms the central spine of the corridor. A

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rail line, originally built by the Calgary and Edmonton Railway in 1891, roughly parallels the highway. The line has been used exclusively by freight trains since 1985, when

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discontinued its Calgary–South Edmonton train service. There have been several proposal and studies for high-speed rail through the region. The corridor has two of Canada's five busiest airports: Calgary International and Edmonton International. The number of daily flights between these two airports number into the dozens, making it one of Canada's busiest commuter flight routes.

Demographics

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

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was 3,074,223. The following presents the historic population growth of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor between 1996 and 2016 by its three census divisions.

Growth

The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is one of the fastest growing regions and wealthiest regions in Canada. A 2003 study by TD Bank Financial Group found the

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in the corridor is 10% above average compared to U.S. metropolitan areas and 40% above average compared to other Canadian cities. Much of this is because of large oil revenues due to the growing cost of oil since 2003.

Census subdivisions

The following are lists of the census subdivisions within the Calgary Metropolitan Region and Edmonton Metropolitan Region portions of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. The Edmonton Metropolitan Region's eight summer villages are not listed. * Calgary Metropolitan Region ** Airdrie ** Beiseker ** Black Diamond **

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** Crossfield ** Eden Valley 216 ( Stoney First Nation) ** Foothills County **

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** Irricana ** Longview **

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** Rocky View County ** Tsuu T'ina Nation 145 ( Tsuu T'ina Nation) ** Turner Valley * Edmonton Metropolitan Region ** Alexander 134 (

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) ** Beaumont ** Bon Accord ** Bruderheim ** Calmar **

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** Enoch Cree Nation 135 ( Enoch Cree Nation) ** Fort Saskatchewan **

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** Leduc ** Leduc County **

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** Morinville **

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** Redwater ** Spring Lake **

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** St. Albert ** Stony Plain ** Strathcona County ** Sturgeon County ** Thorsby ** Wabamun **

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** Wabamun 133A & 133B (Paul First Nation) Alberta's Cities

Gallery

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, the largest city in Alberta File:Downtown edmonton.jpg,

, the capital and the second largest city in Alberta File:Red Deer - Aerial - downtown bridges.jpg,

, the third most populous city in the corridor, is located halfway between Calgary and Edmonton.

References

External links

Statistics Canada Information

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