Edmonton's population grows by 30,000

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Edmonton's population grows by 30,000
•        By Alexandra Zabjek, edmontonjournal.comJune 10, 2009 1:02 PM
EDMONTON - More than 30,000 people moved to Edmonton between 2008 and 2009, bringing Edmonton's total population to 782,439, say municipal census numbers released Wednesday morning.
"It shows the resilience of our city," said Mayor Stephen Mandel.
8 A6 N  E7 v8 A0 ?2 xThe population increase will lead to roughly another $650,000 for the city in provincial grants for policing and libraries, while other grants such as the provincial Municipal Sustainability Initiative could also be affected.
Mandel said he was surprised by the increase.
2 m3 O, i- H& Q2 p7 q"It's a substantial increase, but it's not going to overload our system, so it won't work," said Mandel, noting that much of the population is between the ages of 25-34. That age group does not use as many city services as others, Mandel said.
Edmonton grew by about 40,000 people between 2005 and 2008. The city in 2008 decided to conduct an annual census, after conducting the surveys on an ad-hoc basis before that.
This year's census cost $1.7 million to complete. City Manager Al Mauer said the annual census could be reviewed but, over time, conducting population surveys brings more money and important data to the city.

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Edmonton's population grows by 30,000
•        By Alexandra Zabjek, edmontonjournal.comJune 10, 2009 1:02 PM
EDMONTON - More than 30,000 people moved to Edmonton between 2008 and 2009, bringing Edmon ...
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# f! p) V9 f& L0 Y0 _, G; m6 ^It's hard to say it's a true increase. Please see below:
+ c  l9 }* v: A% C# ~. lThe numbers surprised many, since previous statistics show Edmonton grew by 40,000 people between 2005 and 2008, the peak years of the boom. The city made the census an annual survey last year after previously doing it on an ad hoc basis.
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8 [- j  O/ q, sSteve Thompson, the city's director of elections and census, said the spike between 2008 and 2009 could have been caused by several factors.

Residents this year answered a short questionnaire, which might have increased participation levels. Also, the number of vacant houses in the city has decreased since last year, which could be an indication that more people have been drawn to the city's available housing stock.

% F( C5 o$ t4 `* v- @"There may be something there with people who have found themselves out of work in the heart of the oilpatch and moved back to Edmonton," he said, stressing that this is only a theory.