The 2018 census is now complete and Chestermere’s new population is 20,732, a 2% increase from 2017 (20,331).
This year, more than half of respondents (56%) completed their census online.
“Each year we encourage residents to submit their information online as it is easy, efficient, and keeps costs down,” says Jillian Borsuk, Legislative Coordinator.
The highest online participation rate was 63% in 2016.
The City is exploring the possibility of revised questions in the future to make it easier for our growing population to complete
For more information and full census demographics, please visit chestermere.ca/census.