List of cities in Alberta
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Beaumont is Alberta's newest city, incorporated on January 1, 2019. Based on 2016 data, Beaumont is Alberta's smallest city by land area, but in 2017 its area increased to nearly 2,400 km², making it larger than Wetaskiwin and Lacombe.

List of cities in Alberta

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Table Section Text: Beaumont is Alberta's newest city, incorporated on January 1, 2019. Based on 2016 data, Beaumont is Alberta's smallest city by land area, but in 2017 its area increased to nearly 2,400 km², making it larger than Wetaskiwin and Lacombe.

Name	Region	Incorporation date (city)	Council size	Municipal census population (year)	Population (2016)	Population (2011)	Change (%)	Land area (km²)	Population density (per km²)

Airdrie	Calgary Metropolitan Region	January 1, 1985	7	68,091 (2018)	61,581	43,271	+42.3%	84.57	728.2/km2

Beaumont	Edmonton Metropolitan Region	January 1, 2019	7	18,829 (2018)	17,396	13,284	+31.0%	10.47	1,661.5/km2

Brooks	Southern Alberta	September 1, 2005	7	14,185 (2015)	14,451	13,676	+5.7%	18.59	777.4/km2

Calgary	Calgary Metropolitan Region	January 1, 1894	15	1,267,344 (2018)	1,239,220	1,096,833	+13.0%	825.56	1,501.1/km2

Camrose	Central Alberta	January 1, 1955	9	18,044 (2016)	18,742	17,286	+8.4%	42.62	439.7/km2

Chestermere	Calgary Metropolitan Region	January 1, 2015	7	20,732 (2018)	19,887	14,824	+34.2%	32.94	603.7/km2

Cold Lake	Central Alberta	October 1, 2000	7	15,736 (2014)	14,961	13,839	+8.1%	59.92	249.7/km2

Edmonton	Edmonton Metropolitan Region	October 8, 1904	13	899,447 (2016)	932,546	812,201	+14.8%	685.25	1,360.9/km2

Fort Saskatchewan	Edmonton Metropolitan Region	July 1, 1985	7	26,328 (2018)	24,149	19,051	+26.8%	48.18	501.2/km2

Grande Prairie	Northern Alberta	January 1, 1958	9	69,088 (2018)	63,166	55,655	+13.5%	132.73	475.9/km2

Lacombe	Central Alberta	September 5, 2010	7	12,728 (2014)	13,057	11,707	+11.5%	20.81	627.4/km2

Leduc	Edmonton Metropolitan Region	September 1, 1983	7	32,448 (2018)	29,993	24,304	+23.4%	42.44	706.7/km2

Lethbridge	Southern Alberta	May 9, 1906	9	99,769 (2018)	92,729	83,517	+11.0%	122.09	759.5/km2

Lloydminster (part)	Central Alberta	January 1, 1958	7	19,740 (2015)	19,645	18,032	+8.9%	24.04	817.2/km2

Medicine Hat	Southern Alberta	May 9, 1906	9	63,018 (2015)	63,260	60,005	+5.4%	112.04	564.6/km2

Red Deer	Central Alberta	March 25, 1913	9	99,832 (2016)	100,418	90,564	+10.9%	104.73	958.8/km2

Spruce Grove	Edmonton Metropolitan Region	March 1, 1986	7	35,766 (2018)	34,066	26,171	+30.2%	32.2	1,058.0/km2

St. Albert	Edmonton Metropolitan Region	January 1, 1977	7	66,082 (2018)	65,589	61,466	+6.7%	48.45	1,353.7/km2

Wetaskiwin	Central Alberta	May 9, 1906	7	12,621 (2014)	12,655	12,525	+1.0%	18.31	691.2/km2

Total cities	—	—	157	—	2,837,511	2,488,211	+14.0%	2,465.94	1,150.7/km2

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The Edmonton city had a population of 932,546 in 2016, and is Alberta's second-largest city.

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final_sentence: Edmonton had a population of 932,546 in 2016, making it Alberta's second-largest city.
final_sentence: The Edmonton city had a population of 932,546 in 2016, and is Alberta's second-largest city.