Demographics
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The flags of Saskatchewan and Alberta flanking the flag of Canada in Lloydminster
Federal censuspopulation historyYearPop.±%1906519—    1911663+27.7%1916788+18.9%1921755−4.2%19261,247+65.2%19311,516+21.6%19361,420−6.3%19411,624+14.4%19461,833+12.9%19513,938+114.8%19565,077+28.9%19615,667+11.6%19667,071+24.8%19718,691+22.9%197610,311+18.6%198115,031+45.8%198617,356+15.5%199117,283−0.4%199618,953+9.7%200120,988+10.7%200624,028+14.5%201127,804+15.7%201631,410+13.0%202131,582+0.5%Source: Statistics Canada
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Alberta portion of the City of Lloydminster had a population of 19,739 living in 7,636 of its 8,530 total private dwellings, a change of 0.5% from its 2016 population of 19,645. With a land area of 23.98 km2 (9.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 823.1/km2 (2,131.9/sq mi) in 2021. The Saskatchewan portion of Lloydminster had a population of 11,843 living in 4,443 of its 5,002 total private dwellings, a change of 0.7% from its 2016 population of 11,765. With a land area of 18.06 km2 (6.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 655.8/km2 (1,698.4/sq mi) in 2016. Overall, the entire City of Lloydminster had a population of 31,582 living in 12,079 of its 13532 total private dwellings, a change of 0.5% from its 2016 population of 31,410. With a land area of 42.04 km2 (16.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 751.2/km2 (1,945.7/sq mi) in 2016.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Alberta portion of the City of Lloydminster had a population of 19,645 living in 7,444 of its 8,444 total private dwellings, a change of 8.9% from its 2011 population of 18,032. With a land area of 24.04 km2 (9.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 817.2/km2 (2,116.5/sq mi) in 2016. Meanwhile, the Saskatchewan portion of Lloydminster had a population of 11,765 living in 4,392 of its 4,909 total private dwellings, a change of 20.4% from its 2011 population of 9,772. With a land area of 18.28 km2 (7.06 sq mi), it had a population density of 643.6/km2 (1,666.9/sq mi) in 2016. Overall, the entire City of Lloydminster had a population of 31,410 living in 11,836 of its 13,353 total private dwellings in the 2016 Census of Population, a change of 13% from its 2011 population of 27,804. With a land area of 42.32 km2 (16.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 742.2/km2 (1,922.3/sq mi) in 2016.
The City of Lloydminster's 2015 municipal census counted a population of 31,377, a change of −0.3% from its 2013 municipal census population of 31,483. Of the 31,377 residents, 19,740 (63%) lived on the Alberta side and 11,637 (37%) lived on the Saskatchewan side.
There are substantial demographic differences between the populations on each side of the border, with the population on the Saskatchewan side being substantially younger; the median age on the Saskatchewan side is 26.6, nearly seven years less than the median age of 33.2 on the Alberta side. Even when combining the median ages for both sides of the city, Lloydminster has the youngest median age in all of Canada. Also, the specific age group of 20–24 is much more concentrated on the Saskatchewan side. The two sides of the city have virtually identical numbers of people in that age group (1,220 in Saskatchewan, 1,230 in Alberta) even though the total population on the Alberta side is nearly twice that of the Saskatchewan side. This situation has been attributed in part to differential car insurance rates for drivers; because Saskatchewan has a public auto insurance system while Alberta relies on conventional private insurance, young drivers with the highest insurance rates can save thousands of dollars by living in Saskatchewan rather than Alberta.
The census agglomeration of Lloydminster includes both parts of the city, as well as the rural municipality of Wilton No. 472, the town of Lashburn, and the village of Marshall, Saskatchewan.
Language[edit]
About 94% of residents identified English as their first language. More than 1.4% of the population identified French as their first language, while 0.8% identified German, 0.7% identified Ukrainian, and 0.5% identified Cree as their first language learned. The next most common languages were Chinese and Spanish at about 0.3% each.
Ethnicity[edit]
More than 8% of residents identified themselves as aboriginal at the time of the 2006 census.
Panethnic groups in the City of Lloydminster (2001−2021)
Panethnic group
2021
2016
2011
2006
2001
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
European
21,470
69.28%
22,600
73.1%
23,400
85.51%
21,180
89.16%
18,130
87.52%
Indigenous
4,135
13.34%
3,320
10.74%
2,100
7.67%
1,980
8.34%
2,000
9.65%
Southeast Asian
3,370
10.87%
2,635
8.52%
1,005
3.67%
85
0.36%
250
1.21%
South Asian
1,005
3.24%
1,130
3.66%
330
1.21%
120
0.51%
105
0.51%
African
400
1.29%
510
1.65%
125
0.46%
70
0.29%
35
0.17%
East Asian
200
0.65%
240
0.78%
150
0.55%
160
0.67%
100
0.48%
Middle Eastern
150
0.48%
200
0.65%
30
0.11%
60
0.25%
60
0.29%
Latin American
130
0.42%
160
0.52%
165
0.6%
80
0.34%
30
0.14%
Other/multiracial
105
0.34%
140
0.45%
40
0.15%
10
0.04%
20
0.1%
Total responses
30,990
98.13%
30,915
98.42%
27,365
98.42%
23,755
98.86%
20,715
98.7%
Total population
31,582
100%
31,410
100%
27,804
100%
24,028
100%
20,988
100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses
Religion[edit]
More than 78% of residents identified as Christian at the time of the 2001 census, while over 18% indicated that they had no religious affiliation. For specific denominations Statistics Canada found that 31% of residents identified as Roman Catholic, and 44% Protestants of which, 18% identified with the United Church of Canada, more than 7% identified as Anglican, about 5% identified as Lutheran, almost 3% identified as Pentecostal, about 2% identified as Baptists, and just over 1% of the population identified as Eastern Orthodox.
