Population in 2011: 12,920
Population in 2006: 10,716
Population in 2001: 9,383
2006 to 2011 population change
2001 to 2006 population changeThis town: | 14.2% |
Province: | 10.6% |
Total private dwellings: 5,473
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 5,261
Land area (km2): 14.27
Population density per square kilometreThis town: | 905.5 |
Nearby towns and cities: | 929.0 |
High River population and dwellings statisticsOther nearby cities
Earning and income in 2005
Median earnings in 2005Here: | 26,894 CAD |
Alberta: | 29,738 CAD |
Median income in 2005This town: | 28,303 CAD |
Alberta: | 28,896 CAD |
Percent of persons in low income before taxThis town: | 9.3% |
Alberta: | 12.2% |
Composition of total income in this town
Earnings and income details for this townOccupation and industry
Unemployment rateThis town: | 2.6% |
Province: | 4.3% |
Labour force activity in High River
Mode of transportation to work
Labour, occupation and industry details for this town
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Noteworthy people related to High River
Noteworthy people born in High River:
- Joe Clark (Politician)
- Glen Sather (Ice Hockey Player)
- John McKenzie (Ice Hockey Player)
- Scott Tannas (Politician)
- Mark Greig (Ice Hockey Player)
- Bruce Greig (Ice Hockey Player)
- Nelson Andrew Riis (Politician)
- Kenneth Gardner Hughes (Politician)
- Ian Donovan (Politician)
- Evan Berger (Politician)
- Jim McMasters (Ice Hockey Player)
- Dustin Butler (Ice Hockey Player)
Home town of:
Death place of:
- Alfred Alexander Leitch
- William Ernest Shields
- Samuel Brown (Politician)
Burial place of:
Age characteristics
Median age of the population
Percent of the population aged 15 and overThis town: | 82.2% |
Province: | 81.2% |
Age characteristics of this townRadio stations located in this town
Marital Status
Married or living with a common-law partner
Female: 3,440This town: | 63.2% |
Alberta: | 59.0% |
Not married and not living with a common-law partnerTotal: 3,615This town: | 34.1% |
Alberta: | 40.7% |
High River - Marital Status
High River marital status detailsFamilies and households characteristics
Language
Knowledge of official languages in this town
First official language spoken in this town
Language most often used at home
Other languages used at home
Language most often used at work
Language details for High RiverMobility status in 2006
This town - Place of residence in 2005
This town - Place of residence in 2001
High River mobility detailsEducation
Education attainment in this town
Education in High RiverAirports inside this town
- High River (Hospital) Heliport (TC LID: CHR2)
- High River Airport (TC LID: CEN4)
Companies Located in High River
- Highwood Distillers Ltd.
- Western Financial Group Inc.
Federal Corporations Located in this town
- 6962025 CANADA INC.
- 7985738 Canada Corporation
- ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORK MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
- CREATE FOR PEACE INC.
- D.W. SHORT INTERNATIONAL LTD.
- HIGH RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
- Phillips Innovative Inc.
- R.W.A. Evanenko & Companies Ltd.
- UserTutor Corp.
- WESTERN DIRECT INSURANCE INC.
Hospitals inside this town
- High River General Hospital
Radio stations inside this town
- CHRB-AM (1140)
- CKUV-FM (100.9)
- CFXO-FM (99.7)
Sports teams located in this town
- High River Flyers (Hockey)
Citizenship and immigration
Total visible minority populationTotal: 640This town: | 6.0% |
Alberta: | 13.9% |
Male: 330This town: | 6.3% |
Alberta: | 13.7% |
Aboriginal identity population
Female: 170This town: | 3.2% |
Alberta: | 5.9% |
This town Minority Population Characteristics
High River citizenship and immigration DetailsAirports in High River
- High River Regional Airport
Federal Corporations In High River
- HIGH RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (406 - 1 STREET S.W., BOX 5244, Directors: ALAN BOURNE, ANN BOLDY, BARRY MURAK, CHERYL MERRITT, CHRIS BLANCHARD, CHUCK BOUTRAND, CLAIR MOAD, HARRY ZIEL, LEIGHTON MCCLIKEN, MAJA MUYT, RICK RIDSDALE, TOM TAYLOR, YOUSKA JOMHA)
- 6962025 CANADA INC. (2246 High Country Rise, Directors: CURRIE CAMPBELL)
- GELATO MIXX LTD. (111 - 4 Avenue S.W., Directors: Paul Bellissimo)
- ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORK MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (516 - 4TH STREET WEST, Directors: AL BROEKEMA, JIM TAYLOR, MARTIN BOUTET, MIKE GARLINSKI, MYRON JONZON, RALPH LOHMEIER, RICK KOEHN, SCOTT MCVITTIE, STEVE MAHOVLIC, VINCE PAROLIN, WAYNE NIDDRIE)
- WESTERN DIRECT INSURANCE INC. (1010-24th Street S.E., Directors: Catherine Rogers, Lana Wood, Scott Tannas)
- CANADIAN FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN COWBOYS (1012 9TH STREET W., Directors: ARNOLD MANSKE, CLIFF PAUL, GLEN ELFORD, JOHN BAKER, JOHN FITZ HERBERT, KARL Allen, MIKE HOUSEK, ROD HART, RORY NICHOLSON, TERRY BAKER, TERRY LESLIE)
- CREATE FOR PEACE INC. (111 - 4th Avenue S.W., Directors: ELIZABETH KIM ANDRESEN)
- Western Financial Group (Network) Inc. (1010-24th STREET SE, Directors: CATHERINE ROGERS, SCOTT TANNAS, THOMAS DUTTON)
- Phillips Innovative Inc. (PO BOX 5154, Directors: BRENDA T PHILLIPS, GORDON LANE PHILLIPS, LANE H PHILLIPS, PARKER J PHILLIPS)
- TELE CORPORATION (416 Centre Street South East, Units 103 and 104, Directors: JOURDAN BERNHARD RITCHEY, MATTHEW SEBASTIAN HEARN RITCHEY, PAUL SIMON HANUSCHAK, RODNEY LYLE CROSSMAN, YOUNG BAE GEE)
- 7985738 Canada Corporation (102-416 Centre Street South East, Directors: Jourdan Ritchey, Julian Ritchey, Matthew Ritchey, Svetlana Ritchey)
- R.W.A. Evanenko & Companies Ltd. (405 7th ave SE, Directors: ROD ALAN EVANENKO)
- UserTutor Corp. (509-F Centre St S, Centre Street Plaza, Directors: JAMES HILL)
- D.W. SHORT INTERNATIONAL LTD. (1581 GASCONY LANE, Directors: JULIA SHORT)
Companies in this town
- Bank West
- World Professional Chuckwagon Association
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Source:
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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