User talk:LaCreteAreaChamberOfCommerce

Municipal census populations
Hello, I'm Hwy43. I noticed that you made changes to the articles, La Crete and Mackenzie County, involving the unsourced addition of a population for La Crete at the former and substitution of the latest federal census (Statistics Canada) population with a more recent municipal census population in the infobox of the latter. These changes have been removed per WP:CANPOP, which states "all population figures and demographics must be referenced" and "the population figure from the last official Statistics Canada census is the primary and definitive source for population data in articles", which allows for consistent comparison among all municipalities and communities across Canada. For the La Crete article, you'll need to provide a proper source to verify the population of La Crete arising out of the County's census. In doing so, do not substitute the population of a municipal ward as the population of the Hamlet of La Crete. Note the boundary of the Hamlet of La Crete straddles two wards – Ward 3 and Ward 4. Thus, La Crete's actual population arising out of the County's 2015 municipal census is higher than 3,376, which is the population of just the Ward 3 portion of La Crete (refer to refer to page 185). For the Mackenzie County article, do note that the 2015 municipal census population is already mentioned in the Demographics section per WP:CANPOP, which further states "properly sourced intercensal population updates from … a formal municipal census such as those in Alberta, may be provided in addition to the 2011 census data." If you need guidance on including population figures on Canadian articles, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Hwy43 (talk) 22:30, 18 March 2016 (UTC)