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Population

Population 2008*	78,057
Population 2007*	74,628
Population 2006*	72,201
Population 2005*	72,201
Population 2004*	67,402
Population 2003*	67,402
Population 2002*	67,402
Population 2001**	67,400
Population 1996**	62,330
Population 1991**	58,179
Population Percentage Change 1991 - 1996	6.66%
Population Percentage Change 1996 - 2001	7.52%
Population Percentage Change 2001 - 2006	6.65%
Source: Official Population List, Alberta Municipal Affairs *
Statistics Canada Census **
Census Agglomeration	78,057
The Census Agglomeration of Medicine Hat includes: Medicine Hat, Cypress
County, MD No.1, Town of Redcliff, plus one smaller area. All are in Census Division No.1 Source: FP Markets - Canadian Demographics Alberta First

Building Permit Values	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Residential	80,733,000	86,090,000	112,775,000	97,474,000	72,974,000	87,347,000	60,223,000	41,463,080
Commercial	26,526,000	46,543,000	46,219,000	23,608,000	20,107,500	41,675,000	43,398,000	17,794,000
Industrial	7,773,000	9,649,000	7,447,000	15,791,000	4,528,000	5,334,000	357,000	860,000
Institutional	31,045,000	14,159,000	7,817,000	2,886,000	3,224,000	11,810,000	1,726,000	19,992,000
Total Value of Building Permits	146,077,000	156,441,000	174,258,000	139,759,000	100,833,500	146,166,000	108,704,000	93,176,000
Source: Statistics Canada 2002 to 2005 Building Permits (census numbers may not add up due to rounding)
Source: Medicine Hat Building Permit Value 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009

Medicine Hat's trading area encompasses southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta. The secondary trading area extends eastward to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, westward to Crowsnest Pass and southward into Montana. The total trading area attracts approximately 135,000 people who regularly shop and use the major services provided in Medicine Hat. The Alberta portion of this total comprises approximately 78,057 people.

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