The Calgary CMA, as defined by Statistics Canada, includes the following nine municipalities: • three cities (
Airdrie, Calgary and
Chestermere); • one municipal district (
Rocky View County, which includes
Langdon – the CMA's
largest hamlet); • three towns (
Cochrane,
Crossfield, and
Irricana); • one village (
Beiseker); and • one First Nations reserve (
Tsuu T'ina Nation, which includes the Townsite of
Redwood Meadows). In the
2021 Census, the Calgary CMA had a population of 1,481,806 living in 531,062 of its 556,548 total dwellings, a 6.4% change from its 2016 population of 1,392,609 making it the largest CMA in Alberta and the
fourth largest in Canada. With a land area of , it had a population density of 290.1 people per square kilometre in 2021. Also in terms of area, the Calgary CMA makes up approximately 40% of Statistics Canada's
Division No. 6 in Alberta.{{cite web
Foothills County and the municipalities within are often considered as part of Calgary's metropolitan area due to, among other things, the MDs shared boundary with the City of Calgary and the bedroom community nature of towns like Okotoks, High River, and Diamond Valley ==Demographics==