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This publication builds on an earlier release by the Statistics and Data Development Branch entitled "2001 Census of Agriculture for Alberta, I.D., M.D., and County Data by Region". In that publication, data were presented by grouping Improvement District, Municipal District and County data for selected farm variables. This latest publication goes a step further in restructuring the same farm variable information with the objective of building individualized Improvement District, Municipal District and County profiles. The data used in this publication was from a special custom run obtained from Statistics Canada, based on the 2001 Census of Agriculture, conducted on May 15, 2001. For more information about the Census of Agriculture, readers are encouraged to visit the Statistics Canada website at: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/
The "Alberta Municipality Profile - 2001 Census of Agriculture" consists of five publications (listed below) which are based on the former five AAFRD agricultural administrative regions (South, Central, North East, North West and Peace). It is important to note that while AAFRD no longer uses the agricultural administrative regions, these have been maintained for the convenience of users to facilitate data comparisons with some of the previous Census years.
Also worth noting, is that data confidentiality (as designated by an "x") at the Municipality level has resulted in some regional totals not adding up to the provincial total due to data suppression.
Users are encouraged to refer to the section on the Census definitions and notes for explanations of terms used in this report. Also, for spatial data interpretation, users are advised to refer to the Alberta map with its regional boundaries, and Alberta Municipalities Classified by Region.
Comments or questions regarding the data should be directed to:
Marion Harry, Research Assistant
Statistics & Data Development Branch
#302, 7000 - 113 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6H 5T6
Telephone: 780-427-9206
E-mail: marion.harry@gov.ab.ca
Fax : 780-427-5220
Acknowledgements
The invaluable assistance from all of those who provided input to this publication is greatly appreciated. In particular, a number of people merit special recognition, as follows:
From the Statistics and Data Development Branch, ARD: Karyn Andruchow, Roy Larsen and Andrew Tang for the many hours spent in working directly with the processing and formatting of the custom data; Gail Atkinson for the design of the covers; and Chuanliang Su for his invaluable comment on methodology, content and format.
From Statistics Canada: Bernard Houle (User Services and Marketing, Ottawa), and Bruce Meyers (Edmonton), for providing in a timely manner, the custom data used in this publication.
And finally, Branch Head Reynold Jaipaul for providing leadership and resources throughout the process.
Note to Users
The contents of this document may not be used or reproduced without properly accrediting the Statistics and Data Development Branch, Economics and Competitiveness Division, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. |
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