Lloydminster

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City in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada

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::summary City in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada ::

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nameLloydminster
official_nameCity of Lloydminster
native_name
nickname"Border City" or "Canada's Border City", "Heavy Oil Capital of Canada"
settlement_typeCity
image_skylineLloydminster City Hall.jpg
imagesize220px
image_captionAn aerial view of Lloydminster City Hall looking north along the Alberta / Saskatchewan border
image_flagLloydminster flag.png
image_sealLloydminster Seal.svg
seal_typeLogo
image_mapCanada Lloydminster City Map - Clean.svg
map_captionBoundaries of Lloydminster
image_map1Lloydminster Location.png
map_caption1Location in Alberta and Saskatchewan
pushpin_map
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Provinces
subdivision_name1Alberta (AB)
Saskatchewan (SK)
subdivision_type2Regions
subdivision_name2Central Alberta,
West Central Saskatchewan
subdivision_type3Census divisions
subdivision_name310 (AB), 17 (SK)
subdivision_type4Adjacent municipal district
subdivision_name4County of Vermilion River
subdivision_type5Adjacent rural municipalities
subdivision_name5RM of Wilton No. 472
RM of Britannia No. 502
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameGerald Aalbers
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1{{Collapsible list
1Jason Whiting
leader_title2City Manager
leader_name2Dion Pollard
leader_title3MP
leader_name3Shannon Stubbs (C)
Rosemarie Falk (C)
leader_title4MLA
leader_name4Garth Rowswell (AB, UCP)
Colleen Young (SK, SP)
established_titleFounded
established_title1Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2• Village (SK)
established_date2November 25, 1903
established_title3• Village (AB)
established_date3July 6, 1906
established_title4• Town (SK)
established_date4April 1, 1907
established_title5• Amalgamation
established_date5May 22, 1930
established_title6• City
established_date6January 1, 1958
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km2
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total
– 19,739 (AB)
– 11,843 (SK)
population_density_km2751.2
population_blank1_titleMunicipal census (2015)
population_blank131377
– 19,740 (AB)
– 11,637 (SK)
timezoneMST
utc_offset−07:00
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−06:00
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m645
postal_code_typeForward sortation areas
postal_codeT9V (AB), S9V (SK)
area_codes780, 587, 825, 368 (AB)
306, 639 (SK)
website
::

| name = Lloydminster | official_name = City of Lloydminster | other_name = | native_name = | nickname = "Border City" or "Canada's Border City", "Heavy Oil Capital of Canada" | settlement_type = City | motto = | image_skyline = Lloydminster City Hall.jpg | imagesize = 220px | image_caption = An aerial view of Lloydminster City Hall looking north along the Alberta / Saskatchewan border | image_flag = Lloydminster flag.png | flag_size = | image_seal = Lloydminster Seal.svg | seal_type = Logo | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_map = Canada Lloydminster City Map - Clean.svg | map_caption = Boundaries of Lloydminster | image_map1 = Lloydminster Location.png | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = Location in Alberta and Saskatchewan | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_mapsize = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Canada | subdivision_type1 = Provinces | subdivision_name1 = Alberta (AB) Saskatchewan (SK) | subdivision_type2 = Regions | subdivision_name2 = Central Alberta, West Central Saskatchewan | subdivision_type3 = Census divisions | subdivision_name3 = 10 (AB), 17 (SK) | subdivision_type4 = Adjacent municipal district | subdivision_name4 = County of Vermilion River | subdivision_type5 = Adjacent rural municipalities | subdivision_name5 = RM of Wilton No. 472 RM of Britannia No. 502 | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Gerald Aalbers | leader_title1 = Governing body | leader_name1 = {{Collapsible list|title=Lloydminster City Council |1=Jason Whiting|2=Lorelee Marin |3=David Lopez|4=Michael Diachuk |5=Jonathan Torresan|6=(one vacancy)}} | leader_title2 = City Manager | leader_name2 = Dion Pollard | leader_title3 = MP | leader_name3 = Shannon Stubbs (C) Rosemarie Falk (C) | leader_title4 = MLA | leader_name4 = Garth Rowswell (AB, UCP) Colleen Young (SK, SP) | established_title = Founded | established_date = | established_title1 = Incorporated | established_date1 =
| established_title2 = • Village (SK) | established_date2 = November 25, 1903 | established_title3 = • Village (AB) | established_date3 = July 6, 1906 | established_title4 = • Town (SK) | established_date4 = April 1, 1907 | established_title5 = • Amalgamation | established_date5 = May 22, 1930 | established_title6 = • City | established_date6 = January 1, 1958 | area_footnotes = (2021) | area_land_km2 = | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total =
– 19,739 (AB) – 11,843 (SK) | population_density_km2 = 751.2 | population_blank1_title = Municipal census (2015) | population_blank1 = 31377 – 19,740 (AB) – 11,637 (SK) | timezone = MST | utc_offset = −07:00 | timezone_DST = MDT | utc_offset_DST = −06:00 | coordinates = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 645 | postal_code_type = Forward sortation areas | postal_code = T9V (AB), S9V (SK) | area_codes = 780, 587, 825, 368 (AB) 306, 639 (SK) | website = | footnotes =

Lloydminster is a city in Canada which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administration.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/BarrColonists.jpg" caption="Barr colonists in 1903"] ::

Intended to be an exclusively British utopian settlement centred on the idea of sobriety, Lloydminster was founded in 1903 by the Barr Colonists, who came directly from the United Kingdom. At a time when the area was still part of the North-West Territories, the town was located astride the Fourth Meridian of the Dominion Land Survey. This meridian was intended to coincide with the 110° west longitude, although the imperfect surveying methods of the time led to the surveyed meridian being placed a few hundred metres (yards) west of this longitude.

The town was named for George Lloyd, an Anglican priest who would become Bishop of Saskatchewan in 1922. Lloyd was a strong opponent of non-British immigration to Canada. During a nearly disastrous immigration journey, which was badly planned and conducted, he distinguished himself with the colonists and replaced the Barr Colony's leader and namesake Isaac Montgomery Barr during the colonists' journey to the eventual townsite.

The town developed rapidly: by 1904, there was a telegraph office as well as a log church; in 1905, the Lloydminster Daily Times started publication and the first train arrived on July 28. Its main north–south street, today named Meridian Avenue (or 50th Avenue), along which stores, businesses and the post office began locating, was situated right on the Fourth Meridian, although the actual road right-of-way was located in Saskatchewan. To comply with temperance principles, alcohol was not available in Lloydminster for the first few years after its founding.

Beginning in 1900, calls for provincial autonomy in Western Canada grew, including from Frederick Haultain and James Hamilton Ross, two members of the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories.{{cite book |last=Spencer |first=Dick |date=2007 |title= Singing the Blues: The Conservatives in Saskatchewan |location=Regina |publisher=University of Regina, Canadian Plains Research Center |pages=4–6 |isbn=978-0-88977-206-9 |url= https://archive.org/details/singingbluescons0000spen}} Haultain and Ross initially proposed that the districts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Assiniboia, and Athabasca be merged to create one province. However, feeling that such a large province would be too large to administer, Parliament chose to create the two new provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905.

When Alberta and Saskatchewan were created, the Fourth Meridian was selected as the border, bisecting the town right along its main street. Lloydminster residents petitioned for the new border to be revised so as to encompass the entire town within Saskatchewan, without success. Lloydminster functioned as two towns with separate municipal administrations until the provincial governments agreed in 1930 to amalgamate the towns into a single town under shared jurisdiction. The provinces, again jointly, reincorporated Lloydminster as a city in 1958.

Commemorating Lloydminster's distinctive bi-provincial status, a monument consisting of four 100 ft survey markers was erected in 1994 near the city's downtown core.

The majority of Lloydminster's population lived on the Saskatchewan side until recent decades; in the 2011 Canadian Census, nearly two-thirds of the city's population lived on the Alberta side. In 2000, the city hall and municipal offices were moved from Saskatchewan to an Alberta location on Meridian Avenue, also known as 50th Avenue, which runs along the Fourth Meridian.

Despite its bi-provincial status, Lloydminster was not exempted from anti-smoking legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Citizens responded by initiating a referendum against the wishes of the mayor, as permitted in the charter, which resulted in the enactment of a citywide anti-smoking bylaw. The matter became moot when Alberta enacted its own anti-smoking legislation, which was the solution that the mayor and council preferred.

Geography

The provincial border runs north to south, falling directly on 50th Avenue (Meridian Avenue) in the centre of Lloydminster. Meridian Avenue north of the Yellowhead Highway (also named 44th Street) remains the main downtown street for stores, offices and businesses, with some also located on the intersecting east–west streets. Addresses east of 50th Avenue are considered to be in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan and addresses west of 50th Avenue are considered to be in Lloydminster, Alberta. The city is bordered by the County of Vermilion River, Alberta, on the west, the Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Britannia No. 502, Saskatchewan, on the northeast and the R.M. of Wilton No. 472, Saskatchewan, on the southeast. The majority of the large retail properties serving the city, including larger stores, gas stations and hotels, are located in its Alberta portion, in particular along the Yellowhead Highway west of Meridian Avenue and along the Alberta side of 50th Avenue south of the Yellowhead Highway.

Lloydminster's distinctive situation is reflected in other legal matters, including its time zone. Most of Saskatchewan does not observe daylight saving time, instead staying on Central Standard Time year-round. However, Alberta mandates daylight saving time. Lloydminster's charter allows the city to follow Alberta's use of daylight saving time on both sides of the provincial border in order to keep all clocks within the city in synchronization. This has the effect of placing Lloydminster and the surrounding area in the Mountain Time Zone along with Alberta. During the summer therefore, the entire city is on UTC−06:00—Mountain Daylight Time, which is the same as the rest of Saskatchewan where the time is defined as Central Standard Time. During the winter, Lloydminster is on Mountain Standard Time with the rest of Alberta, which is UTC−07:00, and is therefore one hour behind the time in the rest of Saskatchewan.

The provincial line divides the city in two aspects related to communications. Telephones on the Saskatchewan side are assigned to area codes 306 and 639, the two area codes assigned to that province, while land lines on the Alberta side have numbers in the 780 and 587 area codes, the two area codes assigned to northern Alberta. Similarly, Saskatchewan addresses have a postal code with a forward sortation area designation (first three characters) of "S9V", and addresses in Alberta have postal codes beginning with "T9V". All postal codes in Canada beginning with the letter "S" are assigned to Saskatchewan, and those beginning with "T" belong to Alberta.

Climate

Lloydminster experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb), which approaches a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) due to May and September being only marginally above 10 C. Winters are long, cold and dry, while summers are short, warm and moderately wet. Year-round precipitation is fairly low, with an average of 408 mm, whilst the dry winters restrict snowfall to 98 cm.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Lloydminster was 38.1 C on 12 July 2002. The coldest temperature ever recorded was -50.0 C on 13 January 1911.{{cite web |url= http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1904-06-01%7C1918-09-30&mlyRange=1904-01-01%7C1918-12-01&StationID=3235&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=1&Day=9&txtStationName=lloydminster&timeframe=2&Year=1911 |title= Daily Data Report for January 1911 |date= 31 October 2011 |publisher= Environment and Climate Change Canada |access-date= 10 July 2016 }}

|location = Lloydminster Airport, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1904–present |metric first = Y |single line = Y |width=100 |Jan maximum humidex = 10.4 |Feb maximum humidex = 8.2 |Mar maximum humidex = 18.6 |Apr maximum humidex = 27.1 |May maximum humidex = 34.7 |Jun maximum humidex = 39.0 |Jul maximum humidex = 42.5 |Aug maximum humidex = 38.4 |Sep maximum humidex = 32.8 |Oct maximum humidex = 26.5 |Nov maximum humidex = 16.3 |Dec maximum humidex = 9.5 |year maximum humidex = 42.5 |Jan record high C = 10.6 |Feb record high C = 12.8 |Mar record high C = 18.6 |Apr record high C = 32.8 |May record high C = 36.7 |Jun record high C = 37.8 |Jul record high C = 38.1 |Aug record high C = 37.4 |Sep record high C = 35.0 |Oct record high C = 28.9 |Nov record high C = 19.5 |Dec record high C = 10.0 |year record high C = 38.1 |Jan high C = −9.6 |Feb high C = −6.9 |Mar high C = −1.0 |Apr high C = 9.9 |May high C = 16.7 |Jun high C = 20.7 |Jul high C = 23.1 |Aug high C = 22.4 |Sep high C = 16.5 |Oct high C = 9.1 |Nov high C = −2.6 |Dec high C = −7.9 |year high C = 7.5 |Jan mean C = −14.3 |Feb mean C = −11.7 |Mar mean C = −5.6 |Apr mean C = 4.0 |May mean C = 10.1 |Jun mean C = 14.6 |Jul mean C = 17.0 |Aug mean C = 15.9 |Sep mean C = 10.3 |Oct mean C = 3.4 |Nov mean C = −6.8 |Dec mean C = −12.5 |year mean C = 2.0 |Jan low C = −18.9 |Feb low C = −16.6 |Mar low C = −10.3 |Apr low C = −2.0 |May low C = 3.5 |Jun low C = 8.5 |Jul low C = 10.8 |Aug low C = 9.3 |Sep low C = 4.0 |Oct low C = −2.3 |Nov low C = −11.0 |Dec low C = −17.0 |year low C = −3.5 |Jan record low C = −50.0 |Feb record low C = −48.3 |Mar record low C = −36.7 |Apr record low C = −28.9 |May record low C = −16.7 |Jun record low C = −6.7 |Jul record low C = −3.3 |Aug record low C = −5.0 |Sep record low C = −13.9 |Oct record low C = −24.0 |Nov record low C = −34.4 |Dec record low C = −46.7 |year record low C = −50.0 |Jan chill = −54.6 |Feb chill = −54.5 |Mar chill = −49.8 |Apr chill = −30.3 |May chill = −15.7 |Jun chill = −4.9 |Jul chill = 0.0 |Aug chill = −6.1 |Sep chill = −14.7 |Oct chill = −35.8 |Nov chill = −50.9 |Dec chill = −54.0 |year chill = −54.6 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 15.8 |Feb precipitation mm = 9.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 14.4 |Apr precipitation mm = 26.3 |May precipitation mm = 44.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 70.6 |Jul precipitation mm = 75.3 |Aug precipitation mm = 59.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 42.3 |Oct precipitation mm = 17.8 |Nov precipitation mm = 17.6 |Dec precipitation mm = 14.4 |year precipitation mm = 408.8 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 0.4 |Feb rain mm = 0.2 |Mar rain mm = 1.6 |Apr rain mm = 13.2 |May rain mm = 40.8 |Jun rain mm = 70.6 |Jul rain mm = 75.3 |Aug rain mm = 59.7 |Sep rain mm = 40.5 |Oct rain mm = 11.6 |Nov rain mm = 2.3 |Dec rain mm = 0.5 |year rain mm = 316.7 |snow colour = green |Jan snow cm = 17.0 |Feb snow cm = 9.8 |Mar snow cm = 13.4 |Apr snow cm = 13.4 |May snow cm = 4.2 |Jun snow cm = 0.0 |Jul snow cm = 0.0 |Aug snow cm = 0.1 |Sep snow cm = 1.8 |Oct snow cm = 6.4 |Nov snow cm = 16.7 |Dec snow cm = 15.3 | humidity colour = green |Jan humidity = 74.2 |Feb humidity = 73.0 |Mar humidity = 67.4 |Apr humidity = 48.2 |May humidity = 42.4 |Jun humidity = 49.6 |Jul humidity = 53.9 |Aug humidity = 50.2 |Sep humidity = 50.0 |Oct humidity = 54.0 |Nov humidity = 73.3 |Dec humidity = 75.9 |year humidity = 59.3 |unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm |Jan precipitation days = 9.7 |Feb precipitation days = 7.3 |Mar precipitation days = 8.0 |Apr precipitation days = 7.6 |May precipitation days = 10.5 |Jun precipitation days = 13.2 |Jul precipitation days = 12.2 |Aug precipitation days = 10.5 |Sep precipitation days = 9.0 |Oct precipitation days = 7.1 |Nov precipitation days = 9.4 |Dec precipitation days = 9.8 |year precipitation days = 114.2 |unit rain days = 0.2 mm |Jan rain days = 0.7 |Feb rain days = 0.1 |Mar rain days = 1.1 |Apr rain days = 4.8 |May rain days = 9.9 |Jun rain days = 13.2 |Jul rain days = 12.2 |Aug rain days = 10.5 |Sep rain days = 8.7 |Oct rain days = 4.9 |Nov rain days = 1.3 |Dec rain days = 0.6 |year rain days= 68.0 |unit snow days = 0.2 cm |Jan snow days = 9.4 |Feb snow days = 7.4 |Mar snow days = 7.4 |Apr snow days = 3.9 |May snow days = 1.5 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.7 |Oct snow days = 3.0 |Nov snow days = 8.7 |Dec snow days = 9.7 |year snow days = 51.7 |source 1 = Environment and Climate Change Canada{{cite web |url= http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=1920&lang=e&StationName=lloyd&SearchType=Contains&stnNameSubmit=go&dCode=0 |title=Lloydminster A |date=31 October 2011 |publisher= Environment and Climate Change Canada |access-date=1 May 2016 }}{{cite web |url= http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=lloydminster&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=1904&Year=2016&Month=7&Day=9&selRowPerPage=25 |title= Lloydminster SK |publisher= Environment and Climate Change Canada |access-date= 1 May 2016 |date= 2011-10-31 |url= http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=lloydminster&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1919&EndYear=1920&Year=2016&Month=7&Day=9&selRowPerPage=25 |title= Lloydminster AB |publisher= Environment and Climate Change Canada |access-date= 1 May 2016 |date= 2011-10-31 |url= http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=lloydminster+north&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&Year=2016&Month=7&Day=9&selRowPerPage=25 |title= Lloydminster North |publisher= Environment and Climate Change Canada |access-date= 1 May 2016 |date= 2011-10-31 |url= http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=lloydminster+12e&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&Year=2016&Month=7&Day=9&selRowPerPage=25 |title= Lloydminster 12E |publisher= Environment and Climate Change Canada |access-date= 1 May 2016 |date= 2011-10-31 |date=1 May 2016

Demographics

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Flags-of-SK-Canada-AB.jpg" caption="The flags of Saskatchewan and Alberta flanking the flag of Canada in Lloydminster"] ::

|title = Federal census population history |type = Canada |align = right |width = |state = |shading = |percentages = |footnote = Source: Statistics Canada

|1906|519 |1911|663 |1916|788 |1921|755 |1926|1247 |1931|1516 |1936|1420 |1941|1624 |1946|1833 |1951|3938 |1956|5077 |1961|5667 |1966|7071 |1971|8691 |1976|10311 |1981|15031 |1986|17356 |1991|17283 |1996|18953 |2001|20988 |2006|24028 |2011|27804 |2016|31410 |2021|31582

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Alberta portion of the City of Lloydminster had a population of 19,739 living in 7,636 of its 8,530 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 19,645. With a land area of 23.98 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. The Saskatchewan portion of Lloydminster had a population of 11,843 living in 4,443 of its 5,002 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 11,765. With a land area of 18.06 km2, it had a population density of in 2016. Overall, the entire City of Lloydminster had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of {{#expr:23.98+18.06}} km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Alberta portion of the City of Lloydminster had a population of 19,645 living in 7,444 of its 8,444 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 18,032. With a land area of 24.04 km2, it had a population density of in 2016. Meanwhile, the Saskatchewan portion of Lloydminster had a population of 11,765 living in 4,392 of its 4,909 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 9,772. With a land area of 18.28 km2, it had a population density of in 2016. Overall, the entire City of Lloydminster had a population of 31,410 living in 11,836 of its 13,353 total private dwellings in the 2016 Census of Population, a change of from its 2011 population of 27,804. With a land area of {{#expr:24.04+18.28}} km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

The City of Lloydminster's 2015 municipal census counted a population of 31,377, a change of −0.3% from its 2013 municipal census population of 31,483. Of the 31,377 residents, 19,740 () lived on the Alberta side and 11,637 () lived on the Saskatchewan side.

There are substantial demographic differences between the populations on each side of the border, with the population on the Saskatchewan side being substantially younger; the median age on the Saskatchewan side is 26.6, nearly seven years less than the median age of 33.2 on the Alberta side. Even when combining the median ages for both sides of the city, Lloydminster has the youngest median age in all of Canada. Also, the specific age group of 20–24 is much more concentrated on the Saskatchewan side. The two sides of the city have virtually identical numbers of people in that age group (1,220 in Saskatchewan,

The census agglomeration of Lloydminster includes both parts of the city, as well as the rural municipality of Wilton No. 472, the town of Lashburn, and the village of Marshall, Saskatchewan.

Language

About 94% of residents identified English as their first language. More than 1.4% of the population identified French as their first language, while 0.8% identified German, 0.7% identified Ukrainian, and 0.5% identified Cree as their first language learned. The next most common languages were Chinese and Spanish at about 0.3% each.

Ethnicity

More than 8% of residents identified themselves as aboriginal at the time of the 2006 census.

::data[format=table title="[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the City of Lloydminster (2001−2021)"]

Panethnic group20212016201120062001Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Total responses30,99030,91527,36523,75520,715Total population31,58231,41027,80424,02820,988
European21,47022,60023,40021,18018,130
Indigenous4,1353,3202,1001,9802,000
Southeast Asian3,3702,6351,00585250
South Asian1,0051,130330120105
African4005101257035
East Asian200240150160100
Middle Eastern150200306060
Latin American1301601658030
Other/multiracial105140401020
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses
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Religion

More than 78% of residents identified as Christian at the time of the 2001 census, while over 18% indicated that they had no religious affiliation. For specific denominations Statistics Canada found that 31% of residents identified as Roman Catholic, and 44% Protestants of which, 18% identified with the United Church of Canada, more than 7% identified as Anglican, about 5% identified as Lutheran, almost 3% identified as Pentecostal, about 2% identified as Baptists, and just over 1% of the population identified as Eastern Orthodox.

Economy

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/OilAndGasPlaque.jpg" caption="Oil and Gas plaque at the Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre"] ::

The local economy is driven primarily by the petroleum industry. Agriculture remains an important economic activity. The Husky Lloydminster Refinery is also located in the community. An issue in business is the sales tax. The only sales tax applicable in Alberta is the federal Goods and Services Tax (GST). Saskatchewan has, in addition to GST, a provincial sales tax (PST). To ensure that business will not float away from the Saskatchewan side in favour of lower prices in Alberta, PST does not apply in the Saskatchewan side of the city with the exception of hotels, vehicle registration and utility services.

Attractions

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Government

Lloydminster is governed by a seven-member city council, consisting of a mayor and six city councillors. The city follows the Saskatchewan schedule when voting in municipal elections.

Residents on the Alberta side are in the electoral district of Lakeland for elections to the federal House of Commons, and Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright for elections to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Residents in Saskatchewan are in Battlefords—Lloydminster federally, and Lloydminster for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

Taxation

Lloydminster's bi-provincial status has resulted in special provisions regarding provincial taxation within the city limits. The Saskatchewan side of the city is exempt from that province's sales tax, preventing businesses located there from being placed at a disadvantage relative to businesses in Alberta, which has no provincial sales tax. There is no exemption for provincial income tax, which is based solely on the taxpayer's province of residence. Other differences surrounding interprovincial costs are reflected within the treatment of automobile insurance, and housing taxes. For example, a driver under age 25 who lives on the Alberta side will pay approximately 2-3 times the average amount required of a Saskatchewan driver of the same age.

Infrastructure

Health care

Lloydminster relies on health care resources from both Alberta Health Services and the Saskatchewan Health Authority. The Lloydminster Hospital was constructed in 1987 on the Saskatchewan side of the border.

In 2013, an independent report found that Lloydminster was underserved by health care services in comparison to similar catchment areas in Alberta. In 2007, Lloydminster was deemed to have outgrown the capacity of its hospital; calls for more operating rooms, acute care beds, and a dedicated MRI unit did not come to fruition, resulting in patients sometimes having to travel to larger cities such as Saskatoon for operations. Due to health data privacy laws in both provinces, the Lloydminster Hospital does not have direct access to AHS patient records, which have led to Alberta-based patients sometimes bringing their own paper records or receiving diagnostic tests a second time.

The city's contracts with WPD to provide ambulance service in Lloydminster have faced criticism over unsatisfactory performance, with some patients having had to wait up to 40 minutes for help to arrive; in August 2021, AHS pulled out of the contract and signed with a different provider, but WPD invoked an arbitration clause in Saskatchewan law that has prevented the SHA from immediately exiting the contract.

Transportation

The city is served by Lloydminster Airport. The Yellowhead Highway (Alberta Highway 16 and Saskatchewan Highway 16) passes through the city from west to east, and Highway 17 (which is considered part of both Alberta's and Saskatchewan's highway system and is maintained by both provinces) travels along the provincial border from south to north. There is no local public transport serving the city.

Education

Elementary and secondary schools on both sides of the border all use Saskatchewan's curriculum. Lloydminster provides public and catholic education up to grade 12 as well as post-secondary education through Lakeland College, offering one and two year certificate and diploma programs.

Media

;Newspapers

  • Lloydminster Meridian Booster, serves Lloydminster and area, circulating to 15,000 homes. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week.
  • Lloydminster Source is a free weekly newspaper, distributed each Tuesday and Thursday.

;Radio ::data[format=table]

FrequencyCall signBrandingFormatOwnerNotes
AM 540CBKCBC Radio OneTalk radio, public radioCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
FM 95.9CKSA-FMReal Country 95.9Country musicStingray Group
FM 97.5CKUA-FM-15CKUA RadioVariety, public radioCKUA Radio FoundationRebroadcaster of CKUA-FM (Edmonton)
FM 98.9CILR-FM–Tourist informationStingray Group
FM 106.1CKLM-FM106.1 The GoatActive rockVista Radio
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;Television Lloydminster was served by two broadcast television stations, operated as part of a twinstick operation owned by Stingray Radio. Both stations ceased broadcasting on May 13, 2025.

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OTA virtual channel (PSIP)OTA channelCall signNetworkNotes
2.12 (VHF)CKSA-DTCitytvPrivately owned affiliate
4.14 (VHF)CITL-DTCTVPrivately owned affiliate
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Notable people

References

Notes

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