<page_title> Edson, Alberta </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 2011 <col_header> Population history </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1996 </col_header> <col_header> 2001 </col_header> <col_header> 2006 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 8,475 <col_header> Population history </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> <row_header> 2011 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 2016 <col_header> Population history </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1996 </col_header> <col_header> 2001 </col_header> <col_header> 2006 </col_header> <col_header> 2011 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 8,414 <col_header> Population history </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> <row_header> 2016 </row_header> </cell> <cell> −0.7% <col_header> Population history </col_header> <col_header> ±% </col_header> <row_header> 2016 </row_header> </cell> </table>
In the 2016 Census, Edson recorded a population of 8,414, a −0.7% change from its 2011 population of 8,475.