Watch Calgary's population double in 32-year timelapse video

Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Billy Idol, Duran Duran and Madonna were on the radio. Ghostbusters, E.T. and Gremlins were on the big screen and the Flames had been the Calgary Flames for four years, after relocating from Atlanta.

It was 1984 and Calgary had a population of 619,814. By 2016,the city had doubled its population reaching 1,239,220.

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It's astounding to watch the city's explosivegrowth intimelapse video over those 32 years. Check out the video at the top of this story to see the city as a whole, followed by each individual quadrant.

It was createdusing satellite images compiled by theGoogle Earth Engine.

Each quadrant is also isolated below so check out your own neighbourhood.

Southeast

Calgary Southeast

7 years ago

Duration 0:14

1984-2016 population

Southwest

Calgary Southwest

7 years ago

Duration 0:14

1984-2016 population

Northwest

Calgary Northwest

7 years ago

Duration 0:14

1984-2016 population

Northeast

Calgary Northeast

7 years ago

Duration 0:13

1984-2016 population