ðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv tˈeɪbɚz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl sˈɛnsəs kˈaʊntᵻd ɐ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː ɪn hˈeɪz, ɐ tʃˈeɪndʒ fɹʌmðə hˈæmlɪts tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl sˈɛnsəs pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː.
The Municipal District of Taber's 2016 municipal census counted a population of 163 in Hays, a  change from the hamlet's 2013 municipal census population of 163.