Leduc County

Leduc County
Municipal district
St John the Baptist Church in Leduc County south of Thorsby
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Leduc Beaumont Devon Calmar Thorsby Warburg Nisku New Sarepta
Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 53°20′16″N 113°31′53″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Census division	11
Established	1944
Incorporated	1964
Government [1]
• Mayor	Tanni Doblanko
• Governing body	Leduc County Council Glenn Belozer Tanni Doblanko Kelly-Lynn Lewis Raymond Scobie Rick Smith Kelly Vandenberghe Larry Wanchuk
• Manager	Duane Coleman
• Administrative office	Nisku
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	2,502.59 km^2 (966.26 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	14,416
• Density	5.8/km^2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Website	leduc-county.com

Leduc County is a municipal district in Alberta, Canada, that is immediately south of the City of Edmonton. It spans 105 km (65 mi) east to west and 32 km (20 mi) north to south, and has a population of 14,416. The municipal district is home to prairie parkland and several lakes and is home to the Edmonton International Airport, the Nisku Industrial Business Park and the Genesee Generating Station.[3]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Leduc County.[4][5] Cities Beaumont Leduc Towns Calmar Devon Thorsby Villages Warburg Summer villages Golden Days Itaska Beach Sundance Beach

The following hamlets are located within Leduc County.[5] Hamlets Buford Kavanagh Looma New Sarepta Nisku Rolly View St. Francis Sunnybrook Telfordville

The following localities are located within Leduc County.[6]

Localities

Alsike Amarillo Park Anchor Farms Beau Vista North Beau Vista South Brenda Vista Caywood Estates Clover Lawn[7] Cloverlawn Estates Conjuring Creek Creekland Edda Vista

Fern Creek Fisher Home Gateway Estates Genesee Glen Park Goudreau Green Acres Hazel Grove Hilltop Estates Huggett Ireton

Kayda Vista Keystone Linda Vista Looma Estates Marquis Development Michigan Centre Mini Vista Panorama Acres Paterson Park Pemburton Hill Richdale Estates

Sandholm Beach Scottsdale Estates South Looking Lake Southwood Park Strawberry Hill Estates Sunnyville Tiebecke Estates Treasure Island Estates Valley View Acres Weed Creek Woodvale Park

Other places

• East Vistas (new urban community approved September 28, 2010)[8][9]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Leduc County had a population of 14,416 living in 5,295 of its 5,990 total private dwellings, a change of 9.4% from its 2016 population of 13,177. With a land area of 2,502.59 km^2 (966.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.8/km^2 (14.9/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Leduc County had a population of 13,780 living in 5,101 of its 5,960 total private dwellings, a 2.1% change from its 2011 population of 13,494. With a land area of 2,601.49 km^2 (1,004.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.3/km^2 (13.7/sq mi) in 2016.[10]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of municipal districts in Alberta

References

1. "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
3. Leduc County
4. "Leduc, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta". Statistics Canada. June 20, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
5. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
6. "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4811012 - Leduc County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
7. Geo-Administrative Areas (Hamlet, Locality and Townsite Culture Points) (Geodatabase layer) (Map). AltaLIS. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
8. Leduc County (September 2, 2010). "East Vistas Local Area Structure Plan". Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
9. Leduc County (September 28, 2010). "Bylaw No. 15-09" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
10. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.

External links

• Official website