Leduc County is a
municipal district
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Alberta
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, Canada that is immediately south of the City of
Edmonton
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. It spans east to west and 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.
Leduc County
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Geography
Communities and localities
urban municipalities are surrounded by Leduc County.
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Cities
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Beaumont
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Leduc
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Towns
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Origin and use
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Calmar
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Devon
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Thorsby
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Villages
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Warburg
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Summer villages
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Golden Days
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Itaska Beach
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Sundance Beach
The following
hamlets are located within Leduc County.
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* Buford
* Kavanagh
* Looma
*]New Sarepta
New Sarepta is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada, within Leduc County. It is located approximately east of the City of Leduc along Highway 21.
New Sarepta dissolved from village status to become a hamlet on September 1, 2010. It originall ...
*Nisku
Nisku is a hamlet and an industrial/business park in Alberta, Canada within Leduc County. It has an elevation of .
The hamlet and industrial/business park are located in census division No. 11 and in the federal riding of Edmonton—Wetaskiwin.
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* Rolly View
* Sunnybrook
* Telfordville
The following localities are located within Leduc County.
;Localities
* Alsike
*Amarillo Park
*Anchor Farms
*Beau Vista North
*Beau Vista South
*Brenda Vista
*Caywood Estates
*Clover Lawn
*Cloverlawn Estates
* Conjuring Creek
*Creekland
*Edda Vista
*Fern Creek
* Fisher Home
*Gateway Estates
*Genesee
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*Genesee, Alberta, an unincorporated community
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*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
* St. Francis
*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)
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
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, Leduc County had a population of 14,416 living in 5,295 of its 5,990 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 13,177. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
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 change from its 2011 population of 13,494. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
*List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal districts ...
*List of municipal districts in Alberta
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References
External links
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Municipal districts in Alberta