Red Deer County is a
municipal district in central
Alberta, Canada within
Census Division No. 8 and surrounding the
City of Red Deer. The neighbouring municipalities of Red Deer County are
Clearwater County to the west,
Lacombe County to the north, the
County of Stettler No. 6
The County of Stettler No. 6 is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada.
Geography Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the Stettler County No. 6.
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;Towns
* Stettler
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to the east,
Kneehill County to the southeast and
Mountain View County to the south. It is located approximately midway between
Edmonton and
Calgary
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, bisected by the
Queen Elizabeth II Highway
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and bounded on the north and east by the
Red Deer River.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities
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History
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are surrounded by Red Deer County.
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Cities
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Red Deer
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Towns
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Bowden
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Innisfail
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Penhold
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Sylvan Lake
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Villages
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Delburne
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Elnora
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Summer villages
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Jarvis Bay
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Norglenwold
The following
hamlets are located within Red Deer County.
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; Hamlets
*]Ardley Ardley is an English toponym and may refer to:
Places
* Ardley Cove, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
* Ardley Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
* Ardley, Alberta, Canada
* Ardley, Oxfordshire, UK
** Ardley Castle
** Ardley railway stati ...
* Benalto
* Dickson
* Gasoline AlleyLousana
Lousana is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Red Deer County. It is located east of the junction of Highway 21 and Highway 42, approximately southeast of Red Deer.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Stat ...
* Markerville
* Springbrook
*Spruce View
Spruce View is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Red Deer County. It is located on Highway 54, approximately west of Innisfail. Spruce View is also recognized by Statistics Canada as a designated place.
Demographics
In the 2021 ...
The following localities are located within Red Deer County.Herder
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(designated place)
*High Ridge Properties
*Hillsdown
*Horseshoe Lake
*Kevisville
*Knee Hill Valley
* Kountry Meadows (designated place) or Kountry Meadow Estates
*Kuusamo
* Les Trailer Park (designated place)
*McKenzie Subdivision
*Melody Meadows Trailer Park
*Milnerton
*Mintlaw
*Mountain House
*New Hill
*Niobe
*Nisbet
* Pine Lake
*Poplar Ridge or Poplar Ridge Subdivision
*Prevo
*Raven
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*Red Deer Junction
*Ridgewood Terrace
*Riverview Park
*Shady Pine Trailer Park
*South Park Village
* Spruce Lane Acres (designated place)
*Trueman Subdivision
*Tuttle
*West Ridge Estates
*Wild Rose
* Woodland Hills (designated place)
;Business Parks
The following are business parks located within Red Deer County:
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Red Deer County had a population of 19,933 living in 7,430 of its 8,674 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 19,531. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Red Deer County had a population of 19,541 living in 7,097 of its 8,440 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 18,316. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Economy
Agriculture plays a role in Red Deer County's economy including livestock and crop production. Red Deer County has dairies that make cheese, U-pick vegetable and fruit farms, and the largest
organic farm in Alberta. It also has elk, deer, and apiary farms as well as a mouse farm, which raises white mice for the pet food industry.
Lumber and mineral resources are also present in Red Deer County.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
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List of municipal districts in Alberta
A municipal district (MD) is the most common form of all rural municipality statuses used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta's municipal districts, most of which are branded as a county (e.g. Yellowhead County, County of Newell, etc. ...
References
External links
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Municipal districts in Alberta