East Vistas is an unincorporated community in
central Alberta
Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.
Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy.
Geography
Central Alberta is bordered ...
, Canada within
Leduc County
Leduc County is a municipal district in Alberta, Canada, that is immediately south of the City of Edmonton. 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 severa ...
.
It is located on the north side of
Highway 625, west of
Beaumont, northeast of
Leduc, south of
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...
, and east of the
Nisku Industrial Business Park.
History
Approved by Leduc County Council on September 28, 2010,
East Vistas will be an urban community with a population of approximately 22,549 people at full build-out.
[ It currently consists of two existing residential subdivisions – Lukas Estates (formerly Lukas Estates I),][
The approval of East Vistas has provided Leduc County the opportunity to develop its own large urban community, similar to how ]Strathcona County
Strathcona County is a Specialized municipalities of Alberta, specialized municipality in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region within Alberta, Canada between Edmonton and Elk Island National Park. It forms part of Division No. 11, Alberta, Census Di ...
has Sherwood Park
Sherwood Park is a large hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County that is recognized as an urban service area. It is adjacent to the City of Edmonton's eastern boundary. While long confined to generally south of Highway 16 ( Ye ...
.
Geography
More specifically, East Vistas includes all lands bound by Highway 625 to the south, Range Road 244 to the east, Township Road 510 to the north, and Range Road 245 to the west. It also includes lands on the west side of Range Road 245 between The Vistas country residential subdivisions to the south and Irvine Creek and Township Road 510 to the north.[
]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by Statistics Canada
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, East Vistas had a population of 660 living in 158 of its 163 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 15. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
See also
* Bremner, Alberta, a future urban community in Strathcona County
Strathcona County is a Specialized municipalities of Alberta, specialized municipality in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region within Alberta, Canada between Edmonton and Elk Island National Park. It forms part of Division No. 11, Alberta, Census Di ...
endorsed in 2016
References
Designated places in Alberta
Leduc County
Unincorporated communities in Alberta
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