Leduc County

Leduc County
Municipal district
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Location of Leduc County in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°20′16″N 113°31′53″W / 53.33778°N 113.53139°WCoordinates: 53°20′16″N 113°31′53″W / 53.33778°N 113.53139°W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Edmonton Region
Census division	No. 11
Established	1944
Incorporated	1964
Government[1]
• Mayor	John Whaley
• Governing body	Leduc County Council Glenn Belozer Tanni Doblanko Audrey Kelto John Schonewille Ricky Smith Clay Stumph John Whaley
• Manager	Brian Bowles
• Office location	Nisku
Area (2011)[2]
• Total	2,607.56 km^2 (1,006.78 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2][3]
• Total	13,524
• Density	5.2/km^2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
Website	leduc-county.com

Leduc County is a municipal district located 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 13,524. 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 Power Plant.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, Statistics Canada originally reported that Leduc County had a population of 13,541 living in 4,963 of its 5,494 total dwellings, a 3.1% change from its 2006 adjusted population of 13,135.^[2] Statistics Canada subsequently amended the 2011 census results to a population of 13,524 living in 4,956 of its 5,485 total dwellings, a 3.0% change from 2006.^[3] With a land area of 2,607.56 km² (1,006.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.2/km² (13.4/sq mi) in 2011.^[2][3] Following the City of Leduc's 2014 annexation, Statistics Canada adjusted Leduc County's 2011 population downward by 25 people to 13,499.^[5] With the annexation area covering 5.26 km² (2.03 sq mi) of land,^[6] Leduc County's land area is now 2,602.3 km² (1,004.8 sq mi).

According to the Canada 2006 Census:^[7]

Population: 12,730 (2006); 12,528 (2001)

• % Change (2001-2006): 1.6
• Dwellings: 4,915
• Area: 2,610.25 km² (1,007.82 sq mi)
• Density: 4.9/km²

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Leduc County:[8][9] Cities Leduc Towns Beaumont Calmar Devon Villages Thorsby Warburg Summer villages Golden Days Itaska Beach Sundance Beach The following hamlets are located within Leduc County:[9] Hamlets Buford Kavanagh Looma New Sarepta Nisku Rolly View Sunnybrook Telfordville

The following localities are located within Leduc County:[10] Localities Alsike Amarillo Park Anchor Farms Beau Vista North Beau Vista South Brenda Vista Caywood Estates 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

Localities continued 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)[11][12]

Economy

Leduc County is a founding member of the Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association, an economic development partnership that markets Alberta's International Region^[13] in proximity to the Edmonton International Airport.^[14]

Gallery

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  Looking west downhill to Pigeon Lake at Mulhurst Bay

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  St John the Baptist church, south of Thorsby

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  Saint Vital Roman Catholic Church in Beaumont

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  Mulhurst Bay on Pigeon Lake

See also

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

References

1. "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
2. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
3. "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. March 21, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
4. Leduc County
5. "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names From January 2, 2013 to January 1, 2014 (Table 1 – Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order by province and territory)" (XLSX). Statistics Canada. May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
6. "Annexation 2014". City of Leduc. September 11, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
7. Leduc Lake County community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE.
8. "Leduc, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta". Statistics Canada. 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
9. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
10. "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4811012 - Leduc County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
11. Leduc County (2010-09-02). "East Vistas Local Area Structure Plan". Retrieved 2010-10-09.
12. Leduc County (2010-09-28). "Bylaw No. 15-09" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-10-09.
13. "About Us". Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
14. "Explore the Region". Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association. Retrieved 2012-06-23.

External links

• Official website