Cardston County
Municipal district
Oldest grain elevator in Alberta, located in Raley
Oldest grain elevator in Alberta, located in Raley
Official seal of Cardston County
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Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division3
Established1954
Incorporated1999 (County)
Government
[1]
 • ReeveRandy Bullock
 • Governing bodyCardston County Council
 • Administrative officeCardston
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land3,358.39 km2 (1,296.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total4,856
 • Density1.4/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Websitecardstoncounty.com

Cardston County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 3 around the Town of Cardston.

The municipal district was established on January 1, 1954, through the amalgamation of the Municipal District of Sugar City No. 5 and part of the Municipal District of Cochrane No. 6. On January 1, 2000, the name was changed from Municipal District of Cardston No. 6 to Cardston County[3]

Geography

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Lakes

Communities and localities

The following localities are located within Cardston County.[5]

Localities
Other places

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cardston County had a population of 4,856 living in 1,143 of its 1,387 total private dwellings, a change of 8.4% from its 2016 population of 4,481. With a land area of 3,358.39 km2 (1,296.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cardston County had a population of 4,481 living in 1,043 of its 1,260 total private dwellings, a 7.5% change from its 2011 population of 4,167. With a land area of 3,429.82 km2 (1,324.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) in 2016.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Municipal Profile Archived 2006-10-05 at the Wayback Machine - Alberta Municipal Affairs
  4. ^ a b "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4803001 - Cardston County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  6. ^ Geo-Administrative Areas (Hamlet, Locality and Townsite Culture Points) (Geodatabase layer) (Map). AltaLIS. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  7. ^ Woolford Flat
  8. ^ "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.

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