Leduc County

Leduc County
Municipal district
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Location of Leduc County in Alberta
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Edmonton Region
Census division	No. 11
Established	1944
Incorporated	1964
Government
• 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)
• Total	2,607.56 km2 (1,006.78 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	13,524
• Density	5.2/km2 (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.

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. 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. 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. Following the City of Leduc's 2014 annexation, Statistics Canada adjusted Leduc County's 2011 population downward by 25 people to 13,499. With the annexation area covering 5.26 km² (2.03 sq mi) of land, Leduc County's land area is now 2,602.3 km² (1,004.8 sq mi).

According to the Canada 2006 Census:

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:

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:

Hamlets

• Buford
• Kavanagh
• Looma
• New Sarepta
• Nisku
• 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
• 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)

Economy

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

Gallery

• Pigeon Lake Alberta Canada 04A.jpg

  Looking west downhill to Pigeon Lake at Mulhurst Bay

• St John the Baptist Thorsby Alberta Canada 04A.jpg

  St John the Baptist church, south of Thorsby

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  Saint Vital Roman Catholic Church in Beaumont

• Mulhurst Bay Pigeon Lake Alberta Canada 02A.jpg

  Mulhurst Bay on Pigeon Lake

See also

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