Red Deer County | |
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 Highway 11 passing through ranch land andaspen parkland in Red Deer County | |
 Location withinAlberta | |
| Coordinates:52°16′5″N113°48′40″W / 52.26806°N 113.81111°W /52.26806; -113.81111 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 8 |
| Established | 1944 |
| Incorporated | 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Brent Ramsay |
| • Governing body | Red Deer County Council
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| • Manager | Curtis Herzberg |
| • MP | Blaine Calkins,Burton Bailey |
| • Administrative office | west ofRed Deer |
| Area (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 3,919.25 km2 (1,513.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 19,933 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Website | rdcounty.ca |
Red Deer County is amunicipal district in centralAlberta, Canada withinCensus Division No. 8 and surrounding theCity of Red Deer. The neighbouring municipalities of Red Deer County areClearwater County to the west,Lacombe County to the north, theCounty of Stettler No. 6 to the east,Kneehill County to the southeast andMountain View County to the south. It is located approximately midway betweenEdmonton andCalgary, bisected by theQueen Elizabeth II Highway and bounded on the north and east by theRed Deer River.
The followingurban municipalities are surrounded by Red Deer County.[3][4] | The followinghamlets are located within Red Deer County.[4]
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The followinglocalities are located within Red Deer County.[7]
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In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Red Deer County had a population of 19,933 living in 7,430 of its 8,674 total private dwellings, a change of2.1% from its 2016 population of 19,531. With a land area of 3,919.25 km2 (1,513.23 sq mi), it had a population density of5.1/km2 (13.2/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
In the2016 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, a6.7% change from its 2011 population of 18,316. With a land area of 3,961.85 km2 (1,529.68 sq mi), it had a population density of4.9/km2 (12.8/sq mi) in 2016.[9]
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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 largestorganic farm in Alberta. It also haselk, deer, andapiary 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.
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