Cardston County

Cardston County
Cardston County
Municipal district
	Oldest grain elevator in Alberta, located in Raley
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	Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	3
Established	1954
Incorporated	1999 (County)
Government
• Reeve	Randy Bullock
• Governing body	Cardston County Council
• Administrative office	Cardston
Area (2021)
• Land	3,358.39 km2 (1,296.68 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	4,856
• Density	1.4/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	cardstoncounty.com

Last updated July 02, 2023

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

Geography

Lakes

Payne Lake

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Cardston County.^[4]

Cities

none

Towns

Villages

Summer villages

none

The following hamlets are located within Cardston County.^[4]

Hamlets

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

Localities

Boundary Creek
Bradshaw
Caldwell
Colles
Glenwoodville
Hacke
Hartleyville
Jefferson

Owendale
Parkbend
Raley
Rush Lake^[6]
Taylorville
Twin River
Whiskey Gap

Other places

Woolford Flat ^[7]

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

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

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References

↑ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
↑ Municipal Profile Archived 2006-10-05 at the Wayback Machine - Alberta Municipal Affairs
1 2 "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
↑ "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.
↑ Geo-Administrative Areas (Hamlet, Locality and Townsite Culture Points) (Geodatabase layer) (Map). AltaLIS. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
↑ Woolford Flat
↑ "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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[1] "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

[2021census-2] 1 2 3 "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

[communities-4] 1 2 "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

[localities-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.

[AltaGNS-6] Geo-Administrative Areas (Hamlet, Locality and Townsite Culture Points) (Geodatabase layer) (Map). AltaLIS. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

[7] Woolford Flat

[2016censusABmunis-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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