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 May 12, 2024

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

Geography

Cardston County, located in southern Alberta, Canada, boasts a diverse landscape ranging from rolling plains to stunning mountain vistas. Its terrain is influenced by the Waterton River, providing fertile farmland and scenic beauty."

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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