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A mix of rural and a
variety of urban-style living in the centre of Alberta's economic boom
Historically an extremely rich
agricultural area, the County has a strong oil and petrochemical sector,
as well as value-added processing and manufacturing industries.
Municipalities within County:
City of Red Deer,
Town of Sylvan Lake,
Town of Innisfail,
Town of Penhold,
Town of Bowden,
Village of Delburne,
Village of Elnora,
and Summer Villages of Norglenwold and Jarvis Bay
Primary Recreational Areas: Sylvan
Lake, Glennifer Lake (Reservoir), Pine Lake
 Population
19,108 (2006)
(Canada census)
18,640
(2001)
(Canada census)
includes Hamlets of
Springbrook (956),
Benalto (385), Spruce View (174),
Dickson (77), Lousana (50), Markerville (50),
Ardley (16*); and 60 rural subdivisions incl.
Poplar Ridge (561), Waskasoo Estates (474*),
Kountry Meadows (273*), Linn Valley (226),
Les' Trailer Park (154), Woodland Hills (126),
Spruce Lane (112), McKenzie (100*),
Springvale Heights (96*), Balmoral (95),
Canyon Heights (87), Central Park (85),
Kayton Estates (84*), Melody Meadows (80*)
* 2001 census
125,000 including all
municipalities within County (Red Deer, Innisfail, Sylvan
Lake, etc.)
Contact info:
Mail: 38106
Range Road 275,
Red Deer County, Alberta T4S 2L9
Phone: 403-350-2150
email:
info@reddeercounty.ab.ca
web:
www.reddeercounty.ab.ca/
Transportation:
Highway QE2
(Queen Elizabeth 2) /Canamex Highway
(major north-south freeway corridor),
The Regional Airport Red Deer (scheduled and charter
flights, flight training, flight services),
Canadian Pacific Railway (major north-south corridor),
Highway 11 (major east-west highway linking Rocky
Mountains, Sylvan Lake, Joffre, Stettler),
Other Major Highways: 2A, 11A, 54, 42, 21 (Boomtown Trail),
595 (Delburne Road), 590,
592, 781, Calgary & Edmonton Trail, 766
Other Transportation Features: Innisfail Airport; CN
Railway
 Major attractions:
Fort Normandeau / The Crossing,
Canyon Ski & Recreation (east of Red Deer),
RCMP Police Dog Training Centre,
Dickson
Dam and Glennifer Reservoir,
Historic Markerville Creamery,
Historic Stephansson House at Markerville,
Danish Canadian National Museum
at
Dickson,
Historic Dickson Store Museum,
Medicine River Wildlife Centre,
Red Lodge Provincial Park
(west of Bowden)
Daines Rodeo Ranch (on C & E Trail)
Business, commercial and industrial
areas:
Gasoline Alley, Liberty Park, Petrolia Park, (immediately south of
Red Deer)
Red Deer Regional Airport (at Springbrook),
Burnt Lake AgriBusiness Park, Belich Business Park (immediately west of Red Deer),
Blindman Industrial Park, Kuusamo Industrial Park (west of Sylvan Lake on CN rail line)
Major employers include Bowden Penitentiary, Proform Concrete Services,
Chinooks Edge School Division, Crimtech Services, Westridge Cabinets, Owen
Oil Tools,
plus many businesses in service and retail, oil and gas
servicing, agribusiness
Education: Chinook's Edge School Division (students bussed
to schools in local municipalities)
Healthcare: David Thompson Health Region (facilities in
Red Deer, Innisfail, Sylvan Lake)
Emergency Services:
Fire halls at Springbrook, Spruce
View, Poplar Ridge
and immediately south of Red Deer, with agreements with
local municipalities.
Policing by RCMP and County Patrol.
Ambulance service by Guardian
Ambulance and Red Deer Emergency Services.
Area: 4,042 sq. km. - 1,575 sq. mi.
- 1,000,000 acres - 408,000 hectares
History: Red Deer Crossing established 1882, Municipal District became County
1963
Governance:
Mayor (elected at large 2007-2010) Earl Kinsella; County
Manager Curtis Herzberg
Councillors (one elected from each of 6 divisions): Jim Wood,
Reimar Poth, Penny Archibald,
David Hoar, Jim Lougheed, George Gehrke
http://www.rdcounty.ca/
Map of Red Deer area
Red Deer County News Headlines
County Population Stats
Regional Communities Page
Distances between communities
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RED DEER COUNTY
A Great Place to Live, Work and Grow
Population 19,108
(2006)
Population including all municipalities 125,000
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