Cardston County

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

Cardston County
Municipal district
Oldest grain elevator in Alberta, located in Raley
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Cardston Magrath Glenwood Hill Spring Del Bonita Blood 148
Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	3
Established	1954
Incorporated	1999 (County)
Government [1]
• Reeve	Randy Bullock
• Governing body	Cardston County Council
• Administrative office	Cardston
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	3,358.39 km2 (1,296.68 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	4,856
• Density	1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	cardstoncounty.com

The municipal district was established on January 1, 1954, through the amalgamation of the Municipal District of Sugar City No. 5 and part of the Municipal District of Cochrane No. 6. On January 1, 2000, the name was changed from Municipal District of Cardston No. 6 to Cardston County^[3]

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 Cardston Magrath Villages Glenwood Hill Spring Summer villages none

The following hamlets are located within Cardston County.[4] Hamlets Aetna Beazer Carway Del Bonita Kimball Leavitt Mountain View Spring Coulee Welling Welling Station Woolford

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 8.4% from its 2016 population of 4,481. With a land area of 3,358.39 km² (1,296.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km² (3.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

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 7.5% change from its 2011 population of 4,167. With a land area of 3,429.82 km² (1,324.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km² (3.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[8]

See also

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