Thorsby, Alberta

Coordinates: 53°13′39″N 114°03′2″W / 53.22750°N 114.05056°W / 53.22750; -114.05056
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For the town in Alabama, United States, see Thorsby, Alabama.

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Thorsby is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 38 km (24 mi) west of the Leduc on Highway 39. Pigeon Lake and Pigeon Lake Provincial Park are located 20 km (12 mi) south of the community.

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, at the south end of Thorsby

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Thorsby had a population of 967 living in 405 of its 442 total private dwellings, a change of -1.8% from its 2016 population of 985. With a land area of 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi), it had a population density of 254.5/km2 (659.1/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

The population of the Town of Thorsby according to its

2015 municipal census population of 1,025.[5]

In the

2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Thorsby recorded a population of 985 living in 394 of its 428 total private dwellings, a 3.6% change from its 2011 population of 951. With a land area of 3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 255.8/km2 (662.6/sq mi) in 2016.[6]

Economy

The Town of Thorsby is a member of the Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association, an economic development partnership that markets Alberta's International Region[7] in proximity to the Edmonton International Airport.[8]

See also

References

  1. Alberta Municipal Affairs
    . October 21, 2016. p. 569. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  2. Province of Alberta
    . December 13, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  4. ISBN 978-1-4601-3652-2
    . Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  5. ISBN 978-1-4601-3127-5
    . Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "About Us". Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  8. ^ "Explore the Region". Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.

External links

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