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Red Deer, Alberta

For other uses, see Red Deer (disambiguation).
Red Deer
City
City of Red Deer
Flag of Red Deer
Flag
Coat of arms of Red Deer
Coat of arms
Official logo of Red Deer
Logo
Motto(s): 
Education, Industry and Progress
City boundaries
City boundaries
Red Deer is located in Alberta
Red Deer
Red Deer
Location in Alberta
Red Deer is located in Canada
Red Deer
Red Deer
Location in Canada
Red Deer is located in Red Deer County
Red Deer
Red Deer
Location in Red Deer County
Coordinates: 52°16′05″N 113°48′40″W / 52.26806°N 113.81111°W / 52.26806; -113.81111
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Planning regionRed Deer
Municipal districtRed Deer County
Founded1882
Incorporated[1] 
 • VillageMay 31, 1894
 • TownJune 12, 1901
 • CityMarch 25, 1913
Named forRed Deer River
Government
[2]
 • MayorKen Johnston
 • Governing body
  • Kraymer Barnstable
  • Bruce Buruma
  • Michael Dawe
  • Victor Doerksen
  • Vesna Higham
  • Cindy Jeffries
  • Lawrence Lee
  • Dianne Wyntjes
 • City ManagerTara Lodewyk
 • MPsEarl Dreeshen (CPC),
Blaine Calkins (CPC)
 • MLAsJason Stephan (UCP),
Adriana LaGrange (UCP)
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Land104.34 km2 (40.29 sq mi)
 • Urban
65.93 km2 (25.46 sq mi)
 • Metro
104.34 km2 (40.29 sq mi)
Elevation
[4]
855 m (2,805 ft)
Population
 (2021)[7][8]
 • City100,844
 • Density966.5/km2 (2,503/sq mi)
 • Urban
99,846
 • Urban density1,514.4/km2 (3,922/sq mi)
 • Metro
100,844
 • Metro density966.5/km2 (2,503/sq mi)
 • Municipal census (2019)
101,002[5]
 • Estimate (2020)
106,736[6]
DemonymRed Deerian[9]
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Forward sortation areas
T4N - T4R
Area code(s)403, 587, 825, 368
Highways2, 2A, 11, 11A, 595
WaterwaysRed Deer River, Waskasoo Creek, Piper Creek
Websitereddeer.ca

Red Deer is a city in Alberta, Canada, located midway on the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Red Deer serves central Alberta,[10] and its key industries include health care, retail trade, construction, oil and gas, hospitality, manufacturing and education.[11] It is surrounded by Red Deer County and borders on Lacombe County. The city is in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills, alongside the Red Deer River.

  1. ^ "Location and History Profile: City of Red Deer" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 17, 2016. p. 99. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2019census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Census Subdivision (Municipal) Population Estimates, July 1, 2016 to 2020, Alberta". Alberta Municipal Affairs. March 23, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  9. ^ "Red Deerian Comes Out on Top". City of Red Deer. 2009-07-08. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  10. ^ "Red Deer boasts an immediate trade area of over 312,700 people...""Why Red Deer," City of Red Deer. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  11. ^ City of Red Deer, "Key Industries," Retrieved May 8, 2022.

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