Didsbury | |
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Town | |
| Town of Didsbury | |
 Didsbury railway station | |
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  Didsbury Location of Didsbury in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 51°39′57″N 114°07′52″W / 51.66583°N 114.13111°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 6 |
| Municipal district | Mountain View County |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | December 24, 1901 |
| • Town | September 27, 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Rhonda Hunter |
| • CAO | Ethan Gorner |
| • Governing body | Didsbury Town Council |
| • MP | Earl Dreeshen |
| • MLA | Nathan Cooper |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 16.12 km2 (6.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,037 m (3,402 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,070 |
| • Density | 314.5/km2 (815/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Didsburian[6] |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Highways | Highway 2A Highway 582 |
| Waterway | Rosebud River |
| Website | Official website |
Didsbury is a town in central Alberta, Canada at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It is located next to Alberta Highway 2A, near the Queen Elizabeth II Highway. Didsbury is within the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. Didsbury is approximately the half-way point between the cities of Calgary and Red Deer.
Didsbury is surrounded by Mountain View County, which has its municipal office located to the north of the town. The nearest neighbouring communities are the towns of Olds to the north and Carstairs to the south.
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Didsbury" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 197. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "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 8, 2013.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "Mayor Rhonda Hunter Biography" (PDF). Town of Didsbury.