Red Deer County

Red Deer County
Highway 11 passing through ranch land and aspen parkland in Red Deer County
Highway 11 passing through ranch land and aspen parkland in Red Deer County
Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 52°16′5″N 113°48′40″W / 52.26806°N 113.81111°W / 52.26806; -113.81111
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division8
Established1944
Incorporated1963
Government
 • MayorJim Wood
 • Governing body
Red Deer County Council
  • Lonny Kennet
  • Dana Depalme
  • Connie Huelsman
  • Brent Ramsay
  • Philip Massier
  • Christine Moore
 • ManagerCurtis Herzberg
 • MPBlaine Calkins
 • Administrative officewest of Red Deer
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land3,919.25 km2 (1,513.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total19,933
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Forward sortation area
Websiterdcounty.ca

Red Deer County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada within Census Division No. 8 and surrounding the City of Red Deer. The neighbouring municipalities of Red Deer County are Clearwater County to the west, Lacombe County to the north, the County of Stettler No. 6 to the east, Kneehill County to the southeast and Mountain View County to the south. It is located approximately midway between Edmonton and Calgary, bisected by the Queen Elizabeth II Highway and bounded on the north and east by the Red Deer River.

  1. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).