Strathcona County

This article is about the specialized municipality. For other uses, see Strathcona (disambiguation).
Strathcona County
Specialized municipality
Official seal of Strathcona County
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Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 53°31′24″N 113°18′32″W / 53.52333°N 113.30889°W / 53.52333; -113.30889
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionEdmonton Metropolitan Region
Census divisionNo. 11
 - Municipal district1943
 - Specialized municipalityJanuary 1, 1996
Named forDonald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
Government
[3]
 • MayorRod Frank
 • Governing body
  • Dave Anderson
  • Katie Berghofer
  • Brian Botterill
  • Linton Delainey
  • Glen Lawrence
  • Robert Parks
  • Paul Smith
  • Bill Tonita
 • SeatSherwood Park
Area
 (2021)[4]
 • Land1,170.65 km2 (451.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
99,225
 • Density84.8/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Municipal census (2024)
103,829[5]
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Websitestrathcona.ca

Strathcona County is a specialized municipality in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region within Alberta, Canada between Edmonton and Elk Island National Park. It forms part of Census Division No. 11.

Strathcona County is both urban and rural in nature. Approximately 73% of its population lives in Sherwood Park, which is an urban service area east of Edmonton, remains an unincorporated hamlet. The balance lives beyond Sherwood Park within a rural service area.

  1. ^ Strathcona County (2010-04-27). "Local Government History". Strathcona County. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  2. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-09-17). "Municipal Profile – Strathcona County". Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  3. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2024census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).