Olds, Alberta

Olds
Town
Town of Olds
Main Street Olds
Main Street Olds
Olds is located in Alberta
Olds
Olds
Location of Olds
Olds is located in Canada
Olds
Olds
Olds (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°47′34″N 114°06′24″W / 51.79278°N 114.10667°W / 51.79278; -114.10667
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division6
Municipal districtMountain View County
Incorporated[1] 
 • Village26 May 1896
 • Town1 July 1905
Government
 • MayorJudy Dahl
 • Governing bodyOlds Town Council
 • MPEarl Dreeshen (Red Deer—Mountain View-Cons)
 • MLANathan Cooper (Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills-UCP)
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land14.92 km2 (5.76 sq mi)
Elevation1,041 m (3,415 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2][4]
 • Total
9,209
 • Density617.3/km2 (1,599/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)-1+403, -1+587
HighwaysHighway 2A
Highway 27
WebsiteOfficial website

Olds (/ldz/ OHLDZ) is a town in central Alberta, Canada within Mountain View County and the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. It is approximately 61 km (38 mi) south of Red Deer and 90 km (56 mi) north of Calgary. The nearest towns are Didsbury to the south, Bowden to the north, Sundre to the west and Three Hills to the east. Olds is located at the intersection of Highway 27 and Highway 2A, 5 km (3.1 mi) west of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway. The Canadian Pacific Kansas City's main Edmonton-Calgary line runs through the town.

  1. ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Olds" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 17 June 2016. p. 442. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "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). Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.