Consort, Alberta


Consort is a village in eastern Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 41, approximately 250 km southeast of Edmonton, 252 km northeast of Calgary, and 283 km west of Saskatoon. The Saskatchewan border is approximately 60 km to the east.
It is located in Special Area No. 4.

History

Consort was established as a village on September 23, 1912.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Consort had a population of 644 living in 262 of its 300 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 729. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Consort recorded a population of 729 living in 280 of its 310 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 689. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
Consort's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 722.

Economy

The primary industries are farming, ranching and oil production.

Media

The local weekly newspaper, The Consort Enterprise, has been published since 1912.

Notable people