Red Deer County
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.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Red Deer County.
;Cities
- Red Deer
- Bowden
- Innisfail
- Penhold
- Sylvan Lake
- Delburne
- Elnora
- Jarvis Bay
- Norglenwold
;Hamlets
- Ardley
- Benalto
- Dickson
- Gasoline Alley
- Linn Valley
- Lousana
- Markerville
- Springbrook
- Spruce View
;Localities
- Balmoral
- *Hawk Hills
- *Balmoral Heights
- Bouteiller Subdivision or Boutellier Subdivision
- Briggs
- Broderson Subdivision or Brodersons Subdivision
- Brownlee Acreage
- Burnt Lake
- Canyon Heights
- Central Park
- Coalbanks
- Cygnet
- Doan
- Elspeth
- Evarts
- Fleming
- Garrington
- Garrington Acres
- Gleniffer
- Green Ridge Park
- Half Moon Bay
- Harrison
- Henday
- Herder
- High Ridge Properties
- Hillsdown
- Horseshoe Lake
- Kevisville
- Knee Hill Valley
- Kountry Meadows or Kountry Meadow Estates
- Kuusamo
- Les Trailer Park
- McKenzie Subdivision
- Melody Meadows Trailer Park
- Milnerton
- Mintlaw
- Mountain House
- New Hill
- Niobe
- Nisbet
- Pine Lake
- Poplar Ridge or Poplar Ridge Subdivision
- Prevo
- Raven
- Red Deer Junction
- Ridgewood Terrace
- Riverview Park
- Shady Pine Trailer Park
- South Park Village
- Spruce Lane Acres
- Trueman Subdivision
- Tuttle
- West Ridge Estates
- Wild Rose
- Woodland Hills
The following are business parks located within Red Deer County:
- Belich Business Park
- Blindman Industrial Park
- Burnt Lake Business Park
- Clearview Industrial Park
- Energy Business Park
- Gasoline Alley Business Park
- Kuusomo Industrial Park
- McKenzie Industrial Business Park
- Petrolia Business Park
- Piper Creek Business Park
- Red Deer Industrial Park
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Red Deer County had a population of 19,933 living in 7,430 of its 8,674 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 19,531. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Red Deer County had a population of 19,541 living in 7,097 of its 8,440 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 18,316. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.