Editing Strathcona County (section)

{{Short description|Municipality in Alberta, Canada}}
{{About|the specialized municipality|other uses|Strathcona (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Strathcona County
| other_name               = 
| nickname                 = 
| settlement_type          = [[Specialized municipalities of Alberta|Specialized municipality]]
| image_skyline            = 
| image_caption            = 
| image_seal               = Strathcona County logo.svg
| seal_type                = Logo
| image_map                = {{Location map+ |CAN AB Strathcona
|caption =
|float = center
|places =
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Strathcona
|label = '''[[Sherwood Park]]'''
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg
|marksize = 10
|label_size = 120
|position = right
|lat_deg = 53.523333
|lon_deg = -113.308889}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Strathcona
|label = '''[[Fort Saskatchewan]]'''
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg
|marksize = 10
|label_size = 120
|position = top
|lat_deg = 53.712778
|lon_deg = -113.213333}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Strathcona
|label = [[Ardrossan, Alberta|Ardrossan]]
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = right
|lat_deg = 53.552222
|lon_deg = -113.141667}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Strathcona
|label = [[Josephburg, Alberta|Josephburg]]
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = bottom
|lat_deg = 53.713333
|lon_deg = -113.07}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Strathcona
|label = [[South Cooking Lake, Alberta|South Cooking L.]]
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = left
|lat_deg = 53.411147
|lon_deg = -113.118186}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Strathcona
|label = [[North Cooking Lake, Alberta|North Cooking L.]]
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = bottom
|lat_deg = 53.461389
|lon_deg = -112.939167}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Strathcona
|label = [[Antler Lake, Alberta|Antler L.]]
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = top
|lat_deg = 53.488889
|lon_deg = -112.974722}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Strathcona
|label = [[Half Moon Lake, Alberta|Half Moon L.]]
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = left
|lat_deg = 53.459722
|lon_deg = -113.093889}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Strathcona
|label = [[Hastings Lake, Alberta|Hastings L.]]
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = bottom
|lat_deg = 53.408611
|lon_deg = -112.901944}}
}}
| image_map1               = AB locator STRATHCONA COUNTY.svg
| mapsize1                 = 200
| map_caption1             = Location within [[Alberta]]
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = Canada
| subdivision_type1        = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Alberta]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[Regions of Canada#Alberta|Region]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Edmonton Metropolitan Region]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[List of census divisions of Alberta|Census division]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Division No. 11, Alberta|No. 11]]
| named_for                = [[Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal]]
| government_footnotes     = <ref name="council">{{Strathcona County Council|ref}}</ref>
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = {{Strathcona County Council|mayor}}
| leader_title1            = Governing body
| leader_name1             = {{Strathcona County Council}}
| leader_title3            = Seat
| leader_name3             = [[Sherwood Park]]
| established_title        = Incorporated&nbsp;<ref name=StrathconaHocalGovtHist>{{cite web |url= http://www.strathcona.ab.ca/local_government/About_Strathcona_County/Strathcona_County_history/local-government-history.aspx |author=Strathcona County | publisher=Strathcona County |title=Local Government History |date=2010-04-27 |access-date=2010-10-02}}</ref><ref name=StrathconaAMAProfile>{{cite web |url= http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=BasicReport&MunicipalityType=SMUN&stakeholder=302&profileType=HIST&profileType=CONT&profileType=STAT&profileType=FINA&profileType=GRAN&profileType=TAXR&profileType=ASSE |author=Alberta Municipal Affairs |author-link=Alberta Municipal Affairs |title=Municipal Profile – Strathcona County |date=2010-09-17 |access-date=2010-10-02}}</ref>
| established_date         = 
| established_title2       = &nbsp;- [[List of municipal districts in Alberta|Municipal district]]
| established_date2        = 1943
| established_title3       = &nbsp;- [[Specialized municipalities of Alberta|Specialized municipality]]
| established_date3        = January 1, 1996
| area_footnotes           = &nbsp;(2021)<ref name=2021census/>
| area_land_km2            = 1170.65
| population_as_of         = 2021
| population_footnotes     = <ref name=2021census/>
| population_note          = 
| population_total         = 99225 <!-- 2021 StatCan census population only per [[WP:CANPOP]];  do not replace with latest municipal census population count; this municipal census population count can go in the population_blank1_title and population_blank1 parameters further below and can be noted in the article body (so long as it doesn't replace the 2021 StatCan census population in the body). -->
| population_density_km2   = 84.8
| population_blank1_title  = [[Municipal census in Canada|Municipal census]] ([[2024 Alberta municipal censuses|2024]])
| population_blank1        = 103829<ref name=2024census/>
| population_blank2_title  = 
| population_blank2        = 
| timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
| utc_offset               = -7
| timezone_DST             = MDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -6
| coordinates              = {{coord|53|31|24|N|113|18|32|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes      = <!--for references: use<ref> </ref>  tags-->
| elevation_m              = 
| postal_code_type         = 
| postal_code              = 
| area_code                = 
| website                  = {{URL|http://www.strathcona.ca|strathcona.ca}}
| footnotes                = 
| seal_size                = 250px
}}

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

Strathcona County is both urban and rural in nature. Approximately {{percentage|75575|103829|0}} of its population lives in [[Sherwood Park]], which is an [[urban service area]] east of Edmonton, remains an unincorporated [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]]. The balance lives beyond Sherwood Park within a rural service area.