Editing Strathcona County

{{Short description|Municipality in Alberta, Canada}}
{{About|the specialized municipality|other uses|Strathcona (disambiguation)}}
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{{Location map~ |CAN AB Strathcona
|label = '''[[Sherwood Park]]'''
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|label = [[Josephburg, Alberta|Josephburg]]
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{{Location map~ |CAN AB Strathcona
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{{Location map~ |CAN AB Strathcona
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{{Location map~ |CAN AB Strathcona
|label = [[Antler Lake, Alberta|Antler L.]]
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{{Location map~ |CAN AB Strathcona
|label = [[Half Moon Lake, Alberta|Half Moon L.]]
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{{Location map~ |CAN AB Strathcona
|label = [[Hastings Lake, Alberta|Hastings L.]]
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| 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
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| 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.

== History ==
In [[Treaty 6]], the First Nations ceded their title to the land that would become Strathcona County. Local governance began in 1893 when the [[North-West Territories|North-West Territorial Legislature]] established an area east of Edmonton as ''Statute Labour District No.&nbsp;2''.<ref name=SCLGtimeline>{{cite web | url=https://www.strathcona.ca/council-county/history-and-heritage/themes/municipal-government/local-government-timeline/ | title=Local government timeline | publisher=Strathcona County | date=March 3, 2021 | accessdate=October 19, 2021}}</ref> It then grew in size over the following decade and was renamed ''Local Improvement District (LID) No.&nbsp;517'' in 1913.<ref name=SCLGtimeline/> In 1918, ''LID No.&nbsp;517'' became a [[List of municipal districts in Alberta|municipal district]] under the name of the ''Municipal District (MD) of Clover Bar No.&nbsp;517''.<ref name=SCLGtimeline/> At the same time, the neighbouring LID No.&nbsp;518 to the south became the ''MD of Strathcona No.&nbsp;518''.<ref name=SCLGtimeline/>

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| File: Alberta Historical MD of Clover Bar No 517.svg
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| File: Alberta Historical MD of Strathcona No 518.svg
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The ''MD of Clover Bar No.&nbsp;517'' and the ''MD of Strathcona No.&nbsp;518'' [[Merger (politics)|amalgamated]] on March 1, 1943, into a larger municipal district under the name of the ''MD of Strathcona No.&nbsp;517''.<ref name=AMAProfile1>{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/HIST/0302.pdf | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | title=Location and History Profile – Strathcona County | date=October 15, 2021 | access-date=October 19, 2021}}</ref> It was subsequently renumbered as the ''MD of Strathcona No.&nbsp;83'' in 1945.<ref name=SCLGtimeline/> Upon further amalgamating with the ''Clover Bar School Division No. 13'',<ref name=SCLGtimeline/> the ''MD of Strathcona No.&nbsp;83'' incorporated as a [[County#Alberta|county]] under the name of the ''County of Strathcona No.&nbsp;20'' on January 1, 1962.<ref name=AMAProfile1/> Its county status reverted to municipal district status in 1995 when the ''County Act'' was repealed by the provincial legislature though its name remained ''County of Strathcona No.&nbsp;20''.<ref name=SCLGtimeline/> Its name was officially changed to ''Strathcona County'' on April 26, 1995.<ref name=AMAProfile1/> Shortly thereafter, Strathcona County's status was changed from municipal district to specialized municipality on January 1, 1996.<ref name=AMAProfile1/>

The purpose of Strathcona County's change to specialized municipality status was to provide "for the unique needs of a municipality that includes both a large urban centre and a significant rural territory and population."<ref name=AMAProfile1/> The status change specifically designated Strathcona County's large urban centre, [[Sherwood Park]], as an urban service area deemed equivalent to a city.<ref name=strathcona>{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/SMUN/0302/Strathcona_County_OC_761_95_1996_No9.pdf | publisher=Province of Alberta | title=Order in Council (O.C.) 761/95 | date=December 6, 1995 | access-date=October 19, 2021}}</ref> Its remaining rural territory was specifically designated a rural service area deemed equivalent to a municipal district.<ref name=strathcona/>

== Geography ==
Strathcona County is in the central portion of the province of Alberta<ref name=basemap>{{cite map | url=https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/imageryBaseMapsEarthCover/ProvMapSeries/750K/750KMunicipalities.pdf | title=2021 Provincial Base Map: Municipalities | publisher=Alberta Environment and Parks | date=July 26, 2021 | accessdate=October 19, 2021}}</ref> and forms the eastern portion of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region.<ref name=EMRBmap>{{cite web | url=https://capitalregion.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/82b3a5727f09434da01de546a4867b41/data | title=Edmonton Metropolitan Region | publisher=[[Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board]] | date=March 26, 2018 | accessdate=October 19, 2021}}</ref> It borders [[Lamont County]] to the northeast, [[Improvement District No. 13]] (Elk Island National Park) to the east, [[Beaver County, Alberta|Beaver County]] to the southeast, [[Leduc County]] to the south, the City of Edmonton to the west, the [[Fort Saskatchewan|City of Fort Saskatchewan]] to the northeast, and [[Sturgeon County]] to the north.<ref name=basemap/> The [[North Saskatchewan River]] forms its municipal boundary with Sturgeon County.<ref name=basemap/> Some of its water bodies include [[Cooking Lake (Alberta)|Cooking Lake]], [[Half Moon Lake (Alberta)|Half Moon]], and [[Hastings Lake (Alberta)|Hastings Lake]].<ref name=basemap/>

=== Communities and localities{{anchor|Communities}} ===
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The following [[List of municipalities in Alberta#Urban municipalities|urban municipalities]] are surrounded by Strathcona County.
;[[List of cities in Alberta|Cities]]<ref name=city>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page_Map_Carte_Detail.cfm?Lang=E&G=1&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811056&Geo2=CD&Code2=4811&Data=Count&SearchText=fort%20saskatchewan&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1&geocode=4811056 | title=Fort Saskatchewan, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=2012-06-20 | access-date=2012-08-13}}</ref>
*[[Fort Saskatchewan]]
;[[List of towns in Alberta|Towns]]<ref name=communities/>
*none
;[[List of villages in Alberta|Villages]]<ref name=communities/>
*none
;[[List of summer villages in Alberta|Summer villages]]<ref name=communities/>
*none
{{Col-2}}
The following [[Hamlet (place)|hamlets]] are located within Strathcona County.<ref name=communities>{{AltaML}}</ref>
;[[List of hamlets in Alberta|Hamlets]]
*[[Antler Lake, Alberta|Antler Lake]]
*[[Ardrossan, Alberta|Ardrossan]]
*[[Collingwood Cove, Alberta|Collingwood Cove]]
*[[Half Moon Lake, Alberta|Half Moon Lake]]
*[[Hastings Lake, Alberta|Hastings Lake]]
*[[Josephburg, Alberta|Josephburg]]
*[[North Cooking Lake, Alberta|North Cooking Lake]]
*[[Sherwood Park]] (urban service area)
*[[South Cooking Lake, Alberta|South Cooking Lake]]
{{col-end}}</div>
The following [[List of localities in Alberta|localities]] are located within Strathcona County.<ref name=localities>{{cite web | url=http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4811052 | title=Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4811052 - Strathcona County, geographical codes and localities, 2006 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=2010-03-05 | access-date=2012-08-11}}</ref>
;Localities
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*Adam Lily Acres
*Akenside
*Akenside Estates
*Arddmoor-Rosswood
*Ardmoor
*Artesian Estates
*Aspen Heights
*Aspen View
*Aurora Place
*Avery Park
*Ball Meadows
*Baronwood
*Beaver Brook Estates
*Beaver Valley Estates
*Beck Estates
*Belvedere Heights
*Belvedere Heights East
*Belvedere Heights West
*Berry Hill
*Best Estates
*Beverly Hills
*Birch Park
*Birchwood Village
*Brecken Woods
*[[Bremner, Alberta|Bremner]]
*Bretona
*Bretville Junction
*Bristol Estates
*Brookville Estates
*Busenius Estates
*Calebo Estates
*Camelot Square
*Campbelltown
*Campbelltown Heights
*Carriage Lane
*Caswellem
*Century Estates
*Century Meadows
*Chrenek Acres
*Chrenek Estates
*Claireridge Estates
*Clarkdale Meadows
*Clover Bar
*Cloverlea
*Colonel Younger Estates
*Colonial Estates
*Cooking Lake
*Country Club Estates
*Craigavon
*Cranston Place
*Croftland
*Dasmarinas Estates
*Deer Horn Estates
*Deville
*Dixon Crescent
*Dixon Place
*Donaldson Park
*Dowling Estates
*Dunbar
*East Edmonton
*East Whitecroft
*Easton Acres
*Eastwood Estates
*Elk Island
*Elkland Estates
*Executive Estates
*Farrell Estates
*Farrell Properties
*Forest Hills Country Estates
*Fulham Park
*Galloway Park Subdivision
*Garden Estates
*Garden Heights
*Glenwood Park Estates
*Good Hope
*Graham Heights
*Gray Drive Estates
*Greenbrae
*Greenhaven
*Greenhaven Estates
*Greenwood Estates
*Griesbach
*Gunnmanor
*Half Moon Estates
*Hanson Estates
*Hercules
*Heritage Hills
*High Ridge Place
*Highroad Estates
*Hillsdale
*Hillside Park
*Holland Subdivision
*Horton Place
*Hulbert Crescent
*Hunter Heights
*Hunter Hill Estates
*Hyland Hills
*Ireland Subdivision
*Ithacan Drive
*Jidaro Valley Subdivision
*Keding Estates
*Lakeland Village
*Lakeland Village Trailer Park
*Lakeview
*Lakeview Estates
*Lakewood Acres
*Lark Hill Farms
*Las Villas
*Laurina Estates
*Levder's Ridge Subdivision
*Lina Country Estates
*Lincoln Green
*Lindale<ref name=AltaGNS>{{cite map | url=https://www.altalis.com/map;id=117 | title=Geo-Administrative Areas (Hamlet, Locality and Townsite Culture Points) | date=October 26, 2020 | year=2020 | publisher=AltaLIS | format=[[Geodatabase]] layer | access-date=October 2, 2021}}</ref>
*Lindale Park
*Lindberg
*Lueder Ridge
*Lynley Ridge
*Mark Iv Estates
*Marler Subdivision
*Marvin Gardens
*McConnell Estates
*Meadow Court
*Meadow Land Estates
*Meadowbrook Heights
*Meyers Lakeshore Estates
*Midway Estates
*Military Point
*Miniskic Estates
*Newton Estates
*North Queensdale Place
*Ordze Park and Wye Road Garden
*Parker Ridge
*Parklane Estates
*Parkside Estates
*Parkview Ridge
*Parkwood Place
*Partridge Hill
*Paso Valley Subdivision
*Patricia Estates
*Pebble Court
*Penridge Estates
*Pine Grove Acres
*Pleasant View
*Pleasantview Acreages
*Pointe Aux Pins Estates
*Poplar Lake Estates
*Portas Gardens
*Queensdale Place<ref name=AltaGNS/>
*Quesnel Country Estates
*Regency Park Estates
*Reno-Ville
*Richlyn Estates
*Rolling Forest Estates
*Roman Estates
*Rose Burn Estate
*Rossbrooke Estates
*Royal Estates
*Royal Gardens
*Ryedale Estates
*Sconadale
*Sconaglen Estates
*Scot Haven
*Scotford
*Shady Lanes
*Sherwood Place
*Sierra Grand Estates
*Silver Birch Hills
*Simmons
*Simpson Grange
*Smithson Acres
*South Bailey
*South Queensdale Place
*Springhill Estate
*Spruce Bend Estate
*Summerwood
*Sun Hill Estates
*Tanglewood Estates
*Tidan Heights
*Trans Oak Estates
*Trevithick<ref name=AltaGNS/>
*Trevithick Subdivision
*[[Twin Island Air Park, Alberta|Twin Island Air Park]]
*Uncas
*Valley Point
*Verden Place
*Voyageur Estates
*Wellington Estates
*West Whitecroft
*Westpark Estates
*Whitecroft
*Wildwood Village
*Williams Park
*Willow Lake Estates
*Willowdale Estates
*Winfield Heights
*Woodland Downs
*Woodland Park
*Woodville Estates
*Wye Haven
*Wye Knott Village
*Wyeclif
*Wyeknot Village
{{div col end}}

== Demographics ==
{{stack|{{Historical populations
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|footnote    =
| source      = ''[[Statistics Canada]]''<br /><ref name=1946census>{{cite book | title=Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946 | volume=I: Population | year=1949 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | pages=424 | chapter=Table 6a: Population by census divisions and subdivisions showing reorganization of rural areas, 1931-1946}}</ref><ref name=1956census>{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1956 | volume=I: Population | year=1958 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 6: Population by sex, for census subdivisions, 1956 and 1951}}</ref><ref name=1966census>{{cite book | title=1966 Census of Canada | volume=Population: Divisions and Subdivisions | series=Western Provinces | year=1967 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 9: Population by census subdivisions, 1966 by sex, and 1961}}</ref><ref name=1976census>{{cite book | title=1976 Census of Canada | volume=Population: Geographic Distributions | series=Census Divisions and Subdivisions, Western Provinces and the Territories | year=1977 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 3: Population for census divisions and subdivisions, 1971 and 1976}}</ref><ref name=1981census>{{cite book | title=1981 Census of Canada | volume=Census subdivisions in decreasing population order | year=1982 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 2: Census Subdivisions in Alphabetical Order, Showing Population Rank, Canada, 1981 | isbn=0-660-51563-6}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{cite book | title=91 Census | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | year=1992 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=100–108 | chapter=Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991 – 100% Data | isbn=0-660-57115-3}}</ref><ref name=2001census>{{cite web | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data (Alberta) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref><ref name=2006census>{{cite web | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=January 6, 2010 | access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref><ref name=2016censusABmunis/><ref name=2021census/>
|[[Canada 1931 Census|1931]]|6293
|[[Canada 1936 Census|1936]]|6844
|[[Canada 1941 Census|1941]]|6725
|[[Canada 1946 Census|1946]]|6383
|[[Canada 1951 Census|1951]]|7591
|1956|8873
|1961|12075
|1966|16185
|1971|25634
|1976|42278
|1981|51579
|1986|49802
|1991|56573
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|64176
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|71986
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|82511
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|92490
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|98044
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|99225
}}}}

The population of Strathcona County according to its [[2024 Alberta municipal censuses|2024 municipal census]] is 103,829, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:103829-100362}}|100362|1}} from its [[2022 Alberta municipal censuses|2022 municipal census]] population of 100,362.<ref name=2024census>{{cite web |title=2024 Municipal Census: Results Summary |url= https://pub-strathcona.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=50637 |publisher=Strathcona County |access-date=September 11, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Its 2024 population includes 75,575 or {{percentage|75575|103829|1}} living in the Sherwood Park urban service area and 28,253 or {{percentage|28253|103829|1}} in the rural service area.<ref name=2024census/>

In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Strathcona County had a population of 99,225 living in 37,128 of its 38,203 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:99225-98024}}|98024|1}} from its 2016 population of 98,024. With a land area of {{cvt|1170.65|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|99225|1170.65|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Strathcona County municipal census population breakdown
|-
!Component<ref name=2018census>{{cite web | url=https://www.strathcona.ca/files/files/lls-2018-municipalcensusreport.pdf | title=Census 2018 Results Report | publisher=Strathcona County | date=August 30, 2018 | access-date=October 19, 2021}}</ref>
!2024 population<ref name=2024census/>
!2022 population<ref name=2022census>{{cite web | url= https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4c49acbd063c44fbb0a206d1734d466d#n-cpxMUd | title=Strathcona County Census Results: Population Breakdown | publisher=Strathcona County | accessdate=September 12, 2024}}</ref>
!2018 population<ref name=2018census/>
|-
| '''[[Sherwood Park]] urban service area'''
|align=center| '''{{nts|75575}}''' 
|align=center| '''{{nts|73000}}'''
|align=center| '''{{nts|71332}}'''
|-
| '''Rural service area'''
|align=center| '''{{nts|28253}}'''
|align=center| '''{{nts|27362}}'''
|align=center| '''{{nts|27049}}'''
|-
| – Hamlet of [[Antler Lake, Alberta|Antler Lake]]
|align=center| {{nts|}}
|align=center| {{nts|428}}
|align=center| {{nts|435}}
|-
| – Hamlet of [[Ardrossan, Alberta|Ardrossan]]
|align=center| {{nts|}}
|align=center| {{nts|919}}
|align=center| {{nts|532}}
|-
| – Hamlet of [[Collingwood Cove, Alberta|Collingwood Cove]]
|align=center| {{nts|}}
|align=center| {{nts|375}}
|align=center| {{nts|376}}
|-
| – Hamlet of [[Half Moon Lake, Alberta|Half Moon Lake]]
|align=center| {{nts|}}
|align=center| {{nts|187}}
|align=center| {{nts|214}}
|-
| – Hamlet of [[Hastings Lake, Alberta|Hastings Lake]]
|align=center| {{nts|}}
|align=center| {{nts|102}}
|align=center| {{nts|104}}
|-
| – Hamlet of [[Josephburg, Alberta|Josephburg]]
|align=center| {{nts|}}
|align=center| {{nts|117}}
|align=center| {{nts|118}}
|-
| – Hamlet of [[North Cooking Lake, Alberta|North Cooking Lake]]
|align=center| {{nts|}}
|align=center| {{nts|48}}
|align=center| {{nts|57}}
|-
| – Hamlet of [[South Cooking Lake, Alberta|South Cooking Lake]]
|align=center| {{nts|}}
|align=center| {{nts|277}}
|align=center| {{nts|270}}
|- class="sortbottom" align="center" style="background: #f2f2f2;"
| '''Total Strathcona County'''
|align=center| '''{{nts|103829}}'''
|align=center| '''{{nts|100362}}'''
|align=center| '''{{nts|98381}}'''
|-
|}

In the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census of Population]] conducted by Statistics Canada, Strathcona County had a population of 98,044 living in 35,567 of its 36,354 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:98044-92490}}|92490|1}} from its 2011 population of 92,490. With a land area of {{convert|1182.78|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|98044|1182.78|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016censusABmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref>

=== Ethnicity ===
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the Municipality of Strathcona County (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Strathcona%20County&DGUIDlist=2021A00054811052&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811052&Geo2=CD&Code2=4811&SearchText=Strathcona%20County&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811052&Data=Count&SearchText=Strathcona%20County&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811052&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Strathcona%20County&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811052&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Strathcona%20County&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name="euro"}}
| 83,940
| {{Percentage | 83940 | 97730 | 2 }}
| 85,990
| {{Percentage | 85990 | 97020 | 2 }}
| 82,960
| {{Percentage | 82960 | 91495 | 2 }}
| 75,970
| {{Percentage | 75970 | 81845 | 2 }}
| 67,930
| {{Percentage | 67930 | 71420 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 4,600
| {{Percentage | 4600 | 97730 | 2 }}
| 3,880
| {{Percentage | 3880 | 97020 | 2 }}
| 3,480
| {{Percentage | 3480 | 91495 | 2 }}
| 2,270
| {{Percentage | 2270 | 81845 | 2 }}
| 1,510
| {{Percentage | 1510 | 71420 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia|Southeast Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name="SoutheastAsian"}}
| 2,820
| {{Percentage | 2820 | 97730 | 2 }}
| 2,110
| {{Percentage | 2110 | 97020 | 2 }}
| 1,150
| {{Percentage | 1150 | 91495 | 2 }}
| 860
| {{Percentage | 860 | 81845 | 2 }}
| 365
| {{Percentage | 365 | 71420 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 2,650
| {{Percentage | 2650 | 97730 | 2 }}
| 1,820
| {{Percentage | 1820 | 97020 | 2 }}
| 1,425
| {{Percentage | 1425 | 91495 | 2 }}
| 805
| {{Percentage | 805 | 81845 | 2 }}
| 485
| {{Percentage | 485 | 71420 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name="EastAsian"}}
| 1,315
| {{Percentage | 1315 | 97730 | 2 }}
| 1,280
| {{Percentage | 1280 | 97020 | 2 }}
| 1,015
| {{Percentage | 1015 | 91495 | 2 }}
| 980
| {{Percentage | 980 | 81845 | 2 }}
| 545
| {{Percentage | 545 | 71420 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 985
| {{Percentage | 985 | 97730 | 2 }}
| 775
| {{Percentage | 775 | 97020 | 2 }}
| 455
| {{Percentage | 455 | 91495 | 2 }}
| 450
| {{Percentage | 450 | 81845 | 2 }}
| 360
| {{Percentage | 360 | 71420 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 570
| {{Percentage | 570 | 97730 | 2 }}
| 455
| {{Percentage | 455 | 97020 | 2 }}
| 525
| {{Percentage | 525 | 91495 | 2 }}
| 160
| {{Percentage | 160 | 81845 | 2 }}
| 85
| {{Percentage | 85 | 71420 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name="MiddleEastern"}}
| 370
| {{Percentage | 370 | 97730 | 2 }}
| 325
| {{Percentage | 325 | 97020 | 2 }}
| 175
| {{Percentage | 175 | 91495 | 2 }}
| 160
| {{Percentage | 160 | 81845 | 2 }}
| 50
| {{Percentage | 50 | 71420 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name="Other"}}
| 480
| {{Percentage | 480 | 97730 | 2 }}
| 380
| {{Percentage | 380 | 97020 | 2 }}
| 315
| {{Percentage | 315 | 91495 | 2 }}
| 180
| {{Percentage | 180 | 81845 | 2 }}
| 95
| {{Percentage | 95 | 71420 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 97,730
! {{Percentage | 97730 | 99225 | 2 }}
! 97,020
! {{Percentage | 97020 | 98044 | 2 }}
! 91,495
! {{Percentage | 91495 | 92490 | 2 }}
! 81,845
! {{Percentage | 81845 | 82511 | 2 }}
! 71,420
! {{Percentage | 71420 | 71986 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population
! 99,225
! {{Percentage | 99225 | 99225 | 2 }}
! 98,044
! {{Percentage | 98044 | 98044 | 2 }}
! 92,490
! {{Percentage | 92490 | 92490 | 2 }}
! 82,511
! {{Percentage | 82511 | 82511 | 2 }}
! 71,986
! {{Percentage | 71986 | 71986 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="11" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}

== Economy ==
;Industrial
Strathcona County has over $12.0 billion worth of industrial projects completed, announced, or under construction.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.strathcona.ca/files/files/edt-strathconacounty-facts-2020-q1.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-02-19 |archive-date=2020-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219202200/https://www.strathcona.ca/files/files/edt-strathconacounty-facts-2020-q1.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> This is aided in part by the concentration of oil refineries on the west side of Sherwood Park. This district, known as [[Refinery Row (Edmonton)|Refinery Row]], includes some of the largest industrial facilities in Western Canada, such as [[Imperial Oil|Imperial]]'s Strathcona Refinery. Originally built in the 1940s, a new refinery was constructed in 1976 and is one of the largest refining facilities in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imperialoil.ca/en-CA/Company/Operations/Strathcona|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219202155/www.imperialoil.ca/en-CA/Company/Operations/Strathcona|archive-date=2020-02-19|title=Strathcona}}</ref> As well, the [[Suncor Energy|Suncor]]'s Edmonton Refinery produces {{convert|142,000|oilbbl/d}} of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and aviation gasoline. This refinery sits on 247 hectares of land and has been operating for over 65 years.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.suncor.com/en-ca/about-us/refining/edmonton-refinery | title=Edmonton Refinery – Refining and Marketing }}</ref>
A founding member of [[Alberta's Industrial Heartland]], Strathcona County is home to Canada's largest hydrocarbon refining cluster.<ref>{{cite web | title=Story Map Cascade | website=strathconacounty.maps.arcgis.com | url=https://strathconacounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=c74ac01ff5d04c9a99338b2887b4ccc8 | access-date=2023-10-28}}</ref>

In 2002, when reporting on the industrial growth of [[Strathcona County, Alberta]], the [[National Post]] focused specifically on the companies Lockerbie & Hole Contracting and [[Jireh Industries]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Cook |first=Roy |date=April 9, 2002 |title=Strathcona County |page=EJ7 |work=[[The National Post]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/514080912/}}</ref> Regarding Jireh Industries, the National Post stated that the company "does aerospace quality machining and makes robots that inspect on-surface and underwater pipelines for cracks and corrosion."<ref name=":0" /> As of 2020, the leading industries in Strathcona County are extraction, manufacturing, scientific, construction, trucking and engineering.

;Commercial
Strathcona County is home to more than 11,000 businesses, with 3,500 of those businesses comprising employees. A market area population of 1.4 million has resulted in household spending power of $5.6 billion. Strathcona County has over 15,800 highly-skilled graduates available with 94% of residents holding a diploma, certificate, or degree. 
Within the active business community, there are several resources available to local entrepreneurs to help support their businesses:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.strathcona.ca/business-and-development/business/business-development/small-business-conference/ | title=Business educational opportunities }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.strathcona.ca/business-and-development/business/business-development/business-visitation-programs/|title = Business visitation programs}}</ref>
* Small Business Week and Conference
* Business Visitation Program
* Business Startup Seminars and Support
* Business Planning and Site Selection Resources

== Arts and culture ==<!--[[Strathcona County Library]] redirects here-->
{{unreferenced section|date=October 2021}}
'''Strathcona County Library''' is a publicly funded library with its main branch in [[Sherwood Park]]. Its [[bookmobile]] provides service to rural residents through 14 regular weekly stops.

== Attractions ==
Elk Island National Park is adjacent to Strathcona County to the east.<ref name=basemap/>

== Government ==
Unlike most Albertan municipal districts, where council appoints a [[Reeve (Canada)|reeve]], Strathcona County elects a mayor. [[Rod Frank]] was [[2017 Alberta municipal elections|elected in 2017]],<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 Election Results|url=https://www.strathcona.ca/local-government/election-2017/previous-elections/election/|publisher=Strathcona County|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> replacing Roxanne Carr who was elected in [[Strathcona County municipal election, 2013|2013]].

== Infrastructure ==
;Airports
Strathcona County is home to two public airports. [[Edmonton/Cooking Lake Airport|Cooking Lake Airport]], which operates as a condo board, accommodates 87 per cent of Strathcona County's public aeronautical transportation needs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://fortsaskonline.com/local/cooking-lake-airport-seeks-to-build-runway-add-on|title=Condo board that represents private airport wants public dollars|last=Aubrianna |first=Snow|date=July 21, 2018|work=Forsaskonline}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sherwoodparknews.com/opinion/columnists/airport-continues-fight-on-taxes|title=Airport continues fight on taxes|last=Johannsson|first=Jim|date=August 10, 2018|work=Sherwood Park News|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref> It is also the oldest operating public airport in Canada and approved for international flights under the Canada Border Services Agency [[CANPASS]] program.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/2237779/edmonton-area-airport-now-accepting-international-flights/|title=Edmonton-area airport now accepting international flights|last=Westhaver|first=Eric|date=September 23, 2015|work=Global News|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref>

The [[Edmonton/Josephburg Aerodrome|Warren Thomas Aerodrome]], better known as the Josephburg Airport, serves the remaining 13 per cent of Strathcona County's public aeronautical transportation needs.

;Roads
The following [[List of Alberta provincial highways|provincial highways]] service Strathcona County.<ref name=basemap/>
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*{{jct|state=AB|AB|14}} (Poundmaker Highway)
*{{jct|state=AB|AB|15}}
*{{jct|state=AB|TCH|16}} ([[Yellowhead Highway]] route of [[Trans-Canada Highway]])
*{{jct|state=AB|AB|21}}
*{{jct|state=AB|AB|38}}
*{{jct|state=AB|AB|100}} (Sherwood Park Freeway)
*{{jct|state=AB|AB|216}} (Anthony Henday Drive)
*{{jct|state=AB|AB|628}}
*{{jct|state=AB|AB|629}}
*{{jct|state=AB|AB|630}} (Wye Road)
*{{jct|state=AB|AB|824}}
*{{jct|state=AB|AB|830}}
{{div col end}}

;Transit
{{Main|Strathcona County Transit}}
{{expand section|date=October 2021}}

;Sports
Strathcona Druids RFC

== See also ==
*[[List of communities in Alberta]]
*[[List of municipalities in Alberta]]
*[[List of specialized municipalities in Alberta]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website}}

{{Geographic location
| Northwest = [[Fort Saskatchewan|City of Fort Saskatchewan]]
| North     = [[Sturgeon County]]
| Northeast = [[Lamont County]]
| West      = [[Edmonton|City of Edmonton]]
| Centre    = Strathcona County
| East      = [[Elk Island National Park]]
| Southwest = [[Leduc County]]
| South     = [[Leduc County]]
| Southeast = [[Beaver County, Alberta|Beaver County]]
}}
{{Alberta|RM=yes}}
{{Authority control}}

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