Airdrie, Alberta
city in Alberta, Canada
Airdrie is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta. The population of Airdrie was 42,564 in 2011.[1] The mayor of Airdrie is Peter Brown. The city was first established as a railway village in 1889 during the construction of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway and is named after Airdrie, Scotland.
City of Airdrie | |
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 Aerial view of Airdrie | |
  City of Airdrie Location of Airdrie in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 51°17′30″N 114°00′52″W / 51.29167°N 114.01444°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Calgary Region |
| Census division | 6 |
| Founded | September 10, 1909 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Peter Brown |
| • Governing body | Glenda Alexander Murray Buchanan Fred Burley Ron Chapman Kelly Hegg Allan Hunter |
| • Manager | Paul Schultz |
| • MP | Blake Richards (Wild Rose - Cons) |
| • MLA | Rob Anderson (Airdrie-Chestermere - Wildrose Alliance) |
| Area (2011) | |
| • Total | 33.10 km2 (12.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,089 m (3,573 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 42,564 |
| • Density | 1,286.0/km2 (3,331/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Postal code | T4A, T4B |
| Area code | 403 |
| Website | City of Airdrie Website |
References
change- ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses". www12.statcan.gc.ca.
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