Cardston County


Cardston County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 3 around the Town of Cardston.
The municipal district was established on January 1, 1954, through the amalgamation of the Municipal District of Sugar City No. 5 and part of the Municipal District of Cochrane No. 6. On January 1, 2000, the name was changed from Municipal District of Cardston No. 6 to Cardston County

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cardston County recorded a population of 4,481 living in 1,043 of its 1,260 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 4,167. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
In the 2011 Census, Cardston County had a population of 4,167 living in 1,032 of its 1,171 total dwellings, a 3.2% change from its 2006 population of 4,037. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.
The population of Cardston County according to its 2008 municipal census is 4,266.

Communities and localities


The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Cardston County:
;Cities
  • none
;Towns
  • Cardston
  • Magrath
;Villages
  • Glenwood
  • Hill Spring
;Summer villages
  • none
The following hamlets are located within Cardston County:
;Hamlets
  • Aetna
  • Beazer
  • Carway
  • Del Bonita
  • Kimball
  • Leavitt
  • Mountain View
  • Spring Coulee
  • Welling
  • Welling Station
  • Woolford
The following localities are located within Cardston County:
;Localities
  • Boundary Creek
  • Bradshaw
  • Caldwell
  • Colles
  • Glenwoodville
  • Hacke
  • Hartleyville
  • Jefferson
  • Owendale
  • Parkbend
  • Raley
  • Taylorville
  • Twin River
  • Whiskey Gap
;Other places
  • Woolford Flat