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Country
  
Canada

Time zone
  
MST (UTC-7)

Waterways
  
Weed Creek

Population
  
985 (2016)

Province
  
Alberta

Municipal district
  
Leduc County

Highways
  
39 778

Elevation
  
745 m

Local time
  
Thursday 9:14 PM

Waterway
  
Weed Creek

Thorsby, Alberta

Region
  
Edmonton Capital Region

Weather
  
2°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 89% Humidity

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Thorsby is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 38 km (24 mi) west of the City of Leduc, along Highway 39. Pigeon Lake and Pigeon Lake Provincial Park are located 20 km (12 mi) south of the community.

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Map of Thorsby, AB, Canada

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Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Thorsby recorded a population of 985 living in 394 of its 428 total private dwellings, a 3.6% change from its 2011 population of 951. With a land area of 3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 255.8/km2 (662.6/sq mi) in 2016.

The population of the Town of Thorsby according to its 2015 municipal census is 1,025, a 8% change from its 2012 municipal census population of 947.

In the 2011 Census, Statistics Canada originally reported that Thorsby had a population of 797 living in 334 of its 373 total dwellings, a -15.7% change from its 2006 population of 945. Statistics Canada subsequently amended the 2011 census results to a population of 951 living in 394 of its 436 total dwellings, a 0.6% change from 2006. With a land area of 3.87 km2 (1.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 245.7/km2 (636.5/sq mi) in 2011.

Economy

The Town of Thorsby is a member of the Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association, an economic development partnership that markets Alberta's International Region in proximity to the Edmonton International Airport.

References

Thorsby, Alberta Wikipedia


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