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

Lakes

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Cardston County. Cities none Towns Cardston Magrath Villages Glenwood Hill Spring Summer villages noneThe 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 JeffersonOwendale Parkbend Raley Rush Lake Taylorville Twin River Whiskey Gap

Other places

  • Woolford Flat

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cardston County had a population of 4,856 living in 1,143 of its 1,387 total private dwellings, a change of 8.4% from its 2016 population of 4,481. With a land area of 3,358.39 km2 (1,296.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cardston County had a population of 4,481 living in 1,043 of its 1,260 total private dwellings, a 7.5% change from its 2011 population of 4,167. With a land area of 3,429.82 km2 (1,324.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) in 2016.

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