Cardiff, Alberta Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Cardiff Cardiff Estates Cardiff-Echoes and Cardiff-Pittsburgh
Hamlet
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Census division	11
Municipal district	Sturgeon County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
Area (2021)
• Land	0.98 km² (0.38 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,033
• Density	1,056.2/km² (2,736/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)	780, 587, 825

Cardiff is a small community called a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada. It is part of Sturgeon County. You can find it about 3 kilometers (about 2 miles) east of Highway 2. Cardiff is also about 15 kilometers (about 9 miles) north of Edmonton, a big city in Alberta. The town of Morinville is very close, only about 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) to the west.

History of Cardiff

Cardiff got its name from a famous coal-mining city in Cardiff, Wales. This was because there were many coal mines in the area around Cardiff, Alberta.

In 1922, the coal mines in Cardiff had some worker disagreements. These events were important for the community's history.

Cardiff was a busy place for shipping goods in 1912. It had its biggest year on record for trade. About 12,500,000 tons of goods were moved. Over 2,000,000 tons were brought in, and 10,400,000 tons were sent out. This shows how important trade was to Cardiff back then.

Population and People

This section tells us about the number of people who have lived in Cardiff over the years. This is called demographics.

Population history of Cardiff
Year	Pop.	±%
1911	246	—
1951	47	−80.9%
1956	71	+51.1%
1961	67	−5.6%
1966	40	−40.3%
1971	57	+42.5%
1976	53	−7.0%
1981	441	+732.1%
1986	490	+11.1%
1991	663	+35.3%
1996	995	+50.1%
2001	1,123	+12.9%
2006	1,160	+3.3%
2016	1,167	+0.6%
2021	1,033	−11.5%
Population counts for 1981 through 1991 are the sum of the counts for Cardiff-Echoes and Cardiff-Pittsburgh. The two were combined and reported as Cardiff Estates in 1996 and 2001. Population count for 2006 is the sum of the 20 census dissemination blocks that comprise the 2001 designated place boundary of Cardiff Estates. Source: Statistics Canada

In 2021, Statistics Canada counted the population of Cardiff. There were 1,033 people living there. These people lived in 379 homes out of 395 total homes. This number was a bit lower than in 2016. In 2016, Cardiff had 1,167 people.

Cardiff covers a land area of 0.98 square kilometers (about 0.38 square miles). In 2021, this meant there were about 1056 people for every square kilometer. This is called the population density.

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Cardiff, Alberta facts for kids

History of Cardiff

Population and People