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Cardiff
Cardiff Estates
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 Cardiff
Location in Alberta
Cardiff
Location in Canada
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
| Census division | 11 |
| Municipal district | Sturgeon County |
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| • Type | Unincorporated |
| Area
(2021)
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| • Land | 0.98 km2 (0.38 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)
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| • 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 hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Sturgeon County. It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Highway 2, approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Edmonton's city limits. The Town of Morinville is 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) to the west of Cardiff.
History
Cardiff was the site of the first coal mine in Alberta.
It was named after the prominent coal-mining centre of Cardiff, Wales, due to the large number of coal mines in the area.
Cardiff's coal mines were the scene of violence-ridden strikes in 1922.
Demographics
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cardiff recorded a population of 1,033 living in 379 of its 395 total private dwellings, a change of -11.5% from its 2016 population of 1,167. With a land area of 0.98 km2 (0.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,054.1/km2 (2,730/sq mi) in 2021.
