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Leduc County
St John the Baptist Church in Leduc County south of Thorsby
St John the Baptist Church in Leduc County south of Thorsby
Flag of Leduc County
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Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Census division 11
Established 1944
Incorporated 1964
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 2,502.59 km2 (966.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 14,416
 • Density 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)


Leduc County is a municipal district in Alberta, Canada that is immediately south of the City of Edmonton. It spans 105 km (65 mi) east to west and 32 km (20 mi) north to south, and has a population of 13,524. The municipal district is home to prairie parkland and several lakes and is home to the Edmonton International Airport, the Nisku Industrial Business Park and the Genesee Power Plant.

Demographics

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In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Leduc County recorded a population of 13,780 living in 5,101 of its 5,960 total private dwellings, a 2.1% change from its 2011 population of 13,494. With a land area of 2,601.49 km2 (1,004.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) in 2016.

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Economy

Leduc County is a founding 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.

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