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Penhold
Town
Town of Penhold
Motto(s): 
"Honouring The Past, Challenging The Future"
Penhold is located in Alberta
Penhold
Penhold
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division 8
Municipal district Red Deer County
Incorporated  
 • Village May 4, 1904
 • Town September 1, 1980
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Elevation
871 m (2,858 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 3,484
 • Density 311/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code span
T0M 1R0
Highway Highway 2A
Highway 42
Waterway Red Deer River

Penhold is a town in central Alberta, Canada. Penhold is surrounded by Red Deer County, 16 km (9.9 mi) south of Red Deer at the junction of Highway 2A and Highway 42. It is located 128 kilometres (80 mi) north of Calgary, east of the Red Deer River.

History

Originally, Penhold was one of the many whistle stops along the Canadian Pacific Railway. It incorporated as the Village of Penhold in 1904.

In 1981, the Village of Penhold incorporated as a town as a result of large population growth in the late 1970s.

Demographics

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The population of the Town of Penhold according to its 2019 municipal census is 3,563, a change of 25.4% from its 2014 municipal census population of 2,842.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Penhold recorded a population of 3,277 living in 1,235 of its 1,300 total private dwellings, a 38% change from its 2011 population of 2,375. With a land area of 5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 619.5/km2 (1,604/sq mi) in 2016.

Attractions

Attractions in Penhold include a museum, a recreation centre with an indoor arena, baseball diamonds, library, a splash park, and an outdoor ice rink. New Facilities including a Campground, Skate Park, 3 Ball Diamonds, a Soccer Field and other Facilities are in construction.

Education

The town is home to three public schools of the Chinook's Edge School Division: Jessie Duncan (Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 3), Penhold Elementary (Grade 4–6), and Penhold Crossing Secondary (Grade 7-12).

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