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Thorsby
Town of Thorsby
Thorsby is located in Alberta
Thorsby
Thorsby
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Municipal district Leduc County
Incorporated  
 • Village December 31, 1949
 • Town January 1, 2017
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation
745 m (2,444 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 967
 • Density 254.6/km2 (659/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways 39
778
Waterways Weed Creek

Thorsby is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 38 km (24 mi) west of the Leduc on Highway 39. Pigeon Lake and Pigeon Lake Provincial Park are located 20 km (12 mi) south of the community.

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St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, at the south end of Thorsby

Demographics

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The population of the Town of Thorsby according to its 2017 municipal census is 1,015, a change of -1% from its 2015 municipal census population of 1,025.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Thorsby recorded a population of 985 living in 394 of its 428 total private dwellings, a 3.6% change from its 2011 population of 951. With a land area of 3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 255.8/km2 (663/sq mi) in 2016.

Economy

The Town of Thorsby is a 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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