Airdrie, Alberta
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Airdrie (/ˈɛərdri/ AIR-dree) is a city in Alberta, Canada, within the Calgary Region. It is located north of Calgary within the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor at the intersection of Queen Elizabeth II Highway (Highway 2) and Highway 567.
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City of Airdrie | |
Coordinates: 51°17′30″N 114°00′52″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Calgary Metropolitan Region |
Municipal district | Rocky View County |
Founded | 1899 |
Incorporated[1] | |
• Village | September 10, 1909 |
• Town | May 1, 1974 |
• City | January 1, 1985 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Peter Brown |
• Governing body | Airdrie City Council
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• Manager | Horacio Galanti |
• MP | Blake Richards (Banff—Airdrie – Cons) |
• MLA | Angela Pitt ([[Airdrie East (electoral district) – United Conservative Party); Peter Guthrie Airdrie-Cochrane (electoral district) - United Conservative Party |
Area (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 86.03 km2 (33.22 sq mi) |
• Land | 84.39 km2 (32.58 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,098 m (3,602 ft) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 74,100 |
• Density | 878.1/km2 (2,274/sq mi) |
• Municipal census (2019) | 70,564[5] |
Demonyms | Airdronian[6] |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Forward sortation areas | |
Area codes | 403, 587, 825, 368 |
Highways | 2 |
Website | airdrie |
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The City of Airdrie is part of the Calgary census metropolitan area and a member municipality of the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (CMRB). The city is surrounded by Rocky View County.
Airdrie had a population of 86,000 by the end of 2023, making it the 5th largest city in Alberta, after Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, and Red Deer.[7] Its average age was 35.