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Airdrie ( ) is a city in
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, Canada within the
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. It is located north of
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within the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor at the intersection of
Queen Elizabeth II Highway Alberta Provincial Highway No. 2, commonly referred to as Highway 2 or the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, is a major highway in Alberta that stretches from the Canada–United States border through Calgary and Edmonton to Grande ...
(Highway 2) and Highway 567. The City of Airdrie is part of the Calgary
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and a member municipality of the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (CMRB). The city is surrounded by
Rocky View County Rocky View County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada that is named for its views of the nearby Rocky Mountains to the west. It surrounds most of Calgary, forming the city's northern boundary and most of the city's western and e ...
. As of the
2021 Canadian census The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sl ...
Airdrie has a population of 74,100, making it the 5th largest city in
Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest T ...
, after
Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, maki ...
,
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,
Lethbridge Lethbridge ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 101,482 in its 2019 municipal census, Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people. The nearby Canadian Rocky Mountains contribute to t ...
, and
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.


History

Airdrie was first established as a railway siding in 1889 during the construction of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway, named for Airdrie,
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. Airdrie originated as a stopping point for steam trains next to Nose Creek. Only railway buildings existed until 1901 when the first farmhouse and barn was built, followed by a post office and store in that same year. The village of Airdrie was incorporated in 1909. Th
Nose Creek Valley Museum
offers an overview of Airdrie's past and history.


Geography

Recent annexation of land by Airdrie to the south, coupled with recent expansion of Calgary's city limits in July 2007, have placed the two cities' boundaries within only a few kilometres of each other.


Neighbourhoods

Airdrie is divided into four civic addressing quadrants. As of the 2012 census, the City of Airdrie recognized the following neighbourhoods, not including rural and annexation land. * Airdrie Meadows * Bayside/Bayspring * Big Springs * Canals * Coopers Crossing * Downtown * East Lake Industrial * Edgewater * Edmonton Trail * Fairways * Highland * Hillcrest * Jensen * King's Heights * Luxstone * Meadowbrook * Midtown * Morningside * Old Town * Prairie Springs * Ravenswood * Reunion * Ridgegate * Sagewood * Silver Creek * Stonegate * Summerhill * Sun Ridge * The Village * Thorburn * Waterstone * Williamstown * Willow Brook * Windsong * Woodside * Yankee Valley Crossing


Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultu ...
, the City of Airdrie had a population of 74,100 living in 26,298 of its 27,037 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 61,581. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. The population of the City of Airdrie according to its 2019 municipal census is 70,564, a change of from its 2018 municipal census population of 68,091. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Airdrie had a population of 61,581 living in 21,661 of its 22,398 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 43,271. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.


Religion


Arts and culture

Nose Creek Park hosts the annual Airdrie Festival of Lights during the
Christmas Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year ...
season, usually lasting for the whole month of December. Other annual festivals include the Canada Day Parade and the Airdrie Pro Rodeo. Airdrie's primary cultural venues include the Nose Creek Valley Museum and the Bert Church Live Theatre.


Attractions

* Nose Creek Park Nose Creek Park is home to the first monument to Philippine National Hero, Jose Rizal, which was inaugurated in October 2021. * Nose Creek Valley Museum * Bert Church Live Theatre * Iron Horse Park * Airdrie Festival of Lights * Airdrie Pro Rodeo * Airdrie Family Fall Fair


Sports

Airdrie is the home of several sporting franchises. Major teams include the Knights of Airdrie, a senior men's lacrosse team that plays in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League. As well they have a Jr. B level hockey Team, the Airdrie Thunder, that competes in the
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, and Team Airdrie, a Jr. C level hockey team that competes in the Calgary Jr. C Hockey League. They are also home to the CFR Chemical Bisons, a AAA Midget hockey team, playing out of the AMHL (Alberta AAA Midget Hockey League). Airdrie is also the home of the Airdrie Irish

a SR MENS Semi Pro Alberta Football League. The Irish were formed in 2015 and play all home games at Airdrie's Genesis Place in summer months. There is also a number of competitive junior and amateur sports with the largest being soccer, that call Airdrie home. Airdrie District Soccer Association (ADSA) has over 2000 children between the ages of 3 and 18 registered to its ever-growing program
www.airdriesoccer.com
. With Airdrie being one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada, it is also home to eight competitive adult soccer teams playing within the Calgary Soccer Associations competition.


Infrastructure


Transportation

Airdrie is situated on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway (Highway 2), which links Calgary and
Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city an ...
. Highway 567 provides access to Cochrane, Alberta, Cochrane to the west and Irricana to the east. Airdrie is served by the Airdrie Airport, with the closest major airport being the
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. Airdrie launched the InterCity Express (ICE) in the fall of 2010, connecting Airdrie and Calgary transit hubs by a two-way express bus service. Local bus service is provided by Airdrie Transit.


Education

Rocky View Schools Rocky View School Division No. 41 or Rocky View Schools (RVS) is the public school authority that serves students to the west, north and east of the City of Calgary in the province of Alberta. The original board's name was called Calgary Rural Sc ...
provides public education in Airdrie, and operates 18 schools in the city: * A.E. Bowers Elementary School * Bert Church High School * C.W. Perry School * Cooper's Crossing School * Ecole Airdrie Middle School * Ecole Edwards Elementary School * George McDougall High School * Heloise Lorimer School * Heron's Crossing School * Meadowbrook School * Muriel Clayton Middle School * Northcott Prairie School * Nose Creek School * R.J. Hawkey Elementary School * Ralph McCall School * RVS Community Learning Centre * W.H. Croxford High School * Windsong Heights School Calgary Catholic School District operates four schools in Airdrie: * St. Martin de Porres High School (8-12) * Good Shepherd School (K-7) * Our Lady Queen of Peace (K-9) * St Veronica School (K-7) Private schools in the city include Airdrie Koinonia Christian School. Airdrie has one fully francophone school, operated by the FrancoSud school board: École Francophone d’Airdrie (K-12)


Media

Due to its proximity to Calgary, Airdrie receives radio and television broadcasts from the city (see Media of Calgary). It at present has no local television broadcasters but has a radio station, Air 106.1 FM and an accompanying community internet portal, ''DiscoverAirdrie.com''. The city has two local newspapers, the ''Airdrie City View'' and the ''Airdrie Echo''. A community newsletter, ''Here's the Scoop'', was also published weekly and delivered door to door as part of a larger flyer package throughout the city until July 2020, at which time it was purchased by Airdrie City View. A quarterly magazine, ''AirdrieLIFE'', is also available.


Shopping and services

Airdrie offers a full slate of resident services, with any services not available in the city being easily obtained nearby Calgary. The city is served by a number of strip-mall developments, including Tower Lane Mall (a former enclosed shopping centre converted to a strip mall in the late 2000s) and Yankee Valley Crossing. On the city's south end, the Sierra Springs area is seeing the ongoing development of big-box retail, including a
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Supercentre and
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. The city's north end includes
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and
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locations and other major grocery chains such as
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,
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and Calgary Co-op are also located in the city. Airdrie is located immediately north of the hamlet of Balzac, which is the location of the major regional shopping mall
CrossIron Mills CrossIron Mills is a fully enclosed shopping centre development just outside the northern city limits of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and immediately east of the hamlet of Balzac in Rocky View County. It was developed by Ivanhoé Cambridge, a major ...
, which opened in 2009, and its neighbouring retail/business park development. In addition, north Calgary's numerous malls and retail areas are quickly accessible via Hwy. 2 and the extension of Calgary's Métis Trail into the Balzac/CrossIron Mills area.


Sister cities

*
Gwacheon Gwacheon () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies close to Seoul in the heart of the Seoul National Capital Area, and also lies just east of Anyang. Seoul Subway Line 4 passes through the city. Various attractions usually associate ...
, South Korea since 1997 *
Airdrie, North Lanarkshire Airdrie (; sco, Airdrie; gd, An t-Àrd Ruigh) is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau roughly 400 ft (130 m) above sea level, and is approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of Glasgow city centre. , the town had a ...
, Scotland


See also

*
List of communities in Alberta The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal districts ...
*
List of cities in Alberta A city is the highest form of all incorporated urban municipality statuses used in the Canadian Province of Alberta. Alberta cities are created when communities with populations of at least 10,000 people, where a majority of their buildings are ...


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* {{Authority control 1909 establishments in Alberta Cities in Alberta Populated places established in 1909