Red Deer, Alberta

Red Deer
City
City of Red Deer
Motto: 
Education, Industry and Progress
City boundaries
Red Deer
Location in Alberta
Red Deer
Location in Canada
Red Deer
Location in Red Deer County
Coordinates: 52°16′05″N 113°48′40″W / 52.26806°N 113.81111°W / 52.26806; -113.81111
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Planning regionRed Deer
Municipal districtRed Deer County
Founded1882
 • VillageMay 31, 1894
 • TownJune 12, 1901
 • CityMarch 25, 1913
Named afterRed Deer River
Government
 • MayorCindy Jefferies
 • Governing body
 • City ManagerTara Lodewyk
 • MPsBurton Bailey (CPC)
 • MLAsJason Stephan (UCP),
Adriana LaGrange (UCP)
Area
 (2021)
 • Land104.34 km2 (40.29 sq mi)
 • Urban
65.93 km2 (25.46 sq mi)
 • Metro
104.34 km2 (40.29 sq mi)
Elevation
855 m (2,805 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • City
100,844
 • Density966.5/km2 (2,503/sq mi)
 • Urban
99,846
 • Urban density1,514.4/km2 (3,922/sq mi)
 • Metro
100,844
 • Metro density966.5/km2 (2,503/sq mi)
 • Municipal census (2019)
101,002
 • Estimate (2020)
106,736
DemonymRed Deerian
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Forward sortation areas
Area codes403, 587, 825, 368
Highways2, 2A, 11, 11A, 595
WaterwaysRed Deer River, Waskasoo Creek, Piper Creek
Websitereddeer.ca

Red Deer is a city in Alberta, Canada, located midway on the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Red Deer serves central Alberta, and its key industries include health care, retail trade, construction, oil and gas, hospitality, manufacturing and education. It is surrounded by Red Deer County and borders on Lacombe County. The city is in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills, alongside the Red Deer River.