Spruce Grove

Spruce Grove
City
City of Spruce Grove
Spruce Grove City Hall
Spruce Grove City Hall
Flag of Spruce Grove
Official logo of Spruce Grove
City boundaries
City boundaries
Spruce Grove is located in Alberta
Spruce Grove
Spruce Grove
Location in Alberta
Spruce Grove is located in Canada
Spruce Grove
Spruce Grove
Location in Canada
Spruce Grove is located in Parkland County
Spruce Grove
Spruce Grove
Location in Parkland County
Coordinates: 53°32′42″N 113°54′03″W / 53.545°N 113.9008°W / 53.545; -113.9008
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionEdmonton Metropolitan Region
Municipal districtParkland County
Incorporated[1] 
 • VillageMarch 14, 1907
 • DissolutionAugust 30, 1916
 • VillageJanuary 1, 1955
 • TownJanuary 1, 1971
 • CityMarch 1, 1986
Government
 • MayorJeff Acker
 • Governing body
Spruce Grove City Council
  • Danielle Carter
  • Jan Gillett
  • Stuart Houston
  • Reid MacDonald
  • Dave Oldham
  • Erin Stevenson
 • CAODean Screpnek
 • MPDane Lloyd
 • MLASearle Turton
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Land37.52 km2 (14.49 sq mi)
Elevation709 m (2,326 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total37,645
 • Density1,003.3/km2 (2,599/sq mi)
 • Municipal census (2016)
33,640[5]
 • Estimate (2020)
38,951[6]
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Forward sortation areas
Area code(s)780, 587, 825
HighwaysHighway 16, Highway 16A
RailwaysCanadian National Railway
Websitesprucegrove.org Edit this at Wikidata

Spruce Grove is a city that is 11 km (6.8 mi) west of Edmonton, Alberta, in Canada. The city is adjacent to the Town of Stony Plain and is surrounded by Parkland County.

With a 2021 population of 37,645, Spruce Grove is the ninth-largest city in Alberta. The mayor of Spruce Grove is Jeff Acker.

Spruce Grove is home to the Horizon Stage Performing Arts Centre, a local theatre, and the TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre, a recreation facility shared with Stony Plain and Parkland County.

Jennifer Heil, the freestyle skier who won the first gold medal for Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics is from Spruce Grove, as is Carla MacLeod, a member of the 2010 Canada women's national ice hockey team, and Hockey Hall of Fame member and Stanley Cup-winning goalie Grant Fuhr. Stephanie Labbé, goalkeeper for Canada's 2020 Summer Olympic gold-medal winning women's soccer team, grew up in the Spruce Grove and Stony Plain area and played soccer at Spruce Grove Composite High School.

  1. ^ "Location and History Profile: City of Spruce Grove" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 17, 2016. p. 106. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016MAPL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Census Subdivision (Municipal) Population Estimates, July 1, 2016 to 2020, Alberta". Alberta Municipal Affairs. March 23, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

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