Airdrie, Alberta

Airdrie was first established as a railway siding in 1889 during the construction of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway, named for Airdrie, Scotland.{{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=14|title=Place-names of Alberta|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada|year=1928|location=Ottawa|page=10}} Airdrie originated as a stopping point for steam trains next to Nose Creek.{{cite web|title=City of Airdrie - Airdrie, Welcome!|url=https://www.airdrie.ca/index.cfm?serviceID=1519|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.airdrie.ca}} 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.{{cite book|last=Read|first=Tracy|title=Acres and Empires : a history of the Municipal District of Rocky View No. 44|year=1983|page=56|url=http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=880643|access-date=March 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924080032/http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=880643|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} The village of Airdrie was incorporated in 1909.{{Cite web|last=Bampton|first=PSICORP Web >> Martyn|title=Central Alberta Museums {{!}} ABOUT|url=https://centralmuseumsab.ca/about|access-date=2021-06-03|website=centralmuseumsab.ca|language=en}} The Nose Creek Valley Museum offers an overview of Airdrie's past and history.

The annexation of 12,640 acres of land by Airdrie from Rocky View County in 2012 is designed to accommodate anticipated growth until 2062. Airdrie's southern and Calgary's northern city boundaries are within a few kilometres of each other.

Airdrie is divided into four civic addressing quadrants.{{cite web|url=http://map.airdrie.ca/AirdrieMap/WebPages/Map/FundyViewer.aspx|title=OnPoint Map Viewer|publisher=City of Airdrie|access-date=May 28, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824041135/http://map.airdrie.ca/AirdrieMap/WebPages/Map/FundyViewer.aspx|archive-date=August 24, 2013}} As of the 2023, the City of Airdrie recognized the following neighbourhoods, not including rural and annexation land.{{cite web |last=Airdrie Economic Development |date=2023 |title=Airdrie's Growth Report: Tracking Development and Change 2023 |url=https://www.airdrie.ca/getDocument.cfm?ID=9826 |access-date=October 25, 2023 |website=www.airdrie.ca |publisher=City of Airdrie}}

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• Airdrie Meadows
• Bayside/Baysprings/Bayview
• Big Springs
• Buffalo Rub
• Canals
• Chinook Gate
• Cobblestone Creek
• Coopers Crossing
• Davy Creek
• Downtown
• East Lake Industrial
• Edgewater
• Edmonton Trail
• Fairways
• Gateway Commercial
• Highland
• Hillcrest
• Jensen
• Key Ranch
• King's Heights
• Lanark
• Luxstone
• Meadowbrook
• Midtown
• Morningside
• Old Town
• Prairie Springs
• Ravenswood
• Reunion
• Reynolds
• Ridgegate
• Sagewood
• Sawgrass Park
• Sierra Springs Commercial
• Silver Creek
• South Pointe Commercial
• Southwinds
• Stonegate
• Summerhill
• Sun Ridge
• The Village
• Thorburn
• Vantage Rise
• Waterstone
• Wildflower
• Williamstown
• Willow Brook
• Windsong
• Woodside
• Yankee Valley Crossing
• Yankee Valley Estates

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{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1911 | volume=I | year=1912 | publisher=Government of Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=2–39 | chapter=Table I: Area and Population of Canada by Provinces, Districts and Subdistricts in 1911 and Population in 1901}}{{cite book | title=Census of Prairie Provinces, 1916 | volume=Population and Agriculture | year=1918 | publisher=Government of Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=77–140 | chapter=Table I: Population of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta by Districts, Townships, Cities, Towns, and Incorporated Villages in 1916, 1911, 1906, and 1901}}{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1921 | year=1922 | publisher=Government of Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=169–215 | chapter=Table 8: Population by districts and sub-districts according to the Redistribution Act of 1914 and the amending act of 1915, compared for the census years 1921, 1911 and 1901}}{{cite book | title=Census of Prairie Provinces, 1926 | volume=Census of Alberta, 1926 | year=1927 | publisher=Government of Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=565–567 | chapter=Table 7: Population of cities, towns and villages for the province of Alberta in census years 1901–26, as classed in 1926}}{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1931 | year=1932 | publisher=Government of Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=98–102 | chapter=Table 12: Population of Canada by provinces, counties or census divisions and subdivisions, 1871–1931}}{{cite book | title=Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1936 | volume=I: Population and Agriculture | year=1938 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | pages=833–836 | chapter=Table 4: Population in incorporated cities, towns and villages, 1901–1936}}{{cite book | title=Eighth Census of Canada, 1941 | volume=II: Population by Local Subdivisions | year=1944 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | pages=134–141 | chapter=Table 10: Population by census subdivisions, 1871–1941}}{{cite book | title=Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946 | volume=I: Population | year=1949 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | pages=401–414 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1926–1946}}{{cite book | title=Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 | volume=I: Population, General Characteristics | year=1953 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | page=6.73–6.83 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1871–1951}}{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1956 | volume=Population, Counties and Subdivisions | year=1957 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics |location=Ottawa | page=6.50–6.53 | chapter=Table 6: Population by sex, for census subdivisions, 1956 and 1951}}{{cite book |title=1961 Census of Canada |series=Series 1.1: Historical, 1901–1961 |volume=I: Population |year=1963 |publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics |location=Ottawa | page=6.77–6.83 |chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1901–1961}}
{{cite book |title=Census of Canada, 1966 |volume=Population, Specified Age Groups and Sex for Counties and Census Subdivisions, 1966 |year=1968 |publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics |location=Ottawa |page=6.50–6.53 |chapter=Population by specified age groups and sex, for census subdivisions, 1966}}{{cite book |title=1971 Census of Canada |volume=I: Population, Census Subdivisions (Historical) |year=1973 |publisher=Statistics Canada |location=Ottawa |page=2.102–2.111 |chapter=Table 2: Population of Census Subdivisions, 1921–1971}}{{cite book |title=1976 Census of Canada | series=Census Divisions and Subdivisions, Western Provinces and the Territories |volume=I: Population, Geographic Distributions |year=1977 |publisher=Statistics Canada |location=Ottawa |page=3.40–3.43| chapter=Table 3: Population for census divisions and subdivisions, 1971 and 1976}}{{cite book |title=1981 Census of Canada |volume=II: Provincial series, Population, Geographic distributions (Alberta) |year=1982 |publisher=Statistics Canada |location=Ottawa |page=4.1–4.10 |chapter=Table 4: Population and Total Occupied Dwellings, for Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1976 and 1981 |isbn=0-660-51095-2}}{{cite book |title=Census Canada 1986 |volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Provinces and Territories (Alberta) |year=1987 |publisher=Statistics Canada |location=Ottawa |page=2.1–2.10 |chapter=Table 2: Census Divisions and Subdivisions – Population and Occupied Private Dwellings, 1981 and 1986 |isbn=0-660-53463-0}}{{cite book |title=91 Census |volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions |year=1992 |publisher=Statistics Canada |location=Ottawa |pages=100–108 |chapter=Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991 – 100% Data |isbn=0-660-57115-3}}{{cite book |title=96 Census |volume=A National Overview – Population and Dwelling Counts |year=1997 |publisher=Statistics Canada |location=Ottawa |pages=136–146 |chapter=Table 10: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions (Municipalities) and Designated Places, 1991 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data |isbn=0-660-59283-5}}{{cite web |title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data (Alberta) |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}{{cite web |title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=January 6, 2010 }}{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 |title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses |publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2012 |access-date=2012-02-08}}{{cite web |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 |title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=February 9, 2022 |access-date=February 9, 2022}}

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In the 2023 Municipal Census conducted by the City of Airdrie,{{Cite web |date=2023-07-04 |title=The City of Airdrie releases the 2023 municipal census results |url=https://www.airdrie.ca/index.cfm?serviceID=2242&ID=1145 |access-date= |website= |language=en-ca}} the City had a population of 80,649. Between April 2019 and to the end of March 2023, 2,534 new homes were added in Airdrie, an increase of 9.67 per cent for a total of 28,744 dwellings.

The population grew 14% from the last municipal census in 2019. Due to Covid-19 there were no municipal censuses done between 2020 and 2022.

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 {{percentage|{{#expr:61581-43271}}|43271|1}} from its 2011 population of 43,271. With a land area of {{convert|84.57|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|61581|84.57|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 8, 2017}}

In 2021,{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-02-09 |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Airdrie, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Alberta |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} 74.7% of residents were white/European, 20.4% were visible minorities and 4.9% were Indigenous.

46.8% of Airdrie residents were Christians, down from 62.1% in 2011.{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2013-05-08 |title=2011 National Household Survey Profile - Census subdivision |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4806021&Data=Count&SearchText=airdrie&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} 18.4% were Catholic, 11.3% were Protestant, and 11.8% were Christian n.o.s. 5.3% were other Christian denominations or Christian-related traditions, including 1.3% Latter Day Saints believers. 45.9% were non-religious or secular, up from 35.5% in 2011. 7.2% of the population belonged to other religions, up from 2.3% in 2011. The largest non-Christian religions were Islam (3.0%), Sikhism (2.1%) and Hinduism (1.0%).

Nose Creek Regional Park hosts the annual Airdrie Festival of Lights during the Christmas 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.{{cite web |title=Bert Church LIVE Theatre |url=https://www.airdrie.ca/index.cfm?serviceID=5 |publisher=City of Airdrie |access-date=9 January 2024}} Bert Church Live Theatre hosts the Annual Airdrie Mayor's Night of the Arts.

• Nose Creek Regional Park includes, within its natural prairie habitat area, the bronze sculpture Iethka Grandmother's Teachings created by Don and Shirley Begg of Bronze Studio West in Cochrane, Alberta. It was donated to the city in 2023 by a local family and depicts a Stoney grandmother in 1909 teaching three of her grandchildren about uses of the local wolf willow. Created as part of Airdrie's efforts for Truth and Reconciliation, it was spurred by the archaeological evidence in this park of several teepee and hearth rings.

• The first monument in Alberta to Philippine National Hero, José Rizal, which was inaugurated in October 2021, is also located in this Park.
• Battle of Gapyeong Victory, Korean War monument

• Nose Creek Valley Museum{{cite web|url=http://www.nosecreekvalleymuseum.com/|title=Nose Creek Valley Museum - Airdrie AB|access-date=June 23, 2016}}
• Bert Church Live Theatre{{cite web|url=http://www.thebertchurchtheatre.com/|title=City of Airdrie - The Bert Church Live Theatre|access-date=June 23, 2016}}
• Iron Horse Park{{cite web|url=http://ironhorsepark.net/|title=Iron Horse Park - Public Pages|access-date=June 23, 2016}}
• Airdrie Festival of Lights{{cite web|url=http://www.airdriefestivaloflights.com/|title=Airdrie Festival of Lights - 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., December 1 through December 31, 2016|access-date=June 23, 2016}}
• Airdrie Pro Rodeo{{cite web|url=http://www.airdrieprorodeo.net/|title=Home|access-date=June 23, 2016}}
• Airdrie Family Fall Fair{{cite web|url=http://www.airdrieevents.ca/|title=Airdrie Events|access-date=June 23, 2016}}

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 Heritage Junior B Hockey League, 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 home to two competitive swimming clubs, Airdrie Phoenix Swim Club (Airdrie based, Airdrie Phoenix Swim Club Home){{Cite web|url=https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/abapsc/page/home|title=Airdrie Phoenix Swim Club Home|website=www.gomotionapp.com|accessdate=November 25, 2024}} and Nose Creek Swim Association (Calgary based),https://www.teamunify.com/team/canncsa/page/homewith many athletes reaching provincial championships, and national competitions as well. Both clubs operate in Genesis Place.{{Cite web|url=https://www.airdrie.ca/index.cfm?serviceID=16|title=City of Airdrie - Genesis Place|website=www.airdrie.ca|accessdate=November 25, 2024}}

Airdrie is also the home of the Airdrie Irish ([http://www.airdrieirish.com 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 ([http://www.airdriesoccer.com www.airdriesoccer.com]).{{cite web|url=http://www.airdriesoccer.com|title=Airdrie & District Soccer Association : Powered by GOALLINE|access-date=June 23, 2016}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.airdriesoccer.ca|title=airdriesoccer|access-date=June 23, 2016}}

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Airdrie is situated on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway (Highway 2), which links Calgary and Edmonton. Highway 567 provides access to Cochrane to the west and Irricana to the east.

Airdrie is served by the Airdrie Airport, with the closest major airport being the Calgary International Airport.

Airdrie launched the InterCity Express (ICE) in the fall of 2010, connecting Airdrie and Calgary transit hubs by a two-way express bus service.{{cite web| url=http://www.airdrieecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=2534221| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707095730/http://www.airdrieecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=2534221| url-status=dead| archive-date=July 7, 2011| author=Airdrie Echo| title=Transit to debut this fall| access-date=April 14, 2010}} Local bus service is provided by Airdrie Transit.

Rocky View Schools provides public education in Airdrie, and operates 18{{cite web|url=https://www.rockyview.ab.ca/schools/airdrie|title=Airdrie Schools — Rocky View Schools|access-date=November 20, 2020|archive-date=April 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412183329/https://www.rockyview.ab.ca/schools/airdrie|url-status=dead}} 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, Footprints for Learning Academy and Atlas Academy.

Airdrie has one fully francophone school, operated by the FrancoSud school board: École Francophone d’Airdrie, which is a K-12 school. It was renamed L’École des Hautes-Plaines in September 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.airdriecityview.com/local-news/name-for-new-francophone-school-in-airdrie-unveiled-7770869#:~:text=The%20school%20will%20bear%20the,(High%2DPlains%20School).&text=00%3A01%3A35-,The%20Conseil%20scolaire%20FrancoSud%20officially%20unveiled%20the,of%20%C3%89cole%20francophone%20d%27Airdrie. | title=Name for new francophone school in Airdrie unveiled | date=November 2023 }}

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 a local newspaper the Airdrie City View .{{cite web |url=https://www.airdrietoday.com/ |title = Airdrie Local News - AirdrieToday.com}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Here's The Scoop - AirdrieTODAY|url=https://www.airdrietoday.com/other/welcome-scoop-readers|access-date=2021-01-12|website=AirdrieToday.com|language=en}} A quarterly magazine, AirdrieLIFE, is also available.{{cite web |url=https://airdrielife.com/ |title = airdrielife Magazine - Celebrating the Good Life in Airdrie}}

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• Gwacheon, South Korea since 1997{{cite web | url=http://www.airdrie.ca/community_services/sistercity.cfm | title=Airdrie's Sister City Gwacheon, Korea | publisher=City of Airdrie | access-date=2012-05-08 | archive-date=July 16, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716064307/http://www.airdrie.ca/community_services/sistercity.cfm | url-status=dead }}
• Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland{{cite web|url=http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=2624 |title=northlanarkshire.gov.uk |website=northlanarkshire.gov.uk |access-date=23 April 2022}}

• Kyle McKearney, singer-songwriter
• Grant McLean, former mayor
• Jake Neighbours, National Hockey League player
• Katie Rox, singer-songwriter
• Aaron Dell, National Hockey League goalie

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