Strathcona County

This article is about the specialized municipality. For other uses, see Strathcona (disambiguation).

Strathcona County
Specialized municipality
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Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 53°31′24″N 113°18′32″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Census division	No. 11
- Municipal district	1943
- Specialized municipality	January 1, 1996
Named after	Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
Government
• Mayor	Rod Frank
• Governing body	Strathcona County Council Dave Anderson Katie Berghofer Brian Botterill Linton Delainey Glen Lawrence Robert Parks Paul Smith Bill Tonita
• Seat	Sherwood Park
Area  (2021)
• Land	1,170.65 km2 (451.99 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	99,225
• Density	84.8/km2 (220/sq mi)
• Municipal census (2024)	103,829
Time zone	UTC−06:00 (Alberta Time)
Website	strathcona.ca

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Strathcona County is a specialized municipality in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region within Alberta, Canada between Edmonton and Elk Island National Park. It forms part of Census Division No. 11.

Strathcona County is both urban and rural in nature. Approximately 73% of its population lives in Sherwood Park, which is an urban service area east of Edmonton, remains an unincorporated hamlet. The balance lives beyond Sherwood Park within a rural service area.