Red Deer, Alberta
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|leader_name = [[Morris Flewwelling]]
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|leader_name2 = Craig Curtis<ref>{{Cite web| url= http://www.city.red-deer.ab.ca/Keeping+You+Informed/News+Releases/Archive/2007/January/New+City+Manager+appointed.htm | title= New City Manager appointed | author= City of Red Deer | month= January | year= 2007 | accessdate= 2007-03-06}}</ref>
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|leader_name3 = [[Bob Mills (politician)|Bob Mills]] ([[Conservative Party of Canada|Cons]])
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|leader_name4 = [[Cal Dallas]] ([[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta|P.C.]]), </br>[[Mary Anne Jablonski]] ([[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta|P.C.]])
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'''Red Deer''' is a city in [[central Alberta]], [[Canada]]. It is located near the midpoint of the [[Calgary-Edmonton Corridor]], and is Alberta's third most populous city—after [[Calgary]] and [[Edmonton]] . Red Deer is located in [[aspen parkland]], a region of rolling hills focused on oil, grain, and cattle production. The city is a centre for oil and agriculture distribution, and the surrounding region is a major centre for petrochemical production.
[[Red Deer County, Alberta|Red Deer County]] surrounds the city.
The city takes its name from [[Red Deer River]], a translation of was-ka-soo which means "elk river" in the Cree aboriginal language. Waskasoo is also a neighborhood overlooking the Red Deer River.
Red Deer is the hometown of several famous people, including former NHLer [[Ron Anderson (ice hockey b. 1945)|Ron Anderson]], ex-NHLer [[Glen Wesley]], Trent Hunter and Mark Trinordi, and Olympic gold medalist [[Jamie Salé]]. Olympic medallist speed skater [[Jeremy Wotherspoon]] also spent most of his childhood in Red Deer after being born in Saskatchewan.
[[Red Deer Transit]] provides local bus service throughout the city.
==History==
*Prior to European settlement, the area was inhabited by aboriginal tribes ([[Blackfoot]], Plains [[Cree]], and [[Stoney First Nation|Stoney]]) and later by [[Métis]] and fur traders.
*The city was named for the [[Red Deer River]], which runs through it.
*The first major road from [[Calgary, Alberta|Fort Calgary]] to [[Edmonton, Alberta|Fort Edmonton]] was called the ''Calgary and Edmonton Trail''<ref>{{Cite web| url= http://www.albertatrailnet.com/downloads/December2002.pdf | title= Calgary and Edmonton Trail | author= Alberta Trail Net | month= December | year= 2002}}</ref> (abbreviated to C&E Trail) and it crossed the Red Deer River near the present city at [[Red Deer Crossing]].
*In [[1882]], a trading post was established at Red Deer Crossing.
*During the [[North-West Rebellion|Riel Rebellion]] of [[1885]], the Canadian militia constructed [[Fort Normandeau]] at the Crossing, which was later taken over by the [[North West Mounted Police]], who used it until [[1893]].
*By [[1891]], the [[Calgary and Edmonton Railway]] laid track east of the Crossing at the present site of the city.
*In [[1901]], Red Deer was incorporated as a town with a population of 343.
*In [[1907]], it became a major [[divisional point]] for the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]].
*In [[1911]], the [[Alberta Central Railway]] and the [[Canadian Northern Railway]] entered the town.
*On [[March 25]], [[1913]], Red Deer was incorporated as a city with a population of nearly 2800.
*In [[1922]], the province established an institution in Red Deer to care for the mentally disabled, now called the [[Michener Centre]].
*In the late [[1950]]s, Red Deer claimed to be the fastest-growing city in Canada.
*By roughly 1991 the Canadian Pacific Railway had been removed from the inner city; the track currently runs parallel to the city outskirts. The most prominent landmark of the railway remaining is the CPR bridge spanning the Red Deer River, converted to a walking trail shortly after the track removal.
==Education==
====Post-secondary====
[[Red Deer College]] was founded in 1964 as '''Red Deer Junior College.''' Today, it offers adult upgrading, certificate programs, diploma programs, university transfer courses, applied degree programs, and apprenticeship and trades training.
====K–12 Schools====
==Demographics==
In 2006, Red Deer had a population of 82,772 living in 33,894 [[house|dwellings]], a 22.0% increase from 2001. The city has a land area of {{km2 to mi2|69.23|abbr=yes|wiki=yes}} and a [[population density]] of {{Pop density km2 to mi2|1195.6| spell=UK | abbr=yes}}.<ref name=statcan2006>{{Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4808011&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Red%20Deer&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4808011 | title= Red Deer—Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= [[Canada 2006 Census|Census 2006]] | accessdate= 2007-06-08}}</ref>
Nearly 90% of residents spoke [[English language|English]] as a [[first language]] while 1.7% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and 1.6% spoke [[French language|French]]. The next most common languages were [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] (Filipino) at 1.1%, [[German language|German]] at 1.0%, and [[Chinese language|Chinese]] at 0.8%, followed by [[Dutch language|Dutch]] at 0.6%, [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] at 0.4%, and [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] at 0.3%.<ref>{{cite web | title = Red Deer | work = Detailed Mother Tongue (186), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 and 2006 Censuses—20% Sample Data | publisher = Statistics Canada | date = [[2007-11-20]] | url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89201&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=701&Temporal=2006&Theme=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=838052 | accessdate = 2008-02-06}}</ref>
About 4.4% of residents identified as aboriginal at the time of the 2006 census.<ref>{{cite web | title = Red Deer | work = Aboriginal Identity (8), Sex (3) and Age Groups (12) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census—20% Sample Data | publisher = Statistics Canada | date = [[2008-01-15]] | url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89122&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=0&Temporal=2006&Theme=73&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=838052 | accessdate = 2008-02-06}} </ref>
Red Deer is home to almost 1,800 recent immigrants (arriving between 2001 and 2006) who now make up just more than 2% of the population. About 16% of these immigrants came from the [[Philippines]], while about 14% came from [[Colombia]], 8% came from [[India]], 7% came from the [[United States]], and about 5% from each of [[South Africa]] and the [[United Kingdom]], and about 4% from [[El Salvador]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Red Deer | work = Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (8) and Place of Birth (261) for the Immigrants and Non-permanent Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census—20% Sample Data
| publisher = Statistics Canada | date = [[2007-12-04]] | url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89424&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=0&Temporal=2006&Theme=72&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=838052 | accessdate = 2008-02-06}} </ref>
Almost 72% of the residents are identified as [[Christian]] and over 26% said they had no religious affiliation for the 2001 Census. For specific denominations [[Statistics Canada]] counted 14,660 [[Roman Catholic]]s (22%), and 10,970 [[United Church of Canada|United Church]] (16.5%), 3,720 [[Anglican Church of Canada|Anglican]]s (5.6%), 3,065 [[Lutheran]]s (4.6%), as well as about 1,305 [[Baptist]]s (2%), and about 1,200 [[Pentecostal]]s (1.8%), about 1,060 [[Presbyterian Church in Canada|Presbyterian]]s (1.6%), about 905 for the [[Christian and Missionary Alliance]] (1.5%), and about 650 [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] (1.0%), as well as about 585 for the [[Evangelical Missionary Church]] (0.9%) and 455 [[Mormons]] (0.7%).<ref>{{cite web | title = Red Deer | work = Religion (95A), Age Groups (7A) and Sex (3) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas 1 and Census Agglomerations, 1991 and 2001 Censuses—20% Sample Data | publisher = Statistics Canada | date = [[2007-03-01]] | url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?Temporal=2001&PID=55822&APATH=3&METH=1&PTYPE=55440&THEME=56&FOCUS=0&AID=0&PLACENAME=0&PROVINCE=0&SEARCH=0&GC=99&GK=NA&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&FL=0&RL=0&FREE=0&GID=431638 | accessdate = 2008-02-06}}</ref>
In a July 2007 analysis of demographic information from the 2006 Federal Census prepared by Environics Analytics, Red Deer was the city most closely resembling the country as a whole. <ref> {{cite web | title = The marketing search for Anytown, Canada | publisher = CBC News | date = [[2007-07-20]] | url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/census/marketing.html | accessdate = 2008-02-28}}</ref>
==Media==
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==Sport==
*[[Red Deer Rebels]]
*[[Red Deer Magpies]]
*[[Red Deer Riggers]]
*[[Red Deer Stags]]
*[[Red Deer Generals]]
*[[Red Deer Buccaneers]]
*[http://www.reddeervipers.com Red Deer Vipers Junior 'B' Hockey Club]
==Community bands==
*[[Red Deer Royals]]
*[[Red Deer Symphonic Winds Orchestra]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.reddeer.ca City of Red Deer]
* [http://www.rdpl.org Red Deer Public Library]
{{Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
|North = [[Lacombe, Alberta|Lacombe]]
|West = [[Sylvan Lake, Alberta|Sylvan Lake]]
|Center = Red Deer
|East = [[Stettler, Alberta|Stettler]]
|South = [[Penhold, Alberta|Penhold]]
|Southwest = [[Innisfail, Alberta|Innisfail]]
|Northwest = [[Bently, Alberta|Bentley]]
|Northeast = [[Alix, Alberta|Alix]]
|Southeast = [[Big Valley, Alberta|Big Valley]]
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