Population in 2011: 8,235
Population in 2006: 7,253
Population in 2001: 6,607
2006 to 2011 population changeThis town: | 13.5% |
Alberta: | 10.8% |
2001 to 2006 population change
Total private houses: 3,702
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 3,400
Land area (km2): 14.87
Population density per square kilometreHere: | 553.8 |
Nearby towns and cities: | 359.0 |
Olds population and houses statisticsOther nearby cities
- Innisfail (pop. 7,876, 28.7 km)
- Didsbury - Town (pop. 4,957, 14.7 km)
- Carstairs (pop. 3,442, 25.3 km)
- Sundre (pop. 2,610, 35.7 km)
- Bowden (pop. 1,241, 16.8 km)
- Cremona - Village (pop. 457, 37.5 km)
Occupation and industry
Employment rateThis town: | 64.4% |
Alberta: | 70.9% |
Unemployment rateThis town: | 4.0% |
Alberta: | 4.3% |
Labour force activity in this town
Mode of transportation to work
Labour, occupation and industry details for OldsEarning and income in 2005
Median earnings in 2005This town: | 22,727 CAD |
Province: | 29,738 CAD |
Median income in 2005Here: | 25,265 CAD |
Alberta: | 28,896 CAD |
Percent of persons in low income before tax
Composition of total income in this town
Earnings and income details for Olds
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Famous people related to this town
Birthplace of:
- Jay Rosehill (Ice Hockey Player)
- Blake Richards (Politician)
- Lana Spreeman (Athlete)
- Darcy Dallas (Ice Hockey Player)
Home town of:
Death place of:
- Norman E. Cook (Politician)
Resting place of:
Universities located in this town
Radio stations in Olds
- CKJX-FM (104.5 MHz)
- CKLJ-FM (96.5 MHz)
Citizenship and immigration
Total visible minority population
Female: 95This town: | 2.6% |
Alberta: | 14.2% |
Aboriginal identity population
Female: 50This town: | 1.4% |
Alberta: | 5.9% |
Olds Minority Population Characteristics
Olds citizenship and immigration DetailsAirports located in Olds
- Olds
- Olds/North 40 Ranch Aerodrome
- Olds-Didsbury Airport
Marital Status
Married or living with a common-law partner
Male: 2,080This town: | 62.7% |
Alberta: | 59.7% |
Female: 2,070This town: | 58.3% |
Province: | 59.0% |
Not married and not living with a common-law partnerTotal: 2,710This town: | 39.4% |
Province: | 40.7% |
Male: 1,235This town: | 37.2% |
Alberta: | 40.3% |
This town - Marital Status
This town marital status detailsFamilies and households characteristics
Language
Knowledge of official languages in Olds
First official language spoken in this town
Language most often used at home
Other languages used at home
Language details for this townMobility status in 2006
This town - Place of residence in 2005
This town - Place of residence in 2001
Olds mobility detailsEducation
Education attainment in this town
Education in OldsAirports inside this town
- Olds (Hospital) Heliport (TC LID: CFU9)
- Olds (Netook) Airport (TC LID: CFK6)
Colleges inside this town
Companies inside this town
- Aumento Capital Corporation
- Azoico Ltd
- Canshore Exploration Limited
- Continuum Health Care Inc.
- Oculus Ventures Corporation
- St. Joseph Printing Limited
Federal Corporations Located in this town
- 6192254 CANADA LTD.
- 7075511 CANADA LIMITED
- 7151781 CANADA INC.
- Added Touch Master Builder LTD.
- COMPASS MINISTRIES
- GOODSEED CANADA
- GOODSEED INTERNATIONAL
- MSSCT CONSTRUCTION LTD.
- OLDS AND DISTRICT BOARD OF TRADE
- reveal.ca inc.
Hospitals inside this town
- Olds Hospital and Care Centre
Radio stations inside this town
- CKJX-FM (104.5)
- CKLJ-FM (97.7)
Age characteristics
Median age of the population
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Age characteristics of this townFederal Corporations In Olds
- COMPASS MINISTRIES (7 VALIANT CRES., Directors: D. GILLETT, DAVID REA, GERALDINE JONES)
- 7075511 CANADA LIMITED (62-5800 46th Street, Directors: CARLA SCHABER)
- INTERNATIONAL D.O.V.E. (DEVELO (BOX 4167, Directors: AMY JACKSON, AMY WHITEHEAD, JUDY NELSON, KAROL CROUCH, ROB SEABRIDGE, TRACY BRUINS)
- OLDS AND DISTRICT BOARD OF TRADE (OLDS, Directors: HOLLY JENSEN, LORNE BAUSTAD, MARIE CONROY)
- GOODSEED CANADA (P.O BOX 3704, Directors: GEATAN PILON, JOHN CROSS, NORM IRWIN, PAUL HUMPHREYS, RUSSELL SMYTH, TREVOR KARY)
- CANADIAN TEAM ROPING ASSOCIATION (CTRA) (BOX 571, Directors: ALMA WILLIAMS, BILL HOLMES, CAM MCDONALD, CHEYNE WILLIAMS, CLINT HOLMES, CODY SEITZ, CORY STEPNEY, DELANE Cotler, DICK WILLIAMS, GARRY HART, GORDON WEERSTRA, KEVIN WILLIAMS, ROD WICK, WELDON PETERS, ZANE FREBJORNSON)
- 6192254 CANADA LTD. (6326 DUNCAN PLACE, Directors: JANIS SKALUBA, NEIL SKALUBA)
- ACTIVE PARENTING CANADA INC. (4818 46TH STREET, Directors: RICHARD COWLING, SHAUNA COWLING)
- 7120567 CANADA LIMITED (100 - 6509 - 46TH STREET, Directors: KATHERINE CLARE SCOTT, STUART GLENN SCOTT)
- Prodigy Cycle Products INC. (5318 Aspen Close, Directors: Corey Johnson, Devan Mountstephen, Haley Mountstephen)
- MSSCT CONSTRUCTION LTD. (4911- 51 AVENUE, BOX 3755, Directors: ARTHUR LENNOX)
- E.W.O. ANDERSEN FOUNDATION (4911 - 51ST. AVENUE, P.O. Box: 3755, Directors: DAN KEITH ANDERSEN, LEIF DONALD ANDERSEN, ROBERT B. DANGERFIELD)
- 7151781 CANADA INC. (5308 ASPEN CLOSE, Directors: JAKOB ESAU, TREVOR KARY)
- reveal.ca inc. (box 3965 4911-51 ave., Directors: BRENT HERZOG, CHUNG S YUE, DON HAMILTON, RICHARD SAYLER)
- NETIZED SOLUTIONS & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (5630 56 AVE, Directors: LANCE G DOUGLAS)
- GOODSEED INTERNATIONAL (P.O. Box: 3704, Directors: GAETAN PILON, JOHN CROSS, PAUL HUMPHREYS, RUSSEL SMYTH)
- Added Touch Master Builder LTD. (#1, 5401 - 49 Avenue, Directors: DAVID WHITELY)
- Town Tracer Inc. (4610 45 Street, Directors: David Ian Conklin)
Schools in this town
Sports teams located in this town
- Taber Golden Suns (Hockey)
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Source:
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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