Trade areas
Airdrie offers a large and diverse trading area that includes rural populations and metropolitan Calgary.
- The total population of the Calgary metropolitan area is more than one million
- Airdrie's trading area population is 282,297
Trade areas population and distance
| TRADING AREA | Population (rounded) | Distance from Airdrie |
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| City of Calgary (excluding Wards 2 & 3 - north Calgary) |
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| Primary trading area |
- Acme: 606
- Airdrie: 85,805
- Beiseker: 754
- Crossfield: 3,599
- Irricana: 1,179
- Rocky View County Electoral District (Division 7): 5,364
- Total primary area: 97,007
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- Acme: within 55 km
- Airdrie: -
- Beiseker: 41 km
- Crossfield: 17 km
- Irricana: 33 km
- Rocky View County Electoral District (Division 7): immediately surrounding Airdrie
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| Secondary trading area |
- Calgary North (Wards 2 & 3): 166,960
- Carstairs: 3,660
- Cremona: 437
- Didsbury: 5,024
- Olds: 9,209
- Total secondary area: 185,290
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- Calgary North (Wards 2 & 3): 20 km
- Carstairs: 32 km
- Cremona: 58 km
- Didsbury: 49 km
- Olds: 63 km
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Source: Statistics Canada (2018 and 2021), Airdrie Census 2024