Block 2 Lot 6 Elk Ridge Estates

Rural Woodlands County Rural Woodlands County T7S 1N9

Blue Ridge Alberta Information

Blue Ridge is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada within Woodlands County. It is located on Highway 658, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of Highway 43 and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the Athabasca River. It is midway between the towns of Whitecourt and Mayerthorpe and approximately 159 kilometres (99 mi) northwest of Edmonton. _x000D_ A lumber mill to the north of Blue Ridge, operated by Blue Ridge Lumber Inc., is the main employer for the community. The hamlet also offers services to the oil and gas industry and the surrounding agricultural community. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Blue Ridge had a population of 211 living in 89 of its 97 total private dwellings, a change of -13.5% from its 2016 population of 244. With a land area of 2.98 km2 (1.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 70.8/km2 (183.4/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Blue Ridge had a population of 244 living in 101 of its 105 total private dwellings, a change of 2.1% from its 2011 population of 239. With a land area of 2.98 km2 (1.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 81.9/km2 (212.1/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ 54°07?30?N 115°22?40?W? / ?54.12500°N 115.37778°W? / 54.12500; -115.37778? (Blue Ridge) _x000D_ _x000D_ This Central Alberta location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it._x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ridge,_Alberta