page_title: Edson, Alberta
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Edson, Alberta / Demographics
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context_page_description: Edson is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Yellowhead County, 192 kilometres west of Edmonton along the Yellowhead Highway and 10 kilometres east of the intersection with Highway 47.
context_section_description: In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Edson recorded a population of 8,414 living in 3,359 of its 3,762 total private dwellings, a -0.7% change from its 2011 population of 8,475. With a land area of 29.72 km² (11.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 283.1/km² (733.2/sq mi) in 2016.
  The Town of Edson's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 8,646.
  In the 2011 Census, the Town of Edson had a population of 8,475 living in 3,386 of its 3,701 total dwellings, a 4.7% change from its 2006 population of 8,098. With a land area of 29.58 km² (11.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 286.5/km² (742.1/sq mi) in 2011.
caption: Downtown Edson (50th Street)
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