A I R D R I E

Airdrie was first established as a railway siding in 1889 during the construction of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway. It was named for Airdrie, Scotland. Only railway buildings existed until 1901 when the first farmhouse and barn was built, followed by a post office and store in that same year.
The Post office opened on July 1, 1901.



YEAR
POPULATION
1911
164
1921
160
1931
198
1941
191
1951
267
1961
524
1971
1,089
1981
8,414
1991
12,456
2001
20,382
2011
42,564
2021
74,100









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1912

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1974

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1974

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1928

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station, built in 1891