Leduc County

Welcome

Welcome to Leduc County, a great place to hang your hat!

Key Contacts for Business Development

Municipal

Leduc County
101, 1101 - 5 Street
Nisku AB T9E 2X3
Tel: (780) 955-3555
Fax: (780) 955-3444
shaunaf@leduc-county.com

John Whaley
Reeve

Larry R. Majeski
County Manager
larry@leduc-county.com

Taxation

	Residential/Farmland	Non-Residential
2004
Municipal Tax Rate	5.3500	10.1600
Education - Alberta School Foundation Fund Tax Rate	4.4300	6.6000
Education Opted Out Tax Rate	4.4300	6.6000
Allowance for Non-Collection of Requisitioned Taxes	.0800	.0800
Seniors Lodge Accommodation Tax Rate	.0700	.0700

Population

Total Population
Population 2004*	12,528
Population 2003*	12,528
Population 2002*	12,528
Population 2001**	12,530
Population 2000*	12,361
Population 1996**	12,361
Population 1991**	11,503
Population % change 1991-1996	6.94%
Population % change 1996-2001	1.33%
* Source: Official Population List, Alberta Municipal Affairs ** Source: Statistics Canada 1991, 1996, & 2001 Census

Total Population 1991-2001

Population by Age and Gender	1996  Male	1996  Female	1996  Total	2001  Male	2001  Female	2001  Total
Age 0 - 4	420	420	840	355	335	690
Age 5 - 14	1,125	1,040	2,165	1,055	1,010	2,065
Age 15 - 19	520	490	1,010	575	500	1,075
Age 20 - 24	320	280	600	355	285	640
Age 25 - 34	735	770	1,505	595	620	1,215
Age 35 - 44	1,170	1,090	2,260	1,155	1,145	2,300
Age 45 - 54	890	830	1,720	1,025	995	2,020
Age 55 - 64	640	525	1,165	715	610	1,325
Age 65 - 74	430	350	780	455	355	810
Age 75 and older	175	140	315	200	190	390
Total All Persons	6,420	5,935	12,355	6,485	6,040	12,525
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Leduc County Population by Age Group (2001)

Education Statistics

Highest level of schooling for Population 20yrs and older	2001	%
People without high school certificates	3,115	36.12%
People with high school certificates	1,115	12.93%
People with trades or non-university certificate or diploma	2,670	30.96%
People with post-secondary education (not completed)	830	9.62%
People with university diploma/certificate	205	2.38%
People with university degree	690	8.00%
Total Population 20 years and older	8,625	100.00%
Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Leduc County Highest Level of Schooling 2001

Population with Post Secondary Qualifications	1996	%	2001	%
Agriculture and biological sciences	420	12.19%	440	12.29%
Commerce, management and business administration	535	15.53%	620	17.32%
Educational, recreational and counseling services	420	12.19%	275	7.68%
Engineering and applied science tech. and trades	1,210	35.12%	1,265	35.34%
Engineering and applied sciences	75	2.18%	80	2.23%
Fine and applied arts	185	5.37%	115	3.21%
Health professionals, science and technologies	300	8.71%	465	12.99%
Humanities and related fields	125	3.63%	155	4.33%
Mathematics and physical sciences	10	0.29%	20	0.56%
Social sciences and related fields	150	4.35%	150	4.19%
Other and/or no specialization	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Total people with post secondary qualifications	3,445	100.00%	3,580	100.00%
Females with post-secondary qualifications	1,555	45.14%	1,655	46.23%
Males with post-secondary qualifications	1,890	54.86%	1,925	53.77%
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Labour Force

Labour force by activity	1996	2001
In the labour force, both sexes	7,135	7,725
Not in the labour force, both sexes	2,240	2,010
Total population 15 and over	9,380	9,735
Employed, both sexes	6,835	7,455
Unemployed, both sexes	305	270
Participation rate, both sexes	76.00%	79.00%
Unemployment rate, both sexes	4.00%	4.00%
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

 

Labour Force by Industry Division	1996	% of total	2001	% of total
Agriculture	2,020	28.47%	1,720	22.28%
Mining	385	5.43%	455	5.89%
Manufacturing	495	6.98%	735	9.52%
Construction	580	8.17%	750	9.72%
Transportation. & Utilities	580	8.17%	560	7.25%
Retail and Wholesale	1,000	14.09%	920	11.92%
Finance	225	3.17%	255	3.30%
Business & Community Services	1,390	19.59%	2,190	28.37%
Public Administration	210	2.96%	150	1.94%
Total All Industries	7,095	100.00%	7,720	100.00%
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Leduc County Labour Force By Industry - 2001

 

Labour Force by Major Occupational Groups	1996	%	2001	%
Management occupations	495	6.98%	605	7.84%
Business, Finances and administrative occupations	1,060	14.94%	1,110	14.38%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	165	2.33%	265	3.43%
Health occupations	165	2.33%	260	3.37%
Occupations in social science; education; government and religion	295	4.16%	275	3.56%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport	85	1.20%	115	1.49%
Sales and service occupations	1,110	15.64%	1,185	15.35%
Trades; transport; equipment operators and related occupations	1,280	18.04%	1,735	22.47%
Occupations unique to primary industry	2,070	29.18%	1,900	24.61%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities	370	5.21%	270	3.50%
Occupations not elsewhere classified	40	0.56%	0	0.00%
Total - All Occupations (major groups)	7,095	100.00%	7,720	100.00%
Females - All Occupations	2,985	42.07%	3,390	43.91%
Males - All Occupations	4,110	57.93%	4,325	56.02%
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Income

Family Income (Number of Families)	1996	%	2001	%
less than $19,999	390	12.02%	195	6.51%
$20,000 - $39,999	870	26.81%	770	25.71%
$40,000 - $59,999	765	23.57%	820	27.38%
$60,000 and over	1,220	37.60%	1,180	39.40%
Total number of families	3,245	100.00%	2,965	99.00%
Average family income	$55,439		$69,453
Median family income	$49,895		$60,298
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Household Income (Number of Households)	1996	%	2001	%
less than $19,999	750	18.23%	490	11.36%
$20,000 - $39,999	1,140	27.70%	990	22.94%
$40,000 - $59,999	870	21.14%	945	21.90%
$60,000 and over	415	10.09%	1,890	43.80%
Total number of households	4,115	100.00%	4,315	100.00%
Average household income	$50,809		$64,413
Median household income	$43,595		$53,816
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Family Expenditure

Expenditure Category	1992	% of total	1996	% of total
Food and Shelter	$43,796,590	36.83%	$56,386,570	34.91%
Clothing	$8,310,555	6.99%	$10,217,464	6.33%
Education and Reading materials	$2,653,995	2.23%	$3,486,619	2.16%
Health and Personal care	$7,346,910	6.18%	$10,545,129	6.53%
Hshld. operationas and furnishings	$13,138,330	11.05%	$19,622,285	12.15%
Recreation	$10,089,445	8.48%	$13,884,152	8.60%
Transportation	$24,266,455	20.40%	$31,914,847	19.76%
Miscellaneous	$9,292,920	7.81%	$15,451,532	9.57%
Total Current Consumption	$118,927,135	100.00%	$161,508,598	100.00%
Total # of Households	3,785		4,119
Average Consumption per Household	$31,421		$39,211
Source: Statistics Canada Family Expenditure Survey 1992 & 1996 (numbers may not add up due to rounding).

Leduc County Family Expenditures (1996)

Building Permits

Total Building Permit Values	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Building Permits Value, Commercial	$17,647,000	$14,407,000	$11,170,000	$17,492,000	$23,169,000
Building Permits Value, Industrial	$62,887,000	$31,506,000	$2,301,000	$20,849,000	$19,975,000
Building Permits Value, Institutional	$81,000	$1,476,000	$1,000	$0	$494,000
Building Permits Value, Residential	$10,995,000	$10,874,000	$12,280,000	$14,319,000	$21,327,000
Building Permits Value, Total	$91,610,000	$58,263,000	$25,752,000	$52,660,000	$64,965,000
Total Housing Starts	75	62	54	66	87
Source: Statistics Canada 2000-2004 Building Permits (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Total Housing Starts

Value of Building Permits

Dwellings

Occupied Private Dwellings by Type	1996	% of total	2001	% of total
Apartments	10	0.24%	10	0.23%
Detached Duplexes	0	0.00%	10	0.23%
Movable Dwellings	340	8.25%	495	11.47%
Other single attached house	0	0.00%	5	0.12%
Row and semi-detached house	0	0.00%	10	0.23%
Single-detached house	3,760	91.26%	3,785	87.72%
Total number of occupied private dwellings	4,120	100.00%	4,315	100.00%
Private dwellings, owned	3,535	85.80%	3,760	87.14%
Private Dwellings, rented	585	14.20%	560	12.98%
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Private Dwellings by Period of Construction	# of Dwellings	% of total
Period of construction, before 1946	465	10.78%
Period of construction, 1946 - 1960	565	13.09%
Period of construction, 1961 - 1970	615	14.25%
Period of construction, 1971 - 1980	995	23.06%
Period of construction, 1981 - 1990	765	17.73%
Period of construction, 1991 - 2001	910	21.09%
Total number of private dwellings constructed	4,315	100.00%
Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Farming

Leduc County Total Farm Area : 1,460 acres

Farms by Total Farm Area (2001)	# of Farms	% of total
Farms - Under 129 acres	388	26.50%
Farms - 130 to 239 acres	366	25.00%
Farms - 240 to 559 acres	408	27.87%
Farms - 560 to 759 acres	104	7.10%
Farms - 760 to 1,119 acres	106	7.24%
Farms - 1,120 to 1,599 acres	59	4.03%
Farms - 1,600 to 2,239 acres	21	1.43%
Farms - 2,240 acres and over	12	0.82%
Total number of farms reporting	1,464	100.00%
Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census of Agriculture(numbers may not add up due to rounding)

# of Farms by Total Farm Area

Farms by Total Gross Farm Receipts - 2001	# of Farms	% of total
Farms gross farm receipts - under $9,999	362	24.73%
Farms gross farm receipts - $10,000 to $49,999	578	39.48%
Farms gross farm receipts - $50,000 to $99,999	197	13.46%
Farms gross farm receipts - $100,000 to $249,999	188	12.84%
Farms gross farm receipts - $250,000 to $499,999	95	6.49%
Farms gross farm receipts - $500,000 and over	44	3.01%
Total number of farms reporting	1,464	100.00%
Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census of Agriculture(numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Total Gross Farm Receipts

Farming, Continued

Characteristics of Farm Operators	#	%
Age - Under 35 years	200	9.13%
Age - 35 to 54 years	1,175	53.65%
Age - 55 years and over	810	36.99%
Average age of operators	51
Number of operators - Female	660	30.14%
Number of operators - Male	1,530	69.86%
Total number of operators reporting	2,190	100.00%
Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census of Agriculture(numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Age of Farm Operators

Projects

Summary of Projects in Leduc County as of September 2006

Project Sector	Number of Projects	Project Cost
Infrastructure	3	$41,000,000
Power	1	$5,000,000
Manufacturing	2	$2,926,000
Commercial/Retail	1	$1,600,000
Total	7	$50,526,000
This inventory lists projects in Alberta that have recently been completed, are under construction, or are proposed to start construction. Not all projects are listed due to reasons of confidentiality and/or due to information not being available at the time of printing. Project data is obtained from public information sources, where possible, this data has been verified with the project proponent/developer, users of the Inventory may wish to confirm project data with the proponent/developer. The inventory does not breakdown project expenditures by any given year. The cost of a project is the value of expenditures expected over all phases of project construction, which may span over two or more years. Cost of projects listed in the Inventory are estimated values only. Source: Alberta Economic Development, 2004.

Value of Projects by Sector (as of September 2006)

Project Status	Number of Projects	Project Cost
Announced	1	$18,000,000
Completed	1	$3,000,000
Nearing Completion	1	$5,000,000
Proposed	1	$20,000,000
Under Construction	3	$4,526,000
Total	7	$50,526,000
This inventory lists projects in Alberta that have recently been completed, are under construction, or are proposed to start construction. Not all projects are listed due to reasons of confidentiality and/or due to information not being available at the time of printing. Project data is obtained from public information sources, where possible, this data has been verified with the project proponent/developer, users of the Inventory may wish to confirm project data with the proponent/developer. The inventory does not breakdown project expenditures by any given year. The cost of a project is the value of expenditures expected over all phases of project construction, which may span over two or more years. Cost of projects listed in the Inventory are estimated values only. Source: Alberta Economic Development, 2004.

Largest Projects in Leduc County as of September 2006

Company Name	Project  Description	Project  Location	Project  Cost	Construction  Schedule	Status
Edmonton Airport Authority	PARKADE EXPANSION	Leduc County (Nisku)	$20,000,000	-	Proposed
Edmonton Regional Airport Authority	International Airport Terminal Phase 3B: North Terminal Redevelopment	Leduc County	$18,000,000	2006-2007	Announced
Altalink	'Blackmud' Power Sub-station	Leduc County (E of Nisku)	$5,000,000	2006-2006	Nearing Completion
Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation	HIGHWAY 39 PASSING / CLIMBING LANE	Leduc County (Hwy 20 to W of SH 770)	$3,000,000	2006-2006	Completed
Makloc Buildings Inc.	Construct Sandblasting & Paint Shop	Leduc County	$1,600,000	2006-2006	Under Construction
Scott Builders Inc.	Construct Manufacturing Shop (B)	Leduc County	$1,509,000	2006-2006	Under Construction
Scott Builders Inc.	Construct Office Building (A)	Leduc County	$1,417,000	2006-2006	Under Construction