Poplar Ridge, Alberta (designated place)
# Poplar Ridge, Alberta (designated place)

Poplar Ridge is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada within Red Deer County that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada. The community is located on the north side of Highway 11 between Range Road 283 and Range Road 284. Poplar Ridge is 6 km (3.7 mi) west of the City of Red Deer and 9 km (5.6 mi) east of the Town of Sylvan Lake.

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Poplar Ridge had a population of 329 living in 127 of its 128 total private dwellings, a change of -6.8% from its 2016 population of 353. With a land area of 1.28 $km^2$ (0.49 sq mi), it had a population density of $257.0/km^2$ (665.7/sq mi) in 2021.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Poplar Ridge had a population of 559 living in 196 of its 196 total private dwellings, a change of -1.1% from its 2011 population of 565. With a land area of 1.91 $km^2$ (0.74 sq mi), it had a population density of $292.7/km^2$ (758.0/sq mi) in 2016.

