Spruce Grove
Spruce Grove is a city that is 11 km (6.8 mi) west of Edmonton, Alberta, in Canada. The city is adjacent to the Town of Stony Plain and is surrounded by Parkland County.
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| City of Spruce Grove | |
Spruce Grove City Hall | |
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Spruce Grove Location in Alberta Spruce Grove Location in Canada Spruce Grove Location in Parkland County | |
| Coordinates: 53°32′42″N 113°54′03″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
| Municipal district | Parkland County |
| Incorporated | |
| • Village | March 14, 1907 |
| • Dissolution | August 30, 1916 |
| • Village | January 1, 1955 |
| • Town | January 1, 1971 |
| • City | March 1, 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jeff Acker |
| • Governing body | Spruce Grove City Council
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| • CAO | Dean Screpnek |
| • MP | Dane Lloyd |
| • MLA | Searle Turton |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 37.52 km2 (14.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 709 m (2,326 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 37,645 |
| • Density | 1,003.3/km2 (2,599/sq mi) |
| • Municipal census (2016) | 33,640 |
| • Estimate (2020) | 38,951 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
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| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
| Highways | Highway 16, Highway 16A |
| Railways | Canadian National Railway |
| Website | www |
With a 2021 population of 37,645, Spruce Grove is the ninth-largest city in Alberta. The mayor of Spruce Grove is Jeff Acker.
Spruce Grove is home to the Horizon Stage Performing Arts Centre, a local theatre, and the TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre, a recreation facility shared with Stony Plain and Parkland County.
Jennifer Heil, the freestyle skier who won the first gold medal for Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics is from Spruce Grove, as is Carla MacLeod, a member of the 2010 Canada women's national ice hockey team, and Hockey Hall of Fame member and Stanley Cup-winning goalie Grant Fuhr.