Red Deer, Alberta

:This article is about the city of Red Deer. For the animal see Red Deer.

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Red Deer ({{coor dm|52|16|N|113|48|W|}}) is a city in central Alberta, Canada, located almost exactly midway between Calgary and Edmonton within the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor. It is Alberta's third largest city by population after Calgary and Edmonton. Red Deer is located in the Parkland, a region of rolling hills focused on oil, grain and cattle production. The population of Red Deer in 2005 was 79,082. The city is a center for oil and agriculture distribution, and the surrounding region is a major center for petrochemical production.

Related Topics:
Alberta - Canada - Calgary - Edmonton - Calgary-Edmonton Corridor - 2005

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Red Deer County surrounds the city.

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Nearby communities include: Lacombe (north); Sylvan Lake (west); Stettler (east); Penhold (south)

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Lacombe - Sylvan Lake - Stettler - Penhold

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The name Red Deer is a translation of was-ka-soo which means "elk river" in the Cree aboriginal language. Waskasoo is also a neighborhood in Red Deer overlooking the Red Deer river.

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