Businesses in Cardston

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Cardston

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Shopping	30	21 years
Restaurants	27	18 years
Religion	19	28 years
Accountants	19	20 years
Gas station	15	26 years
Car repair	15	22 years
Education	14	26 years
Public administration	14	24 years
Lawyers legal	13	21 years
Clothing stores	11	21 years
Health and medical	11	22 years
Construction of buildings	10	18 years
Real estate	9	20 years
Hairdressers	9	20 years
Other accommodation	9	—
Pharmacies and drug stores	8	19 years
Financial services	8	—
Laundry	8	19 years

Cardston Facts

Area	8.4 km²
Population	4,023
Male Population	1,894 (47.1%)
Female Population	2,129 (52.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+30.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+11.2%
Median Age	37.8 years (Male: 34.3, Female: 40.6)
Area Codes	403
Neighborhoods	South Lethbridge
Local Time
Timezone	Mountain Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	49.19998, -113.30190
Postal Codes	T0K

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Cardston Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	3,083	3,502	3,619	3,784	4,023
Population Density	365.4 / km²	415.1 / km²	428.9 / km²	448.5 / km²	476.8 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cardston Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 4.6% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cardston	+22.7%	+8.1%	+4.6%
Alberta	+127.1%	+63.7%	+34.1%
Canada	+55.8%	+30.2%	+17.2%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cardston Median Age

Median Age: 37.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Cardston	37.8 yrs	40.6 yrs	34.3 yrs
Alberta	36.5 yrs	37.1 yrs	35.9 yrs
Canada	40.6 yrs	41.5 yrs	39.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Cardston Population Density

Population Density: 477 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Cardston	4,023	8.4 km²	477 / km²
Alberta	4.1 million	663,102.6 km²	6.1 / km²
Canada	35.5 million	9,875,295.4 km²	3.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cardston Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1850 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Cardston

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Cardston CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Cardston	56,519 tn	14.05 tn	6,698.6 tons/km²
Alberta	65,353,613 tn	16.12 tn	98.6 tons/km²
Canada	521,999,336 tn	14.7 tn	52.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Cardston CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	56,519 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	14.05 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	6,698.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/22/18	2:12 PM	3.1	66.4 km	5,800 m	32km NNW of Cut Bank, Montana	usgs.gov
11/22/17	12:45 PM	3.3	33.5 km	30,000 m	21km S of Magrath, Canada	usgs.gov
9/7/14	1:09 AM	3.4	48 km	15,000 m	36km S of Raymond, Canada	usgs.gov
9/29/09	11:34 AM	3.6	52.4 km	21,100 m	Alberta, Canada	usgs.gov
6/9/09	3:21 PM	3	72.9 km	23,000 m	western Montana	usgs.gov
1/12/08	10:23 PM	3.3	92.2 km	1,000 m	British Columbia, Canada	usgs.gov
1/3/08	1:28 PM	3.5	39.9 km	38,400 m	Alberta, Canada	usgs.gov
12/30/06	1:53 PM	3.5	37.5 km	20,000 m	Alberta, Canada	usgs.gov
12/11/05	1:30 PM	3.2	35.2 km	30,000 m	Alberta, Canada	usgs.gov
1/11/03	8:50 PM	3.2	49.4 km	10,000 m	Alberta, Canada	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Cardston

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