Businesses in Fort Macleod

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Fort Macleod

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Shopping	23	25 years
Restaurants	18	27 years
Education	15	24 years
Religion	14	27 years
Car repair	12	25 years
Public administration	11	23 years
Corporate management	10	19 years
Gas station	10	—
Accountants	9	—
Other accommodation	9	24 years
General contractors	8	35 years
Construction of buildings	8	—
Real estate	8	—
Campgrounds	7	—
Shopping other	7	—
Hairdressers	7	33 years
Tractors and farm equipment	7	—
Wholesale of construction supplies	7	22 years

Fort Macleod Facts

Area	24.6 km²
Population	3,650
Male Population	1,740 (47.7%)
Female Population	1,910 (52.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+34.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+17.7%
Median Age	43.5 years (Male: 41.8, Female: 44.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$36,409 (2022)
Area Codes	403
Neighborhoods	Glendale
Local Time
Timezone	Mountain Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	49.71671, -113.41857
Postal Codes	T0L

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Fort Macleod Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,708	2,984	3,102	3,240	3,650	3,939	4,221
Population Density	110 / km²	121.2 / km²	126 / km²	131.6 / km²	148.2 / km²	160 / km²	171.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Fort Macleod Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 17.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Fort Macleod	+34.8%	+22.3%	+17.7%
Alberta	—	—	—
Canada	—	—	—

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

Fort Macleod Median Age

Median Age: 43.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Fort Macleod	43.5 yrs	44.7 yrs	41.8 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)

Fort Macleod Population Density

Population Density: 148 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Fort Macleod	3,650	24.6 km²	148 / 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

Fort Macleod 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 Fort Macleod

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

Fort Macleod Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$26,606	$31,077	$47,364	$49,709	$59,156	$57,523	$45,250	$36,409
Total GDP	$7.5M	$9.4M	$15.1M	$16M	$18.9M	$18.9M	$16.4M	$13.6M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Fort Macleod CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Fort Macleod	51,279 tn	14.05 tn	2,082.4 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

Fort Macleod CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	51,279 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	14.05 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,082.4 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
11/22/17	12:45 PM	3.3	69.2 km	30,000 m	21km S of Magrath, Canada	usgs.gov
9/7/14	1:09 AM	3.4	86.4 km	15,000 m	36km S of Raymond, Canada	usgs.gov
9/29/09	11:34 AM	3.6	96.3 km	21,100 m	Alberta, Canada	usgs.gov
1/12/08	10:23 PM	3.3	81.4 km	1,000 m	British Columbia, Canada	usgs.gov
1/3/08	1:28 PM	3.5	64.7 km	38,400 m	Alberta, Canada	usgs.gov
12/30/06	1:53 PM	3.5	68.4 km	20,000 m	Alberta, Canada	usgs.gov
12/11/05	1:30 PM	3.2	65.5 km	30,000 m	Alberta, Canada	usgs.gov
1/11/03	8:50 PM	3.2	92.8 km	10,000 m	Alberta, Canada	usgs.gov
10/15/00	8:45 AM	3.2	74.8 km	1,000 m	British Columbia, Canada	usgs.gov
3/4/00	2:42 AM	4.6	75.3 km	1,000 m	British Columbia, Canada	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Fort Macleod

Fort Macleod, originally named Macleod, is a town in the southwest corner of the province of Alberta, Canada. It was founded as a North-West Mounted Police barracks, and is named in honour of the North-West Mounted Police Colonel James Macleod. It wa..

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