Consort is a village in eastern Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is located at the intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 41, approximately 250 km (155.3 mi) southeast of Edmonton

Edmonton

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, 252 km (156.6 mi) northeast of Calgary, and 283 km (175.8 mi) west of Saskatoon. The Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

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 border is approximately 60 km (37.3 mi) to the east.

Demographics

In 2006, Consort had a population of 739 living in 295 dwellings

House

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, a 16.6% increase from 2001. The village had a land area of 2.63 km² (1 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 281.2 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Economy

The primary industries are farming, ranching and oil production.

Notable people

Singer k.d. lang

K.D. Lang

Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...

 was raised in Consort, as was Arthur Kroeger

Arthur Kroeger

Arthur Kroeger, was a Canadian academic and civil servant, who is referred to as the "dean of deputy ministers"....

, a senior public servant in the Canadian federal government from 1975 to 1992.

External links

• Village of Consort
• Consort Enterprise - local newspaper
• AlbertaFirst - Consort - Statistics