| Ardrossan | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Map: | CAN AB Strathcona#Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Strathcona County##Location in Alberta |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Specialized municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Strathcona County |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 898 |
| Population Density Km2: | 358.7 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 53.5522°N -113.1417°W |
| Elevation M: | 708 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
| Postal Code: | T8G |
| Area Codes: | 780, 587, 825 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 824 and Highway 69 |
| Website: | Strathcona County |
Ardrossan is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada, within Strathcona County. It is located on Highway 824, approximately 7km (04miles) east of Sherwood Park.
The community takes its name from Ardrossan, in Scotland.[1]
Ardrossan is located directly to the east of Sherwood Park, and is just south of the Yellowhead Highway on Range Road 222. It can also be accessed by Township Road 530 coming out of Sherwood Park.
Ardrossan has a large recreation complex.
The population of Ardrossan according to the 2022 municipal census conducted by Strathcona County is 919,[2] an increase from its 2018 municipal census population count of 532.[3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ardrossan had a population of 898 living in 309 of its 319 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 484. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
There are three schools in the hamlet. Ardrossan Elementary School, and Ardrossan Junior Senior High School, both operated by Elk Island Public Schools, and Holy Redeemer Catholic School, operated by Elk Island Catholic Schools. The junior/senior high school also houses the Ardrossan Community Theatre and the sports fields surrounding the schools were recently redeveloped with new baseball diamonds, soccer fields, football fields and a tennis court.[5]