| Irricana | |
| Official Name: | Town of Irricana |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Motto: | Open the Gateway to the Country |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Calgary Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 6 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Rocky View County |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jim Bryson |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Irricana Town Council |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated[1] |
| Established Date1: | |
| Established Title2: | • Village |
| Established Date2: | June 9, 1911 |
| Established Title3: | • Town |
| Established Date3: | June 9, 2005 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.23 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1179 |
| Population Density Km2: | 364.6 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 51.3189°N -113.6106°W |
| Elevation M: | 935 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
| Postal Code: | TOM 1BO |
| Area Code: | 403, 587, 825, 368 |
| Blank Name: | Highway |
| Blank Info: | Highway 9 |
| Blank1 Name: | Waterway |
| Blank1 Info: | Crossfield Creek |
Irricana is a town in the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. Surrounded by Rocky View County, it is adjacent to Highway 9, approximately 53km (33miles) northeast of Calgary.
The name of the town is a portmanteau of the words "irrigation canals", which are found around the Irricana area.[3]
The name dates the town back to the irrigation projects in the area. By 1909, the town had a post office, hotel and store operated by the Irricana Trading Company.[4] Originally incorporated as a village on June 9, 1911, Irricana changed its status to a town 94 years later on June 9, 2005.[5] Irricana celebrated its centennial in 2011.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Irricana had a population of 1,179 living in 467 of its 483 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,216. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Irricana recorded a population of 1,216 living in 473 of its 479 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,162. With a land area of 3.23km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[7]