| Penhold | |
| Official Name: | Town of Penhold |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Motto: | "Honouring The Past, Challenging The Future" |
| Pushpin Map: | Alberta |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Penhold in Alberta |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Central Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 8 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Michael Yargeau |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Penhold Town Council |
| Leader Title3: | MLA |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated[2] |
| Established Date1: | |
| Established Title2: | • Village |
| Established Date2: | May 4, 1904 |
| Established Title3: | • Town |
| Established Date3: | September 1, 1980 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 3484 |
| Population Density Km2: | 311 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 52.1356°N -113.8728°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [4] |
| Elevation M: | 871 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
| Postal Code: | T0M 1R0 |
| Blank Name: | Highway |
| Blank Info: | Highway 2A Highway 42 |
| Blank1 Name: | Waterway |
| Blank1 Info: | Red Deer River |
Penhold is a town in central Alberta, Canada. Penhold is surrounded by Red Deer County, 16km (10miles) south of Red Deer at the junction of Highway 2A and Highway 42. It is located 128km (80miles) north of Calgary, east of the Red Deer River.
Originally, Penhold was one of the many whistle stops along the Canadian Pacific Railway. It incorporated as the Village of Penhold in 1904. The origin of the name "Penhold" appears to have been around the time that the railroad siding named "Penhold" was established. Research has found no earlier instances of that name.
In 1981, the Village of Penhold incorporated as a town as a result of large population growth in the late 1970s.
During the second world war a Royal Canadian Air Force Station was established near the community. The station was closed in 1994.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Penhold had a population of 3,484 living in 1,325 of its 1,396 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 3,287. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
The population of the Town of Penhold according to its 2019 municipal census is 3,563,[6] a change of from its 2014 municipal census population of 2,842.[7]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Penhold recorded a population of 3,277 living in 1,235 of its 1,300 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 2,375. With a land area of 5.29km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[8]
Attractions in Penhold include a museum, a recreation centre with an indoor arena, a baseball diamond, library, a splash park, a campground, an outdoor ice rink, and a skate park/pump track. Two more ball diamonds, walking trails, and 2 soccer fields are in development.
The town is home to three public schools of the Chinook's Edge School Division: Jessie Duncan (Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 3), Penhold Elementary (Grade 4–6), and Penhold Crossing Secondary (Grade 7–12).[9]