Spruce Grove

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2001:56A:FE1C:B000:4845:C392:F9F7:1870: Changed title of council from “governing body” to “council”

{{About|the city in Alberta}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Spruce Grove
| official_name = City of Spruce Grove
| native_name = 
| other_name =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Spruce Grove City Hall.jpg
| image_caption = Spruce Grove City Hall
| image_flag = Spruce Grove flag.png
| image_seal =
| image_shield =
| image_blank_emblem = SpruceGrovelogo.svg
| image_map = CAN AB 0291 Spruce Grove CITY Map.svg
| map_caption = City boundaries
| pushpin_map = Canada Alberta#Canada#CAN AB Parkland
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada##Location in Parkland County
| coordinates = {{coord|region:CA-AB|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Alberta]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of Alberta|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Edmonton Metropolitan Region]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of municipal districts in Alberta|Municipal district]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Parkland County]]
| established_title = Founded
| established_date =
| established_title1 = Incorporated<ref name=AMACityProfiles>{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/CITY.PDF | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | title=Location and History Profile: City of Spruce Grove | page=106 | date=June 17, 2016 | access-date=June 18, 2016}}</ref>
| established_date1 =  
| established_title2 =  • [[List of villages in Alberta|Village]]
| established_date2 = March 14, 1907
| established_title3 =  • [[List of former urban municipalities in Alberta|Dissolution]]
| established_date3 = August 30, 1916
| established_title4 =  • [[List of villages in Alberta|Village]]
| established_date4 = January 1, 1955
| established_title5 =  • [[List of towns in Alberta|Town]]
| established_date5 = January 1, 1971
| established_title6 =  • [[List of cities in Alberta|City]]
| established_date6 = March 1, 1986
| government_footnotes = <ref>{{AMOS}}</ref>
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Jeff Acker
| leader_title1 = Council
| leader_name1 = {{Collapsible list|title=Council Members
|1=Spencer Bennett |2=Danielle Carter |3=Jan Gillett |4=Brad Mastaler |5=Erin Stevenson |6=Jeff Tokar}}
| leader_title2 = CAO
| leader_name2 = Dean Screpnek
| leader_title3 = [[Current members of the Canadian House of Commons|MP]]
| leader_name3 = [[Dane Lloyd]]
| leader_title4 = [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta|MLA]]
| leader_name4 = [[Searle Turton]]
| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.safetycodes.ab.ca/Public/Documents/PSSSOP_Handbook_Version_12_Online_Feb_21_2012b.pdf | title=Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town) | publisher=Safety Codes Council | type=PDF | pages=212–215 (PDF pages 226–229) | date=January 2012 | access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
| elevation_m = 709
| area_footnotes =  (2021)<ref name=2021census/>
| area_land_km2 = 37.52
| area_urban_km2 =
| area_metro_km2 =
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_footnotes = <ref name=2021census/>
| population_note =
| population_total = 37645 
| population_density_km2 = 1003.3
| population_urban =
| population_density_urban_km2 =
| population_metro =
| population_density_metro_km2 =
| population_blank1_title = [[Municipal census in Canada|Municipal census]] ([[Alberta municipal censuses, 2016|2016]])
| population_blank1 = 33640<ref name=2016MAPL/>
| population_blank2_title = Estimate (2020)
| population_blank2 = 38951<ref name=2020estimates>{{cite web | url= https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/c45f2f78-0d6c-4a7e-98bc-313fbb232040/resource/bc6ace82-9be4-404c-9d1c-995a392d2a5a/download/population-estimates-ab-census-subdivision-municipal-2016-to-current.xlsx | title= Census Subdivision (Municipal) Population Estimates, July 1, 2016 to 2020, Alberta | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | date=March 23, 2021 | access-date=October 8, 2021}}</ref>
| timezone = [[Mountain Standard Time|MST]]
| utc_offset = −7
| timezone_DST = MDT
| utc_offset_DST = −6
| postal_code_type = [[Canadian postal code#Forward sortation areas|Forward sortation areas]]
| postal_code = [[List of T postal codes of Canada|T7X - T7Y]]
| area_codes = [[Area code 780|780]], [[Area codes 587 and 825|587, 825]]
| blank_name = [[List of Alberta provincial highways|Highways]]
| blank_info = [[Alberta Highway 16|Highway 16]], [[Alberta Highway 16A|Highway 16A]]
| blank1_name = Railways
| blank1_info = [[Canadian National Railway]]
| website = {{official URL}}
}}


'''Spruce Grove''' is a city that is {{convert|11|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of [[Edmonton, Alberta]], in Canada. The city is adjacent to the [[Stony Plain, Alberta|Town of Stony Plain]] and is surrounded by [[Parkland County]].

With a 2021 population of 37,645, Spruce Grove is the [[List of cities in Alberta|ninth-largest city in Alberta]]. The mayor of Spruce Grove is Jeff Acker.

Spruce Grove is home to the Horizon Stage Performing Arts Centre, a local theatre, and the [[TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre]], a recreation facility shared with Stony Plain and Parkland County.

[[Jennifer Heil]], the [[freestyle skiing|freestyle skier]] who won the first gold medal for Canada in the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] in [[Turin]], Italy, and a silver medal at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] is from Spruce Grove, as is [[Carla MacLeod]], a member of the 2010 [[Canada women's national ice hockey team]], and [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] member and [[Stanley Cup]]-winning goalie [[Grant Fuhr]]. [[Stephanie Labbé]], goalkeeper for Canada's [[Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament final|2020 Summer Olympic]] gold-medal winning women's soccer team, grew up in the Spruce Grove and Stony Plain area and played soccer at Spruce Grove Composite High School.

== History ==
Centuries before European settlement, the [[Cree]] and [[Tsuutʼina Nation|Sarcee]] people occupied the land that would become Spruce Grove, moving with the seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CraigBaird |date=2021-05-12 |title=The History Of Spruce Grove |url=https://canadaehx.com/2021/05/12/the-history-of-spruce-grove/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=Canadian History Ehx |language=en-US}}</ref>

Homesteaders in the area date back to 1879.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lunan|first=Esther|title=As the roots grow : the history of Spruce Grove and district|year=1979|publisher=Inter-Collegiate Press|page=16|url=http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=470107}}</ref> Originally the town comprised a general store, livery stables, blacksmith shop, hotel, and the [[Roman Catholic church]].

In 1908 the [[Grand Trunk Pacific Railway]] came through Spruce Grove and a station was built. With the establishment of the railway, the community became a busy grain-trading centre.

Spruce Grove was incorporated as a village on March 14, 1907, but it was dissolved on August 30, 1916.<ref name="AMACityProfiles" /> Spruce Grove was re-incorporated as a village on January 1, 1955, incorporated as a town on January 1, 1971, and as a city on March 1, 1986.<ref name="AMACityProfiles" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 3, 2023 |title=History of Spruce Grove |url=https://www.sprucegrove.org/community/about-spruce-grove/history-of-spruce-grove/ |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Spruce Grove is near the province's geographical centre, at {{convert|30|km|mi}} from [[downtown Edmonton]] and {{convert|14|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Edmonton's city limits.<ref name="location">The City of Spruce Grove. [http://www.sprucegrove.org/government/contact_us/maps.htm Location]</ref> It is part of the [[Edmonton Metropolitan Region]].

== Demographics ==
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|footnote = ''Source: [[Statistics Canada]]''<br><ref name=1936census>{{cite book | title=Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1936 | volume=I: Population and Agriculture | year=1938 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | pages=833–836 | chapter=Table 4: Population in incorporated cities, towns and villages, 1901-1936}}</ref><ref name=1931census>{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1931 | year=1932 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=98–102 | chapter=Table 12: Population of Canada by provinces, counties or census divisions and subdivisions, 1871-1931}}</ref><ref name=1951census>{{cite book | title=Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | volume=SP-7, Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets | pages=55–57 }}</ref><ref name=1956census>{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1956 | volume=Population, Counties and Subdivisions | year=1957 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | page=6.50–6.53 | chapter=Table 6: Population by sex, for census subdivisions, 1956 and 1951}}</ref><ref name=1961census>{{cite book | title=1961 Census of Canada | series=Series 1.1: Historical, 1901–1961 | volume=I: Population | year=1963 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | page=6.77-6.83 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1901–1961}}</ref><ref name=1966census>{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1966 | volume=Population, Specified Age Groups and Sex for Counties and Census Subdivisions, 1966 | year=1968 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | page=6.50–6.53 | chapter=Population by specified age groups and sex, for census subdivisions, 1966}}</ref><ref name=1971census>{{cite book | title=1971 Census of Canada | volume=I: Population, Census Subdivisions (Historical) | year=1973 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=2.102-2.111 | chapter=Table 2: Population of Census Subdivisions, 1921–1971}}</ref><ref name=1976census>{{cite book | title=1976 Census of Canada | series=Census Divisions and Subdivisions, Western Provinces and the Territories | volume=I: Population, Geographic Distributions | year=1977 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=3.40–3.43| chapter=Table 3: Population for census divisions and subdivisions, 1971 and 1976}}</ref><br><ref name=1981census>{{cite book | title=1981 Census of Canada | volume=II: Provincial series, Population, Geographic distributions (Alberta) | year=1982 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=4.1–4.10| chapter=Table 4: Population and Total Occupied Dwellings, for Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1976 and 1981 | isbn=0-660-51095-2}}</ref><ref name=1986census>{{cite book | title=Census Canada 1986 | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Provinces and Territories (Alberta) | year=1987 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=2.1–2.10 | chapter=Table 2: Census Divisions and Subdivisions – Population and Occupied Private Dwellings, 1981 and 1986 | isbn=0-660-53463-0}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{cite book | title=91 Census | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | year=1992 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=100–108 | chapter=Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991 – 100% Data | isbn=0-660-57115-3}}</ref><ref name=1996census>{{cite book | title=96 Census | volume=A National Overview – Population and Dwelling Counts | year=1997 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=136–146 | chapter=Table 10: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions (Municipalities) and Designated Places, 1991 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data | isbn=0-660-59283-5}}</ref><ref name=2001census>{{cite web | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | access-date=2012-04-01}}</ref><ref name=2006census>{{cite web | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=2010-01-06 | access-date=2012-04-01}}</ref><ref name=2011censusABmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2012-02-08 | access-date=2012-02-08}}</ref><ref name=2016censusABmunis/>
|1911|16
|1916|23
|1931|76
|1941|160
|1951|227
|1956|309
|1961|456
|1966|598
|1971|3029
|1976|6907
|1981|10326
|1986|11918
|1991|12908
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|14271
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|15983
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|19496
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|26171
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|34066
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|37645
}}}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], the City of Spruce Grove had a population of 37,645 living in 14,273 of its 14,752 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:37645-34108}}|34108|1}} from its 2016 population of 34,108. With a land area of {{cvt|37.52|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|37645|37.52|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref>

The population of the City of according to its [[Alberta municipal censuses, 2017|2017 municipal census]] is 34,881,<ref name=2017MAPL>{{cite book | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/2017%20MAPL%20Final.pdf | title=2017 Municipal Affairs Population List | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | isbn=978-1-4601-3652-2 | access-date=January 13, 2018}}</ref> a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:34881-33640}}|33640|1}} from its [[Alberta municipal censuses, 2016|2016 municipal census]] population of 33,640.<ref name=2016MAPL>{{cite book | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/2016_Municipal_Affairs_Population_List.pdf | title=2016 Municipal Affairs Population List | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | isbn=978-1-4601-3127-5 | access-date=January 13, 2018}}</ref>

In the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census of Population]] conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Spruce Grove had a population of 34,066 living in 12,552 of its 13,109 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:34066-26171}}|26171|1}} from its 2011 population of 26,171. With a land area of {{convert|32.2|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|34066|32.2|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016censusABmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref>

=== Ethnicity ===
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the City of Spruce Grove (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Spruce%20Grove&DGUIDlist=2021A00054811049&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811049&Geo2=CD&Code2=4811&SearchText=Spruce%20Grove&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811049&Data=Count&SearchText=Spruce%20Grove&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811049&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Spruce%20Grove&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811049&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Spruce%20Grove&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 30,475
| {{Percentage | 30475 | 37470 | 2 }}
| 29,100
| {{Percentage | 29100 | 33760 | 2 }}
| 23,300
| {{Percentage | 23300 | 26000 | 2 }}
| 18,150
| {{Percentage | 18150 | 19380 | 2 }}
| 14,915
| {{Percentage | 14915 | 15950 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 3,330
| {{Percentage | 3330 | 37470 | 2 }}
| 2,620
| {{Percentage | 2620 | 33760 | 2 }}
| 1,620
| {{Percentage | 1620 | 26000 | 2 }}
| 790
| {{Percentage | 790 | 19380 | 2 }}
| 660
| {{Percentage | 660 | 15950 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia]]n{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 1,495
| {{Percentage | 1495 | 37470 | 2 }}
| 925
| {{Percentage | 925 | 33760 | 2 }}
| 285
| {{Percentage | 285 | 26000 | 2 }}
| 35
| {{Percentage | 35 | 19380 | 2 }}
| 60
| {{Percentage | 60 | 15950 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 700
| {{Percentage | 700 | 37470 | 2 }}
| 275
| {{Percentage | 275 | 33760 | 2 }}
| 220
| {{Percentage | 220 | 26000 | 2 }}
| 65
| {{Percentage | 65 | 19380 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 15950 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 685
| {{Percentage | 685 | 37470 | 2 }}
| 245
| {{Percentage | 245 | 33760 | 2 }}
| 160
| {{Percentage | 160 | 26000 | 2 }}
| 100
| {{Percentage | 100 | 19380 | 2 }}
| 90
| {{Percentage | 90 | 15950 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 330
| {{Percentage | 330 | 37470 | 2 }}
| 180
| {{Percentage | 180 | 33760 | 2 }}
| 205
| {{Percentage | 205 | 26000 | 2 }}
| 100
| {{Percentage | 100 | 19380 | 2 }}
| 160
| {{Percentage | 160 | 15950 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 275
| {{Percentage | 275 | 37470 | 2 }}
| 195
| {{Percentage | 195 | 33760 | 2 }}
| 140
| {{Percentage | 140 | 26000 | 2 }}
| 45
| {{Percentage | 45 | 19380 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 15950 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 50
| {{Percentage | 50 | 37470 | 2 }}
| 160
| {{Percentage | 160 | 33760 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 26000 | 2 }}
| 40
| {{Percentage | 40 | 19380 | 2 }}
| 25
| {{Percentage | 25 | 15950 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 125
| {{Percentage | 125 | 37470 | 2 }}
| 60
| {{Percentage | 60 | 33760 | 2 }}
| 40
| {{Percentage | 40 | 26000 | 2 }}
| 45
| {{Percentage | 45 | 19380 | 2 }}
| 30
| {{Percentage | 30 | 15950 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 37,470
! {{Percentage | 37470 | 37645 | 2 }}
! 33,760
! {{Percentage | 33760 | 34108 | 2 }}
! 26,000
! {{Percentage | 26000 | 26171 | 2 }}
! 19,380
! {{Percentage | 19380 | 19496 | 2 }}
! 15,950
! {{Percentage | 15950 | 15983 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population
! 37,645
! {{Percentage | 37645 | 37645 | 2 }}
! 34,108
! {{Percentage | 34108 | 34108 | 2 }}
! 26,171
! {{Percentage | 26171 | 26171 | 2 }}
! 19,496
! {{Percentage | 19496 | 19496 | 2 }}
! 15,983
! {{Percentage | 15983 | 15983 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}


[[File:Spruce Grove Alberta Grain Elevator (10100112966).jpg|thumbnail|left|Grain elevator in Spruce Grove]]

== Arts and culture ==
The Spruce Grove Art Gallery is in the Melcor Cultural Centre and is operated by the Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove. The gallery hosts ongoing shows for original art created by its members, made up of artists from mainly the Spruce Grove, Stony Plain and Parkland County area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alliedartscouncil.com/ |title=Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove |publisher=Alliedartscouncil.com |access-date=2017-04-30}}</ref>

Horizon Stage hosts many plays and acts throughout the year, as well as a lot of community theatre. Spruce Grove also has a 7 screen theatre complex which opened in the fall of 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newswire.ca/fr/releases/archive/November2007/19/c9851.html?view=print|title=New Magic Lantern Parkland Cinema 7 to open this week|access-date=2017-04-30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610000230/http://www.newswire.ca/fr/releases/archive/November2007/19/c9851.html?view=print|archive-date=June 10, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The [[Spruce Grove Grain Elevator Museum]] is another cultural facility in the city.

== Attractions ==
The [[TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre]], opened in 2002, provides a pool, soccer fields, a gymnasium, workout gym, and ice rinks to the people of Parkland County. Spruce Grove has bike trails winding throughout the city, called the Heritage Grove Trail, where bike riders can ride for hours through lush forest. On June 7, 2008, Spruce Grove held the grand opening of the West District Park, which features two full artificial surface fields for [[Canadian football|football]], soccer and other activities. The [[Edmonton Eskimos]] donated $10,000 towards the event and held practice at the facility as part of the first-day activities.

== Sports ==
Spruce Grove has a number of youths and adults involved in amateur sports, that run year round. [[Box lacrosse]] runs from March to July under the organization Parkland Posse,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parkland Posse Lacrosse Association : Website by RAMP InterActive |url=http://www.parklandposse.com/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=www.parklandposse.com}}</ref> which pulls young people from the Tri communities of Spruce Grove, Stony Plain and Parkland County. [[Ice hockey|Hockey]] runs from September to April, [[soccer]] and [[rugby football|rugby]] run from May to October, football runs from July to December and baseball runs from March to October. The [[Spruce Grove Saints]] are a Junior A hockey team that play in the [[British Columbia Hockey League]].

The '''TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre''' is an activity centre formed as a union between the municipalities of [[Parkland County]], [[Stony Plain, Alberta|Stony Plain]] and Spruce Grove. It is in the west end of Spruce Grove. The centre was opened to the public by Premier [[Ralph Klein]] on September 18, 2002. {{As of|2025}}, the [[Energy City Metro Ballpark]] is under construction. Upon completion, it will become the home stadium of the [[Energy City Cactus Rats]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-01|title=Edmonton Prospects make Spruce Grove move official|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/edmonton-prospects-make-spruce-grove-move-official/|access-date=2021-08-05|website=Edmonton|language=en}}</ref>

== Infrastructure ==

=== Transportation ===
;Highways
:Two highways pass through Spruce Grove, [[Alberta Highway 16|Highway 16]] ([[Yellowhead Highway]]) and [[Alberta Highway 16A|Highway 16A]]. Highway 16 has no traffic lights but has two exits into Spruce Grove, while Highway 16A has several traffic intersections. Travelling east on either of these highways leads to Edmonton. Travelling west on Highway 16A leads to [[Stony Plain, Alberta|Stony Plain]], and going west on either highway leads to [[Edson, Alberta|Edson]], [[Hinton, Alberta|Hinton]], and eventually [[Jasper, Alberta|Jasper]].<ref name="location"/>
;Local streets
:The majority of the streets in Spruce Grove use a standard naming system. Their names share a first letter with that of its subdivision. For example, all streets start with ''M'' in Millgrove subdivision; in Woodhaven, they all start with ''W''. Only in the original subdivision of Broxton Park and the downtown core is this naming convention not utilized.
;Rail
:''[[The Canadian]]'' passenger train travels through the city, however, the nearest stop is at [[Edmonton railway station (Via Rail)|Edmonton]].
;Transit
:Spruce Grove Transit operated by [[Edmonton Transit Service]] offers a commuter transit route from Spruce Grove including the Spruce Grove Transit Centre to Edmonton, peak hours only. There is also a local transit service run by the city for transportation within the city boundaries.
;Air
:Local air travel is provided by [[Parkland Airport]] and [[Villeneuve Airport]]. However, the nearest major international airport is the [[Edmonton International Airport]], just south of Edmonton.

=== Education ===
;Public schools
Spruce Grove is part of the [[Parkland School Division No. 70]]. The following public schools are in Spruce Grove.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.psd70.ab.ca/OURSCHOOLS/Pages/Default.aspx | title=Our Schools | publisher=Parkland School Division No. 70 | access-date=June 3, 2015}}</ref>
*Brookwood School
*Copperhaven School
*École Broxton Park School
*Greystone Centennial Middle School
*Millgrove School
*Parkland Village School
*Spruce Grove Composite High School
*Woodhaven K-9 School
*Prescott Learning Centre

;Separate schools
Spruce Grove is part of the [[Evergreen Catholic Separate School Division]]. The following separate schools are in Spruce Grove.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ecsrd.ca/Schools/Pages/default.aspx | title=Schools | publisher=Evergreen Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 2 | access-date=June 3, 2015}}</ref>
*St. Joseph's Catholic School
*St. Marguerite Catholic School
*St. Peter the Apostle Catholic High School
*St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School

;Private schools
*Living Waters Christian Academy<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lwca.ab.ca/ | title=Living Waters Christian Academy | publisher=Living Waters Christian Academy | access-date=June 3, 2015}}</ref>

== Media ==
Spruce Grove receives almost all of its print, radio, and television [[Edmonton, Alberta#Media|media from Edmonton]]. However, Spruce Grove has its own weekly newspaper, the ''Spruce Grove Examiner'', delivered to all homes every Friday. The newspaper holds almost exclusively local news.<ref>{{cite web|author=nurun.com |url=http://www.sprucegroveexaminer.com/ |title=Spruce Grove Examiner |publisher=Spruce Grove Examiner |access-date=2017-04-30}}</ref> The area has a radio station, [[88.1 The One]] is dedicated to Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, and the area.<ref>{{cite news|author=nurun.com |url=http://www.stonyplainreporter.com/2014/09/19/blackgold-broadcasting-awarded-licence-for-local-radio-station/ |title=Blackgold Broadcasting awarded licence for local radio station |publisher=Stonyplainreporter.com |date=2014-09-19 |access-date=2017-04-30}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
*[[Stu Barnes]] (former [[National Hockey League|NHL]] centre)
*[[Nathan Dempsey]] (former NHL [[defenceman]])
*[[Grant Fuhr]] (former NHL goalie, member of the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]])
*[[Jennifer Heil]] (former [[Winter Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[mogul (skiing)|moguls]] skier)
*[[Mark Korte]] (professional [[Canadian football]] player)
*[[Stephanie Labbé]] (former professional goalie in soccer and Olympic gold medalist)
*[[Justin Lawrence (Canadian football)|Justin Lawrence]] (professional Canadian football player)
*[[Carla MacLeod]] (former Olympic hockey player)
*[[Kelly Perlette]] (former gold medal boxer in the [[Commonwealth Games]])
*[[Howie Schumm]] and [[Herb Schumm]] (brothers, both former professional Canadian football players)
*[[Ben Scrivens]] (former NHL goalie)
*[[Keith Shologan]] (professional NFL player with the [[San Diego Chargers]] and Canadian football player)
*[[Grant Stevenson]] (former NHL player with the [[San Jose Sharks]])

== See also ==
*[[List of cities in Canada]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website|http://www.sprucegrove.org}}

{{Adjacent communities
|Northwest = [[Onoway]]
|North = [[Westlock, Alberta|Westlock]]
|Northeast = [[St. Albert, Alberta|St. Albert]]
|West = [[Stony Plain, Alberta|Stony Plain]]
|Centre = Spruce Grove
|East = [[Enoch Cree Nation]] <br/>[[Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton]]
|Southwest = [[Thorsby, Alberta|Thorsby]]
|South = [[Devon, Alberta|Devon]]
|Southeast = [[Beaumont, Alberta|Beaumont]]
}}
{{Subdivisions of Alberta}}
{{Authority control}}

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