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{{About||the municipal district|Cardston County|the provincial electoral district|Cardston (provincial electoral district)|the former NWT electoral district|Cardston (N.W.T. electoral district)}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Cardston
| official_name      = Town of Cardston
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| image_caption      = [[Cardston Alberta Temple]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Cardston in [[Alberta]]
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| subdivision_type1  = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Alberta]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of regions of Canada#Alberta|Region]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Southern Alberta]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Land-use framework regions of Alberta|Planning region]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[South Saskatchewan Region|South Saskatchewan]]
| subdivision_type4  = [[List of municipal districts in Alberta|Municipal district]]
| subdivision_name4  = [[Cardston County]]
| government_footnotes = <ref>{{AMOS}}</ref>
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Maggie Kronen
| leader_title1      = Governing&nbsp;body
| leader_name1       = Cardston Town Council
| leader_title2      = [[Current members of the Canadian House of Commons|MP]]
| leader_name2       = [[Glen Motz]]
| leader_title3      = [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta|MLA]]
| leader_name3      = [[Joseph Schow]]
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 
| established_title1 = Incorporated<ref name=AMATownProfiles>{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/TOWN.PDF | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | title=Location and History Profile: Town of Cardston | page=120 | date=October 7, 2016 | access-date=October 13, 2016}}</ref>
| established_date1  = &nbsp;
| established_title2 = &nbsp;•&nbsp;[[List of villages in Alberta|Village]]
| established_date2  = December 29, 1898
| established_title3 = &nbsp;•&nbsp;[[List of towns in Alberta|Town]]
| established_date3  = June 2, 1901
| area_footnotes     = &nbsp;(2021)<ref name=2021census/>
| area_land_km2      = 8.58
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| population_as_of   = 2021
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| population_total   = 3724 <!-- 2021 StatCan census population only per [[WP:CANPOP]];  do not replace with latest municipal census population count; this municipal census population count can go in the population_blank1_title and population_blank1 parameters further below and can be noted in the article body (so long as it doesn't replace the 2021 StatCan census population in the body). -->
| population_density_km2 = 434.1
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| population_blank1  = 3909<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cardston.ca/news/2018/9/21/municipal-census-results | access-date=September 21, 2018| title=Municipal Census Results}}</ref>
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| timezone           = [[Mountain Standard Time|MST]]
| utc_offset         = −7
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| utc_offset_DST     = −6
| coordinates        = {{coord|49|12|09|N|113|18|07|W|type:city_region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}
| 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 8, 2013 | archive-date=October 16, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016085027/http://www.safetycodes.ab.ca/Public/Documents/PSSSOP_Handbook_Version_12_Online_Feb_21_2012b.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref>
| elevation_m        = 1130
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| postal_code_type   = Postal code span
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| area_code          = [[Area code 403|403]], [[Area code 587|587]], [[Area code 825|825]]
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| blank1_name        = Waterway
| blank1_info        = [[Lee Creek, Alberta|Lee Creek]]<br />[[St. Mary River (Montana-Alberta)|St. Mary River]]<br />[[St Mary Reservoir, Alberta|St Mary Reservoir]]
| website            = {{URL|www.cardston.ca}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
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'''Cardston''' is a town in [[Alberta]], Canada. It was first settled in 1887 by members of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) who travelled from [[Utah Territory|Utah]], via the [[Macleod-Benton Trail]], to present-day Alberta in one of the century's last wagon migrations.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cardston Diamond Jubilee Committee|title=Cardston jubilee : 1887-1962 : Jubilee Souvenir|year=1962|page=28|url=http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=270405|access-date=2013-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303144049/http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=270405|archive-date=2017-03-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> The founder of the town was [[Charles Ora Card]]. The combined church and school was completed by January 29 the year following their arrival.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shaw|first=Keith|title=Chief mountain country : a history of Cardston and district. Volume I|year=1978|publisher=Cardston and District Historical Society|location=Cardston|isbn=0-919213-89-8|page=45|url=http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=803537|access-date=2013-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924075952/http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=803537|archive-date=2015-09-24|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
Cardston was "dry" ([[Alcohol-free zone|alcohol free]]) for more than a century after the [[1915 Alberta liquor plebiscite]]. In 2023, following a municipal plebiscite in which residents voted narrowly in favour of the measure, the town council voted 5-2 to allow alcohol to be served in restaurants and recreation facilities such as the local golf course. Liquor stores, lounges, nightclubs and other alcohol-primary businesses remain prohibited, and there are no licensed premises in which to use [[video lottery terminal]]s.<ref name="party animal">{{Cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/mayor-of-cardston-alberta-says-party-animal-citizens-dont-need-alcohol-in-dry-town|title=Mayor of Cardston, Alberta, says 'party animal' citizens don't need alcohol in dry town {{!}} National Post|newspaper=National Post |date=2014-10-07|language=en-CA|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref>

In 1951, 75% of Cardston's 3500 residents were members of the LDS Church.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lawrence |first1=Richard |title=The Sober Truth About the Mormons |journal=[[Maclean's]] |date=January 15, 1951 |url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1951/1/15/the-sober-truth-about-the-mormons}}</ref> It remains at about 80%, as of 2014.<ref name="party animal"/>

On August 15, 2019, the town was granted a [[coat of arms]] by the [[Canadian Heraldic Authority]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=General|first=The Office of the Secretary to the Governor|title=Town of Cardston [Civil Institution]|url=https://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project-pic.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=3173&ProjectElementID=11204|access-date=2020-12-23|website=reg.gg.ca|date=12 November 2020 |language=EN}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Cardston is situated in the foothills of southwest Alberta, approximately {{convert|25|km|2|abbr=on}} north from the [[United States|American]] state of [[Montana]]. On its north side, it borders the [[Kainai Nation]] (Blood Tribe) [[Indian reserve|Reserve]], one of the largest reserves in North America. {{convert|40|km|2|abbr=on}} to the west of Cardston are the [[Canadian Rockies|Rocky Mountains]] of [[Waterton Lakes National Park]]. Cardston is {{convert|77|km|2|abbr=on}} southwest of [[Lethbridge]] and {{convert|234|km|2|abbr=on}} south of [[Calgary]].

=== Climate ===

Cardston experiences a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfb''). Along with the rest of [[southern Alberta]], Cardston is subject to [[chinook wind|chinooks]], which often bring temperatures in mid-winter well above {{convert|10|C|0|abbr=on}}. This same pattern results in more than 200 days of wind a year.

Weather records:<ref name="climate"/>
* Hottest Temperature: {{convert|39.0|C|1|abbr=on}} on 23 July 2007<ref name="July 2007"/>
* Coldest Temperature: {{convert|-41.7|C|0|abbr=on}} on 28 January 1929
* Most Rain In One Day: {{convert|106.0|mm|2|abbr=on}} on 6 June 1995
* Most Snow In One Day: {{convert|63.5|cm|1|abbr=on}} on 4 May 1919
* Deepest Snow Cover: {{convert|84|cm|1|abbr=on}} on 29 April 1967

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first= yes
|single line= yes
|collapsed = yes
|location = Cardston, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1918–present
|Jan record high C = 19.0
|Feb record high C = 21.0
|Mar record high C = 24.5
|Apr record high C = 30.5
|May record high C = 33.0
|Jun record high C = 35.6
|Jul record high C = 39.0
|Aug record high C = 36.7
|Sep record high C = 34.5
|Oct record high C = 29.5
|Nov record high C = 23.9
|Dec record high C = 19.4
|year record high C = 39.0
|Jan high C = 1.4
|Feb high C = 2.5
|Mar high C = 5.9
|Apr high C = 11.5
|May high C = 16.5
|Jun high C = 20.5
|Jul high C = 24.5
|Aug high C = 24.8
|Sep high C = 19.0
|Oct high C = 12.8
|Nov high C = 4.5
|Dec high C = 1.1
|year high C = 12.1
|Jan mean C = −4.5
|Feb mean C = −3.5
|Mar mean C = −0.1
|Apr mean C = 5.1
|May mean C = 9.9
|Jun mean C = 13.8
|Jul mean C = 16.9
|Aug mean C = 16.9
|Sep mean C = 11.8
|Oct mean C = 6.3
|Nov mean C = −1.1
|Dec mean C = −4.6
|year mean C = 5.6
|Jan low C = −10.4
|Feb low C = −9.5
|Mar low C = −6.1
|Apr low C = −1.3
|May low C = 3.3
|Jun low C = 7.0
|Jul low C = 9.3
|Aug low C = 8.9
|Sep low C = 4.6
|Oct low C = −0.2
|Nov low C = −6.7
|Dec low C = −10.3
|year low C = −1.0
|Jan record low C = −41.7
|Feb record low C = −38.9
|Mar record low C = −36.7
|Apr record low C = −25.6
|May record low C = −12.8
|Jun record low C = −5.6
|Jul record low C = −0.5
|Aug record low C = −3.9
|Sep record low C = −15.6
|Oct record low C = −26.5
|Nov record low C = −35.6
|Dec record low C = −38.5
|year record low C = −41.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 20.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 19.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 37.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 40.6
|May precipitation mm = 81.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 90.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 45.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 43.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 53.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 31.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 29.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 21.5
|year precipitation mm = 515.0
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 0.4
|Feb rain mm = 0.0
|Mar rain mm = 1.5
|Apr rain mm = 10.8
|May rain mm = 66.7
|Jun rain mm = 90.7
|Jul rain mm = 45.5
|Aug rain mm = 43.7
|Sep rain mm = 49.2
|Oct rain mm = 9.9
|Nov rain mm = 2.1
|Dec rain mm = 0.1
|year rain mm = 320.6
|Jan snow cm = 20.4
|Feb snow cm = 19.1
|Mar snow cm = 36.0
|Apr snow cm = 29.7
|May snow cm = 14.6
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.1
|Sep snow cm = 3.6
|Oct snow cm = 21.7
|Nov snow cm = 27.4
|Dec snow cm = 21.4
|year snow cm = 194.2
|source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name= "climate">{{cite web
|url =http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=2211&lang=e&dCode=0&province=ALTA&provBut=Go&month1=0&month2=12| title = Cardston, Alberta| work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010| publisher = Environment Canada| language = en, fr| access-date = March 10, 2014| date = 2013-09-25}}</ref><ref name= "July 2007">{{cite web
|url= http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=1994-05-30%7C2016-05-19&dlyRange=1994-07-06%7C2016-05-18&mlyRange=1996-04-01%7C2007-11-01&StationID=26971&Prov=AB&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=7&Day=19&txtStationName=cardston&timeframe=2&Year=2007
| title = July 2007
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| publisher = Environment Canada
| language = en, fr
| access-date = 20 May 2016| date = 2011-10-31
}}</ref><ref name= "January 2015">{{cite web
|url= http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=1994-05-30%7C2016-05-19&dlyRange=1994-07-06%7C2016-05-18&mlyRange=1996-04-01%7C2007-11-01&StationID=26971&Prov=AB&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=1&Day=19&txtStationName=cardston&timeframe=2&Year=2015
| title = January 2015
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| date = 31 October 2011
| publisher = Environment Canada
| language = en, fr
| access-date = 20 May 2016}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

== Demographics ==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], the Town of Cardston had a population of 3,724 living in 1,261 of its 1,335 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:3724-3585}}|3585|1}} from its 2016 population of 3,585. With a land area of {{cvt|8.58|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|3724|8.58|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>

In the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census of Population]] conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Cardston recorded a population of 3,585 living in 1,175 of its 1,270 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:3585-3580}}|3580|1}} change from its 2011 population of 3,580.  With a land area of {{convert|8.59|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|3585|8.59|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>

{|class="wikitable"
|+ Population by age and gender, 2001
|-
! Age !! Male !! Female !! Total
|-
| 0–4 || 115 || 140 || 255
|-
| 5–14 || 335 || 310 || 645
|-
| 15–19 || 175 || 180 || 355
|-
| 20–24 || 105 || 100 || 205
|-
| 25–34 || 125 || 160 || 285
|-
| 35–44 || 175 || 210 || 385
|-
| 45–54 || 165 || 200 || 365
|-
| 55–64 || 125 || 155 || 280
|-
| 65–74 || 135 || 170 || 305
|-
| 75+ || 150 || 260 || 410
|-
| Totals || 1600 || 1870 || 3470
|}
''Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)''

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Family income, 1996 and 2001
|-
!  !! 1996 !! 2001
|-
| Total number of families || 730 || 760
|-
| Average family income || $53,750 || $52,939
|-
| Median family income || $46,503 || $48,004
|}

''Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census''

== Economy ==

Cardston's primary industries are education, health care, entrepreneurship, agriculture, and tourism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E|title=Statistics Canada. 2017. Cardston County, MD [Census subdivision]|date=November 29, 2017|website=Census Profile. 2016 Census.|access-date=February 3, 2020}}</ref> Alcohol became legally available in Cardston for purchase in 2023, after over 100 years of ban.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 September 2023 |title=Cardston, Alta., to end longstanding ban on alcohol sales |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/cardston-alta-to-end-longstanding-ban-on-alcohol-sales/ |access-date=4 May 2025 |website=CTV News}}</ref> The Cardston Airport is located to the south-east of the town.<ref name="CFS">{{CFS}}</ref>

== Attractions ==
{{unreferenced section|date=June 2011}}
[[File:Cardston, Alberta (circa 1914).jpg|thumb|Cardston, circa 1914]]

Cardston has a soccer park, ball parks, a golf course, an ice skating rink, a swimming pool, tennis courts, hiking trails, a skateboard park, a hockey stadium, several recreation parks, picnic areas and playgrounds. St. Mary's Dam reservoir northeast of Cardston supports water sports in the summer months.

The [[Cardston Alberta Temple]] was constructed by [[Latter-day Saint]] pioneers from 1913-1923, and was the first temple constructed by the Church outside of the United States.<ref>[https://digitallibrary.uleth.ca/digital/collection/cardston Cardston], ULethbridge Digital Collection</ref> It remained the only temple in Canada until the [[Toronto Ontario Temple]] was built in 1990.

The [[Remington Carriage Museum]] is the largest collection of [[horse-drawn vehicle]]s in North America, with more than 250 carriages, wagons and sleighs. The {{convert|63000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility features video displays, a fire hall, carriage factory, restoration shop, working stable, carriage rides, carriage rentals, a restaurant, guided tours, and a gift shop.

The Carriage House Theatre was constructed in 1912, and underwent renovations in 1937 and 1992. It seats 350 and hosts films, community theatre and professional summer theatre.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

The Card Pioneer Home was built by Cardston's founder Charles Ora Card in 1887, and served as a community centre and stopping place for travellers until the first hotel was built in 1894. The log structure stands in its original location and is open for public visits.  It is a registered provincial historic site.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cardstonhistoricalsociety.org/card_home.htm | title=Card Home }}</ref>

The Courthouse Museum is a sandstone structure built in 1907 from stone quarried near Cardston. It was used longer than any other courthouse in Alberta. The building displays the judge's bench, witness box, and jail cells.  It is a registered provincial historic site.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cardstonhistoricalsociety.org/|title=Cardston & District Historical Society|website=Cardston & District Historical Society|accessdate=25 April 2024}}</ref>

== Education ==
Schools include the Cardston High School, the Cardston Jr. High School (formerly Eastridge Elementary School), and Cardston Elementary School which are all under the [[Westwind School Division No. 74|Westwind School Division]].

Former schools include Leeside (grades 1 and 2 - torn down in the late 1980s to make way for the Remington-Alberta Carriage Centre) and Westside. The building that housed many of the junior high facilities, E.J. Wood School (including the gymnasium near the current high school), Parkland School, and John S. Smith Schools were torn down in 1993 as the junior high moved to the former Eastridge building. The Cardston High School underwent extensive renovations in the early 2000s, including an expansion to its gymnasium, much-improved fitness and weight room facilities, wider hallways, and a new cafeteria.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}

== Media ==
The ''Cardston News'' was first published in 1924, and was a weekly until 1925. During 1924–1925, the newspaper was edited and published by Fred Burton. It was later taken over by D.O. Wight, editor and managing director from September 17, 1925 until June 9, 1936. Fred Burton took over as publisher on June 16, 1936. The ''Cardston News'' was taken over by Gordon F. West On May 7, 1964.<ref name="Strathern">{{cite book |last=Strathern |first=Gloria M. |date=1988 |title=Alberta Newspapers, 1880-1982: An Historical Directory |publisher=University of Alberta Press |page=56 |isbn=0-88864-137-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRDFGO1LqgsC&pg=PA56}}</ref><ref name="Archived copy">{{cite web |url=http://www.uleth.ca/lib/digitized_Collections/sanews.asp |title=UofL Library Digitized Collections - Southern Alberta Newspaper Collection |website=www.uleth.ca |access-date=14 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417160748/http://www.uleth.ca/lib/digitized_Collections/sanews.asp |archive-date=17 April 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>  The ''Cardston Record'' began publication on August 6, 1898, and was published weekly until September 1901.<ref name="Strathern"/><ref name="Archived copy"/>

== Notable people ==
[[File:Fay-Wray-Fountain.jpg|thumb|Fay Wray Fountain, Cardston]]
* [[Victor L. Brown]], world leader in the LDS Church<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1996/05/news-of-the-church/elder-victor-l-brown-dies-at-81 "Elder Victor L. Brown Dies at 81,"] ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]'', May 1996, 105.</ref>
* [[Ben Cahoon]], CFL slotback who won three [[Grey Cup]] championships with the [[Montreal Alouettes]]. 
* [[Grant Hunter]], [[United Conservative Party|UCP]] MLA for [[Taber-Warner]]
* [[Elaine L. Jack]], world leader in the LDS Church<ref>*[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1987/05/news-of-the-church/elaine-l-jack-second-counselor-in-the-young-women-presidency “"Elaine L. Jack, Second Counselor in the Young Women Presidency,"] ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]'', May 1987, 100.</ref>
* [[Merlin R. Lybbert]], world leader in the LDS Church<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1989/05/news-of-the-church/elder-merlin-r-lybbert-of-the-second-quorum-of-the-seventy "Elder Merlin R. Lybbert of the Second Quorum of the Seventy,"] ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]'', May 1989, 98.</ref>
* [[Shawna Molcak]], basketball player who played for Canada in the [[1996 Summer Olympics]]<ref>[https://olympic.ca/team-canada/shawna-molcak "Shawna Molcak,"] ''Olympic.ca/athletes'', Retrieved July 27, 2020.</ref> 
* [[Grant Strate]], dancer and choreographer<ref>[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/grant-strate/ <!--Bot repaired link--> "Strate, Grant"], ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', accessed 2007-12-17.</ref>
* [[Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers|Elle-MáijáTailfeathers]] - Blackfoot and Sámi filmmaker, actor, and producer born in Cardston
* [[Frank Weiss]], racing driver
* [[Edward J. Wood]], leader in the LDS Church<ref>Jay M. Todd, [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1988/09/edward-j-wood-faith-personified "Edward J. Wood: 'Faith Personified',"] ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]'', September 1988, 50.</ref>
* [[George Woolf]], jockey
* [[Fay Wray]], [[King Kong (1933 film)|''King Kong'']] actress<ref>William Addams Reitwiesner, [http://www.wargs.com/other/wrayf.html Ancestry of Fay Wray], accessed 2007-12-17.</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Cardston (provincial electoral district)]]
*[[Cardston-Chief Mountain]]
*[[CFSO-TV]]
*[[James Gladstone]]
*[[List of communities in Alberta]]
*[[List of towns in Alberta]]
*[[Police Outpost Provincial Park]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Official website}}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Cardston
 | North = [[Fort Macleod]]
 | Northeast = [[Lethbridge]]<br />[[Magrath, Alberta|Magrath]]
 | East = [[Milk River, Alberta|Milk River]]
 | Southeast = [[Coutts, Alberta|Coutts]]
 | South =  [[Carway, Alberta|Carway]]
 | Southwest = [[Waterton Lakes National Park]]
 | West = [[Hill Spring]]
 | Northwest = [[Pincher Creek]]<br />[[Glenwood, Alberta|Glenwood]]
}}

{{Subdivisions of Alberta|towns=yes}}
{{Alberta Regions South Saskatchewan}}
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[[Category:1887 establishments in the Northwest Territories]]
[[Category:Cardston County]]
[[Category:Latter-day Saint settlements in Canada]]
[[Category:Towns in Alberta]]