Carbondale is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Sturgeon County. It is located 2 km west of Highway 28, approximately 11 km north of Edmonton's city limits. Carbondale was so named on account of coal mines near the original town site; coal is a carbon-based fuel. Carbondale is the original site of Carbondale Rail Station (1913-1959).

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carbondale had a population of 78 living in 37 of its 40 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 75. With a land area of 1.12 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carbondale had a population of 75 living in 32 of its 38 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2011 population of 86. With a land area of 1.12 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.