Tucked along the Cowboy Trail (Highway 22) in southern Alberta, Cremona sits north of Cochrane and west of Carstairs, making it a small but well-connected community in the region. It holds village status and covers a land area of 1.93 square kilometres, giving it a population density of roughly 226 people per square kilometre. The surrounding area is classic Alberta foothills country, with the Cowboy Trail corridor linking Cremona to larger centres while keeping the community’s quiet, rural character intact.
As of the 2021 Census, Cremona had a population of 437 residents living in 194 of its 210 private dwellings. This followed a count of 444 in 2016 and 457 in 2011, reflecting a gradual and modest decline over the past decade. Students in the community attend Cremona School, a K-12 facility within the Chinook’s Edge School Division. On the industry side, Aurora Cannabis operates a medical marijuana growing and processing facility in the village. Cremona has also produced a handful of notable figures, including former American Hockey League forward and Calgary Flames draft pick J.D. Watt, as well as country singer Blake Reid, who was born here.