Tucked into the wide open plains of eastern Alberta, Consort sits at the crossroads of Highway 12 and Highway 41, roughly 250 kilometres southeast of Edmonton and 252 kilometres northeast of Calgary. The village is part of Special Area No. 4, a unique administrative region in the province, and sits only about 60 kilometres west of the Saskatchewan border. Farming, ranching, and oil production form the backbone of the local economy, reflecting the agricultural and resource-based character of the surrounding landscape.
Consort was established as a village on September 23, 1912, and has maintained a continuous local voice through The Consort Enterprise, a weekly newspaper that has been in print since that same founding year. The village recorded a population of 644 in the 2021 Census, a decline from 729 residents counted in 2016, spread across a land area of just over 3 square kilometres with a population density of around 213 people per square kilometre. Despite its modest size, Consort has produced some well-known figures, including Grammy and Juno award-winning singer-songwriter k.d. lang, civil servant Arthur Kroeger, Conservative MP Damien Kurek, and professional hockey player Riley Nash.