| Blue Ridge | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Blue Ridge in Alberta |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name2: | No. 13 |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name3: | Woodlands County |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title: | Governing body |
| Leader Name: | Woodlands County Council |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.98 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 211 |
| Population Density Km2: | 70.8 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 54.125°N -115.3778°W |
Blue Ridge is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada within Woodlands County. It is located on Highway 658, 7km (04miles) north of Highway 43 and 3km (02miles) south of the Athabasca River. It is midway between the towns of Whitecourt and Mayerthorpe and approximately 159km (99miles) northwest of Edmonton.
A lumber mill to the north of Blue Ridge, operated by Blue Ridge Lumber Inc., is the main employer for the community. The hamlet also offers services to the oil and gas industry and the surrounding agricultural community.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Blue Ridge had a population of 211 living in 89 of its 97 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 244. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Blue Ridge had a population of 244 living in 101 of its 105 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 239. With a land area of 2.98km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[2]