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Kneehill County

Municipal district in Alberta, Canada

Municipal district in Alberta, Canada

FieldValue
official_nameKneehill County
settlement_typeMunicipal district
image_sealAB Kneehill County logo.png
seal_typeLogo
image_map
map_captionMajor communities
image_map1AB locator KNEEHILL COUNTY.svg
mapsize1200
map_caption1Location within Alberta
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Southern Alberta
subdivision_type3Planning region
subdivision_name3Red Deer
government_footnotes
leader_titleReeve
leader_nameJerry F. Wittstock
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Kneehill County Council
leader_title2Administrative office
leader_name2Three Hills
established_titleEstablished
established_date1944
established_title2Incorporated
established_date21998
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km23373.4
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total4914
timezoneMST
utc_offset−7
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−6
website

Kneehill County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada within Census Division No. 5.

History

"The municipal history of Kneehill County began in when" [sic] "the Rural Municipality of Roach formed in 1913... In 1945, the Municipal District of Kneehill No. 278 renumbered as the Municipal District of Kneehill No. 48. In 1997, the Village of Torrington dissolved to become part of the Municipal District of Kneehill No. 48. In 1998, the Municipal District of Kneehill No. 48 became Kneehill County."

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Kneehill County: ;Cities

  • none ;Towns
  • Three Hills (location of municipal office)
  • Trochu ;Villages
  • Acme
  • Carbon
  • Linden ;Summer villages
  • none The following hamlets are located within Kneehill County: ;Hamlets
  • Bircham
  • Hesketh
  • Huxley
  • Sunnyslope
  • Swalwell
  • Torrington (dissolved from village status in December 1997)
  • Wimborne

The following localities are located within Kneehill County: ;Localities

  • Allingham
  • Bargrave
  • Beynon
  • Buoyant
  • Cosway
  • Curlew
  • Dunphy
  • Entice
  • Equity
  • Gatine
  • Ghost Pine
  • Ghost Pine Creek
  • Grainger
  • Helmer
  • Highland Ranch
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Perbeck
  • Sharples
  • Taylor
  • Tolman
  • Twining ()

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kneehill County had a population of 4,914 living in 1,715 of its 1,881 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 5,001. With a land area of 3373.4 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kneehill County had a population of 5,001 living in 1,722 of its 1,859 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 4,921. With a land area of 3381.02 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

References

References

  1. {{AMOS
  2. "Kneehill County Fonds". Provincial Archives of Alberta.
  3. {{AltaML
  4. (2010-03-05). "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4805041 - Kneehill County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". [[Statistics Canada]].
  5. {{2021CDNcc
  6. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  7. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
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