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Kneehill County

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Overview

Kneehill County is a rural municipality in the Central Corridor region of Alberta, Canada. Its main population centre is Three Hills but it also contains other quaint small towns.

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Introduction

Municipal district in Alberta, Canada Municipal district in Alberta, CanadaKneehill CountyMunicipal district LogoThree HillsTrochuAcmeCarbonLindenBirchamHeskethHuxleySunnyslopeSwalwellTorringtonWimborneMajor communitiesLocation within AlbertaCountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionSouthern AlbertaPlanning regionRed DeerEstablished1944Incorporated1998Government • ReeveJerry F. Wittstock • Governing bodyKneehill County Council • Administrative officeThree HillsArea (2021) • Land3,373.4 km2 (1,302.5 sq mi)Population (2021) • Total4,914Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)Websitekneehillcounty.com Kneehill County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada within Census Division No. 5.

History

[edit] "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."

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Geography

[edit] Communities and localities[edit] 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 (/ˈtwaɪnɪŋ/)  

Demographics

[edit] 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 -1.7% from its 2016 population of 5,001. With a land area of 3,373.4 km2 (1,302.5 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi) 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 1.6% change from its 2011 population of 4,921. With a land area of 3,381.02 km2 (1,305.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi) in 2016.