KNEEHILL COUNTY, ALBERTA

'Kneehill County' is an municipal district situated in Division No. 5, Alberta, central Alberta.
The presence of oil and natural gas in the region has attracted some industry.

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Demographics

Communities

References

External links

Demographics

The municipality covers 814,653 acres of land and comprised a population of 5,319 in 2001.Kneehill County community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE.
In 2006, Kneehill County had a population of 5,218 living in 1,849 dwellings, a 1.9% decrease from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of and a population density of .

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district^[1]:
'Towns'

★ Three Hills (municipal seat)

★ Trochu
'Villages'

★ Acme

★ Carbon

★ Linden
'Hamlets'

★ Bircham

★ Hesketh

★ Huxley

★ Sunnyslope

★ Swalwell

★ Torrington - Dissolved as village in December 1997

★ Wimborne

References

1. Municipal Profile - Alberta Municipal Affairs

External links

★ Official site