Kneehill County

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

Kneehill County
Municipal district
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Three Hills Trochu Acme Carbon Linden Bircham Hesketh Huxley Sunnyslope Swalwell Torrington Wimborne Major communities
Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Planning region	Red Deer
Established	1944
Incorporated	1998
Government [1]
• Reeve	Jerry F. Wittstock
• Governing body	Kneehill County Council
• Administrative office	Three Hills
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	3,373.4 km2 (1,302.5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	4,914
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	kneehillcounty.com

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."^[4]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Kneehill County:[5] 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:[5] Hamlets Bircham Hesketh Huxley Sunnyslope Swalwell Torrington (dissolved from village status in December 1997) Wimborne

The following localities are located within Kneehill County:^[6]

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

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.^[3][2]

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.^[7]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of municipal districts in Alberta