Kneehill County is a municipal district situated in Division No. 5, Alberta

Division No. 5, Alberta

Division No. 5 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the north-central portion of southern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Strathmore.- Census subdivisions :...

, central Alberta

Alberta

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The presence of oil and natural gas in the region has attracted some industry.

Demographics

In 2006, Kneehill County had a population of 5,218 living in 1,849 dwellings

House

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, a 1.9% decrease from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of 3380.04 km² (1,305 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 1.5 /km2.

Communities

The following communities are located in Kneehill County:

Towns

• Three Hills
  Three Hills, Alberta
  Three Hills is a town located in the southern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. It is so named because of the three highly visible hills that are situated to its north.-History:...
  
   (municipal seat)
• Trochu
  Trochu, Alberta
  -Demographics:The population of the Town of Trochu according to its 2009 municipal census is 1,113.In 2006, Trochu had a population of 1,005 living in 450 dwellings, a 2.7% decrease from 2001...
  
  

Villages

• Acme
  Acme, Alberta
  Acme is a village in south-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary, Alberta. It was the first village to be incorporated in Kneehill County....
  
  
• Carbon
  Carbon, Alberta
  Carbon is a village in central Alberta, Canada.It is located in Kneehill County, west of Drumheller and northeast of Calgary, along Highway 836, each of Highway 21 on Highway 575...
  
  
• Linden
  Linden, Alberta
  Linden is a village located in Kneehill County, Alberta, in the central part of the province. It is located 28 km southwest of Three Hills and 26 km north of Beiseker....
  
  

Hamlets

• Bircham
  Bircham, Alberta
  Bircham is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County. It is located approximately northeast of Calgary and southeast of Acme, along a Canadian National Railway line.- References :...
  
  
• Hesketh
  Hesketh, Alberta
  Hesketh is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County. It is located approximately west of Drumheller.- References :...
  
  
• Huxley
  Huxley, Alberta
  Huxley is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County. It is located approximately northeast of Calgary, Alberta.- References :...
  
  
• Sunnyslope
  Sunnyslope, Alberta
  Sunnyslope is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County. It is located on Highway 582, approximately southwest of Three Hills and east of Didsbury.- References :...
  
  
• Swalwell
  Swalwell, Alberta
  Swalwell is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County. It is located approximately northeast of Calgary and west of Highway 21. It is located on Canadian National Railway's Three Hills Subdivision between Three Hills and Beiseker. Swalwell has an elevation of .The hamlet is...
  
  
• Torrington - dissolved as village in December 1997
• Wimborne
  Wimborne, Alberta
  Wimborne is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County. It is located approximately southeast from Red Deer.- References :...
  
  

Other unincorporated communities

• Sharples
  Sharples, Alberta
  Sharples is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County. The community is located along the former track bed of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Carbon-Drumheller branch line, in southern Alberta.- See also :...
  
  

External links

• Kneehill County (Official site)