Walsh is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

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 in Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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, within Cypress County

Cypress County, Alberta

Cypress County is a municipal district located in southeastern Alberta, Canada. The County completely surrounds the City of Medicine Hat and the Town of Redcliff.The municipality is part of Census Division 1, Alberta.- Geography :...

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It is located along the Trans-Canada Highway

Trans-Canada Highway

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, immediately west of the Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

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 border, and has an elevation of 745 metres (2,444.2 ft).

The hamlet is located in census division

Census division

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 No. 1

Division No. 1, Alberta

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 and in the federal riding

Alberta federal electoral districts

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 of Medicine Hat

Medicine Hat (electoral district)

Medicine Hat is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1908. The riding covers the City of Medicine Hat and surrounding areas on the southeast side of Alberta – including Cypress County, Forty Mile County, the Municipal...

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Walsh is likely named for the prominent North-West Mounted Police officer, James Walsh, who established a fort there in the early days of that organization.

Demographics

As of 2006, Walsh had a total population of 55 living in 24 dwellings. With a land area of 1.42 km² (0.5482650652014 sq mi), it has a population density

Population density

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 of 38.7 /km2.

Industry Canada shows that Walsh's greater rural area had a total population of 247 living in 102 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 407.7 km² (157.4 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density

Population density

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of 1 /km2.