Chinook, Alberta facts for kids

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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	4
Special area	Special Area No. 3
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
Population  (1991)
• Total	38
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)	403, 587, 825

Chinook is a small community called a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada. It is part of Special Area No. 3, which is a special type of rural area in Alberta. You can find Chinook along Highway 9, about 119 kilometers (74 miles) northeast of a town called Brooks.

The name Chinook comes from the "Chinook wind." This is a warm, dry wind that blows from the Rocky Mountains.

How Many People Live in Chinook?

Population Over Time

Chinook is a very small place. Like many small communities, its population has changed over the years.

In 1991, Statistics Canada counted the people living in Chinook. They found that only 38 people lived there at that time. Statistics Canada is the group that collects information about Canada's population.