Kathyrn facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Kathyrn
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 Kathyrn
Location in Alberta
Kathyrn
Location in Canada
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Calgary Metropolitan Region |
| Census division | 6 |
| Municipal district | Rocky View County |
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| • Type | Unincorporated |
| Area
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| • Land | 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 21 |
| • Density | 15.9/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 403, 587, 825 |
Kathyrn is a very small community, called a hamlet, located in southern Alberta, Canada. It's part of Rocky View County. Imagine a tiny village; that's what a hamlet is!
This small place is about 32 kilometers (20 miles) northeast of Calgary. You can find it near Highway 566 and Highway 9. A Canadian National Railway line also passes through Kathyrn, heading towards Three Hills.
Want to know how Kathyrn got its unique name? A local farmer named Neil McKay owned a lot of land here. In 1911, he offered some of his land to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company to build a town. He had one condition: he wanted to name it after his daughter, Kathryn. When the train station was finally built in 1913, the person painting the sign accidentally misspelled her name, writing "Kathyrn" instead of "Kathryn." And that's how the hamlet got its unusual spelling! The local post office opened a few years later, on January 1, 1919.
People Living in Kathyrn
This section tells us about the number of people who live in Kathyrn. It's like taking a count of everyone in the hamlet!
Population Changes Over Time
In 2021, a count was done to see how many people lived in Kathyrn. The results showed that 21 people lived there. They lived in 6 homes. This was a big change from 2016, when only 10 people lived in Kathyrn. This means the population more than doubled in five years!
The hamlet covers an area of about 1.32 square kilometers (0.51 square miles). This means that in 2021, there were about 15.9 people living in each square kilometer.
Another count was done in 2018 by Rocky View County. That year, the population was 13 people. This was a small decrease from 2013, when there were 20 people living in Kathyrn. So, the number of people living in Kathyrn can change quite a bit over time!
