Kneehill County facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kneehill County
Municipal district
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Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Planning region	Red Deer
Established	1944
Incorporated	1998
Area  (2021)
• Land	3,373.4 km2 (1,302.5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	4,992
• Density	1.5/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)

Kneehill County is a special type of local government area in central Alberta, Canada. It is known as a municipal district. This means it is a large rural area that includes several smaller towns, villages, and hamlets. The county government helps manage services and planning for everyone living there.

Exploring Kneehill County

Kneehill County covers a large area in Alberta. It surrounds several smaller communities that are important to the people who live there.

Towns and Villages in the County

Within Kneehill County, you will find several towns and villages. These communities have their own local governments but are also part of the larger county.

• Towns:
  • Three Hills is one of the towns. It is also where the main office for Kneehill County is located.
  • Trochu is another town found within the county's borders.

• Villages:
  • Acme
  • Carbon
  • Linden

Hamlets and Localities

Besides towns and villages, Kneehill County is home to many smaller communities called hamlets and localities. Hamlets are usually smaller than villages.

• Hamlets:
  • Bircham
  • Hesketh
  • Huxley
  • Sunnyslope
  • Swalwell
  • Torrington (This used to be a village but changed to a hamlet in 1997.)
  • Wimborne

• 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

Population and People

Understanding the population helps us learn about the people who live in Kneehill County.

Population Changes Over Time

The number of people living in Kneehill County changes over the years. This information is collected by Statistics Canada during a census.

• In 2021, the population of Kneehill County was 4,992 people. They lived in 1,746 homes.
• This was a small change from 2016, when the population was 5,001 people.
• The county covers a land area of about 3,373.4 square kilometers (1,302.5 square miles).
• This means there are about 1.5 people living in each square kilometer.