Walsh, Alberta
Walsh | |
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Hamlet | |
Location of Walsh in Alberta | |
Coordinates: 49°56′50″N 110°02′33″W / 49.9472°N 110.0425°WCoordinates: 49°56′50″N 110°02′33″W / 49.9472°N 110.0425°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Census division | No. 1 |
Municipal district | Cypress County |
Government | |
• Type | Unincorporated |
• Governing body | Cypress County Council |
Area | |
• Land | 1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi) |
Elevation | 745 m (2,444 ft) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 60 |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Walsh is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Cypress County.[2]
It is located along the Trans-Canada Highway, immediately west of the Saskatchewan border, and has an elevation of 745 metres (2,444 ft).
The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 1 and in the federal riding of Medicine Hat.
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.[3]
Demographics[]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Walsh recorded a population of 60 living in 27 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of 3.4% from its 2011 population of 58. With a land area of 1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 48.0/km2 (124.3/sq mi) in 2016.[1]
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Walsh had a population of 58 living in 27 of its 31 total dwellings, a 5.5% change from its 2006 population of 55. With a land area of 1.42 km2 (0.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 40.8/km2 (105.8/sq mi) in 2011.[4]
See also[]
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of designated places in Alberta
- List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
- List of hamlets in Alberta
References[]
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 6, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ Morrow, James Morrison (1923). Early History of the Medicine Hat County. Medicine Hat Historical Society. p. 4.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- Cypress County
- Hamlets in Alberta
- Designated places in Alberta
- Former villages in Alberta
- Southern Alberta geography stubs