Kneehill County, Alberta

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Kneehill County is an municipal district situated in Division No. 5, Alberta, central Alberta.

Location of Kneehill County
Alberta municipal districts

The municipality covers 814,653 acres of land and comprises of a population of 5,319(Source:Statistics Canada 2001 Census[1]). The presence of oil and natural gas in the region has attracted some industry.

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[edit] Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district[2]:

Towns

Villages

Hamlets

  • Bircham
  • Hesketh
  • Huxley
  • Sunnyslope
  • Swalwell
  • Torrington - Dissolved as village in December 1997
  • Wimborne

[edit] Surrounding Communities


Red Deer County Red Deer County Stettler County
Mountain View County North Starland County
West   Kneehill County    East
South
Municipal District of Rocky View Wheatland County Special Area 2(Census Division 4)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kneehill County community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE.
  2. ^ Municipal Profile - Alberta Municipal Affairs

[edit] External links