Rolling Hills | |
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| Coordinates: 50°13′32″N111°46′28″W / 50.22556°N 111.77444°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 2 |
| Municipal district | County of Newell |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | County of Newell Council |
| Area (2021) [1] | |
| • Land | 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) [1] | |
• Total | 273 |
| • Density | 397.6/km2 (1,030/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 403, 587, 825 |
Rolling Hills is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Newell. [2] Rolling Hills was founded in 1939 by the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA) with settlers from dried out regions of Saskatchewan and Alberta.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1941 | 62 | — |
| 1951 | 142 | +129.0% |
| 1956 | 134 | −5.6% |
| 1961 | 171 | +27.6% |
| 1966 | 132 | −22.8% |
| 1971 | 127 | −3.8% |
| 1976 | 171 | +34.6% |
| 1981 | 175 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 176 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 164 | −6.8% |
| 1991A | 170 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 178 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 234 | +31.5% |
| 2006 | 246 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 205 | −16.7% |
| 2016 | 258 | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 273 | +5.8% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [1] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rolling Hills had a population of 273 living in 108 of its 113 total private dwellings, a change of 5.8% from its 2016 population of 258. With a land area of 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 395.7/km2 (1,024.7/sq mi) in 2021. [1]
The population of Rolling Hills according to the 2020 municipal census conducted by the County of Newell is 263. [17]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rolling Hills had a population of 258 living in 101 of its 104 total private dwellings, a change of 25.9% from its 2011 population of 205. With a land area of 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 373.9/km2 (968.4/sq mi) in 2016. [16]
Rolling Hills’ primary industry is agriculture. Specialty crops grown in the area include dry edible beans, sugar beets, potatoes, seed canola and seed alfalfa. Cattle have always been a major part of the agricultural landscape in the Rolling Hills area.
One school, serving pre-kindergarten through grade 9, is located in Rolling Hills. After grade 9, students attend high school in Brooks, which is approximately 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Rolling Hills. [18]
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