Walsh, Alberta

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Walsh
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Location of Walsh in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°56′50″N110°02′33″W / 49.9472°N 110.0425°W / 49.9472; -110.0425 Coordinates: 49°56′50″N110°02′33″W / 49.9472°N 110.0425°W / 49.9472; -110.0425
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Census division No. 1
Municipal district Cypress County
Government
  Type Unincorporated
  Governing body Cypress County Council
Area
[1]
  Land1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Elevation
745 m (2,444 ft)
Population
 (2016) [1]
  Total60
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)

Walsh is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Cypress County. [2]

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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

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Walsh recorded a population of 50 living in 26 of its 32 total private dwellings, a change of

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. Morrow, James Morrison (1923). Early History of the Medicine Hat County. Medicine Hat Historical Society. p. 4.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.