Kitscoty
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|official_name = Village of Kitscoty
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|subdivision_name2 = Central Alberta
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|subdivision_type4 = Municipal district
|subdivision_name4 = County of Vermilion River
|government_footnotes = [http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/mc_municipal_officials_search.cfm Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search]
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|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Joyce Bell
|leader_title1 = Governing body
|leader_name1 = Kitscoty Village Council
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|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1905
|established_title1 = Incorporated{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/VILG.PDF | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | title=Location and History Profile: Village of Kitscoty | page=414 | date=October 21, 2016 | access-date=October 23, 2016}}
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|established_title2 = • Village
|established_date2 = March 22, 1911
| area_land_km2 = 1.51
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_total = 852
| population_density_km2 = 564.3
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|postal_code = T0B 2P0
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|website = {{official website|www.vokitscoty.ca}}
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Kitscoty is a village located in central Alberta, Canada. Situated at the junction of Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) and Highway 897 (the link to Cold Lake), the village is located approximately midway between Edmonton and Saskatoon ({{convert|225|km|mi|abbr=on}} and {{convert|295|km|mi|abbr=on}} respectively). In addition, the village is within short commuting distance of Lloydminster. The CN railway tracks also pass through Kitscoty. The municipal office of the surrounding County of Vermilion River's is located in Kitscoty.
Kitscoty is located in rich agricultural area which has much heavy oil activity, both of which provide employment opportunities for the residents.
History
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The first settlers came to the district in 1905, and was incorporated as a village in 1911. Kitscoty originally served a trading area stretching from Cold Lake in the north to the Battle River in the south. Kitscoty is named after a famous cromlech, 3 large stones in a tripod arrangement, found near a settlement in England known as Kit's Coty House.{{cite book|last=Ronaghan|first=Allen|title=Earnest-Minded Men : an account of local government in the County of Vermilion River|year=1973|publisher=County of Vermilion River|location=Kitscoty, Alberta|page=191|url=http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=902477}}
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Kitscoty had a population of 852 living in 304 of its 335 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:852-925}}|925|1}} from its 2016 population of 925. With a land area of {{cvt|1.51|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|852|1.51|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 9, 2022}}
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Kitscoty recorded a population of 925 living in 317 of its 337 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:925-846}}|846|1}} change from its 2011 population of 846. With a land area of {{convert|1.51|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|925|1.51|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 8, 2017}}
The population of the Village of Kitscoty according to its 2016 municipal census is 976,{{cite web | url=http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2016_Municipal_Affairs_Population_List.pdf | title=2016 Municipal Affairs Population List | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | isbn=978-1-4601-3127-5 | access-date=January 29, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116155759/http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2016_Municipal_Affairs_Population_List.pdf | archive-date=January 16, 2017 | url-status=dead }} a {{percentage|{{#expr:976-967}}|967|1}} change from its 2013 municipal census population of 967.{{cite web | url=http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2015_Municipal_Affairs_Population_List.pdf | title=2015 Municipal Affairs Population List | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | isbn=978-1-4601-2630-1 | access-date=January 29, 2017}}
Education
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There is an elementary school and a junior/senior high school within the village.
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
- {{Commons category-inline|Kitscoty, Alberta}}
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Kitscoty
| North = Marwayne
| Northeast =
| East = Lloydminster
| Southeast =
| South = Paradise Valley
| Southwest = Wainwright
| West = Vermilion
| Northwest = Dewberry
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{{Subdivisions of Alberta|villages=yes}}