Kneehill County#Communities and localities

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| settlement_type = Municipal district

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| image_seal = AB Kneehill County logo.png

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| image_map = {{CAN AB Kneehill Map}}

| map_caption = Major communities

| image_map1 = AB locator KNEEHILL COUNTY.svg

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| map_caption1 = Location within Alberta

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Canada

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Alberta

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Southern Alberta

| subdivision_type3 = Planning region

| subdivision_name3 = Red Deer

| government_footnotes = {{AMOS}}

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| leader_title = Reeve

| leader_name = Jerry F. Wittstock

| leader_title1 = Governing body

| leader_name1 = Kneehill County Council

| leader_title2 = Administrative office

| leader_name2 = Three Hills

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1944

| established_title2 = Incorporated

| established_date2 = 1998

| area_footnotes = (2021)

| area_land_km2 = 3373.4

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_total = 4914

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| utc_offset = −7

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| utc_offset_DST = −6

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| website = {{official website|www.kneehillcounty.com|kneehillcounty.com}}

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Kneehill County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada within Census Division No. 5.

History

"The municipal history of Kneehill County began in when" [sic] "the Rural Municipality of Roach formed in 1913... In 1945, the Municipal District of Kneehill No. 278 renumbered as the Municipal District of Kneehill No. 48. In 1997, the Village of Torrington dissolved to become part of the Municipal District of Kneehill No. 48. In 1998, the Municipal District of Kneehill No. 48 became Kneehill County."{{Cite web |title=Kneehill County Fonds |url=https://hermis.alberta.ca/paa/Details.aspx?st=Municipal+Affairs+&cp=59&ReturnUrl=%2Fpaa%2FSearch.aspx%3Fst%3DMunicipal%2BAffairs%2B%26cp%3D59&dv=True&DeptID=1&ObjectID=PR2586 |access-date=17 Sep 2024 |website=Heritage Resources Management Information System |series=# PR2586 |publisher=Provincial Archives of Alberta}}

Geography

= Communities and localities =

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Kneehill County:{{AltaML}}

;Cities

none

;Towns

Three Hills (location of municipal office)
Trochu

;Villages

;Summer villages

none

The following hamlets are located within Kneehill County:

;Hamlets

Bircham
Hesketh
Huxley
Sunnyslope
Swalwell
Torrington (dissolved from village status in December 1997)
Wimborne

The following localities are located within Kneehill County:{{cite web | url=http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4805041 | title=Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4805041 - Kneehill County, geographical codes and localities, 2006 | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2010-03-05 | access-date=2012-08-11}}

;Localities

Allingham
Bargrave
Beynon
Buoyant
Cosway
Curlew
Dunphy
Entice
Equity
Gatine
Ghost Pine

Ghost Pine Creek
Grainger
Helmer
Highland Ranch
Kirkpatrick
Perbeck
Sharples
Taylor
Tolman
Twining ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|w|aɪ|n|ɪ|ŋ}})

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kneehill County had a population of 4,914 living in 1,715 of its 1,881 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:4914-5001}}|5001|1}} from its 2016 population of 5,001. With a land area of {{cvt|3373.4|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|4914|3373.4|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{2021CDNcc}}{{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, Kneehill County had a population of 5,001 living in 1,722 of its 1,859 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:5001-4921}}|4921|1}} change from its 2011 population of 4,921. With a land area of {{convert|3381.02|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|5001|3381.02|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}}