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Coutts ( ) is a village in southern Alberta, Canada that is a port of entry into the
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of Montana. It is one of the busiest ports of entry on the
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in western Canada. It connects Highway 4 to
Interstate 15 Interstate 15 (I-15) is a major Interstate Highway in the western United States, running through Southern California and the Intermountain West. I-15 begins near the Mexican border in San Diego County and stretches north to Alberta, Canada ...
, an important
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( CANAMEX Corridor) between Alberta, American states along I-15, and Mexico. The community has the name of William Burdett-Coutts, a railroad official. In 2004, a joint border facility opened in Coutts–
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, housing both Canadian and American federal authorities.


History

In February 2022, four men were arrested on allegations that they conspired to kill Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers. The arrests occurred during the
Canada convoy protest A series of protests and blockades in Canada against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions, called the Freedom Convoy (french: Convoi de la liberté, links=no) by organizers, began in early 2022. The initial convoy movement was create ...
in Coutts. According to police, the plot was part of a wider plan to alter "Canada's political, justice and medical systems." In December 2022, Coutts was described by CTV News as a "village divided" as residents identified as supporting or opposing the protest earlier that year.


Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Coutts had a population of 224 living in 112 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 245. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Coutts recorded a population of 245 living in 122 of its 159 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 277. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.


See also

* List of communities in Alberta


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* {{Coord, display=title, name=Coutts, Alberta, 49, 00, N, 111, 57, W, region:CA_type:city 1960 establishments in Alberta Alberta land ports of entry County of Warner No. 5 Villages in Alberta