Foothills County is a

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in southern

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, Canada adjacent to the south side of

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in Census Division No. 6. Despite sharing a common border with the City of Calgary, it does not form part of the Calgary census metropolitan area (CMA) as defined by Statistics Canada. It is however a member municipality of the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board.

History

Foothills County was originally formed as the Municipal District (MD) of Sheep River No. 31 on January 1, 1954 through the amalgamation of portions of Improvement District No. 46 and the MDs of Highwood No. 31, Turner Valley No. 32, and Springbank No. 45. Its name was changed to the MD of Foothills No. 31 shortly thereafter on March 25, 1954. Foothills County assumed its present name on January 1, 2019.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Foothills County. ;

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*none ;

Towns A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

* Black Diamond *

High River High River is a town within the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is approximately south of Calgary, at the junction of Alberta Highways 2 and 23. High River had a population of 14,324 in 2021. History The community takes ...

Okotoks Okotoks (, originally ) is a town in the Calgary Region of Alberta, Canada. It is on the Sheep River, approximately south of Calgary. Okotoks has emerged as a bedroom community of Calgary. According to the 2016 Census, the town has a population ...

Turner Valley Turner Valley is a town in the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Foothills County. It is on Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail), west of Black Diamond and approximately southwest of Calgary. It was named after Robert ...

;

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* Longview ; Summer villages * none The following

hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...

are located within Foothills County. * Aldersyde * Blackie * Cayley *

De Winton De Winton & Co (1854–1901) were engineers in Caernarfon, Wales. They built, amongst other things, vertical boilered narrow gauge locomotives for use in Welsh slate mines and other industrial settings. At least six De Winton locomotives have ...

* Heritage Pointe * Millarville * Priddis * Priddis Greens The following localities are located within Foothills County. ;Localities *Alder Heights *Aspen Creek Estates * Azure *Caravelle Estates *

Connemara Connemara (; )( ga, Conamara ) is a region on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of western County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The area has a strong association with traditional Irish culture and contains much of the Connacht Irish-speak ...

*De Winton Heights *Eltham *Gladys * Hartell *Kew *Leduc Lynnwood Ranch *Leisure Lake *Mazeppa *Naphtha *Naptha * Pekisko *Pineridge Estates *Rio Frio *Royalties *Sandstone *Valleyview Acres

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, Foothills County had a population of 23,199 living in 8,450 of its 9,075 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 22,616. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Foothills County had a population of 22,766 living in 8,156 of its 8,689 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 21,248. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Attractions

* Big Rock *

High River Airport High River Regional Airport is a registered aerodrome located south southeast of High River, Alberta, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific ...

* De Winton/South Calgary Airport * Frank Lake *

Spruce Meadows Spruce Meadows is a multi-purpose sports facility near Calgary, Alberta built by the Southern family which opened in 1975. The facility contains an equestrian show jumping complex that comprises . The current president and CEO of Spruce Me ...

References

External links

* {{Authority control Calgary Region *

Foothills Foothills or piedmont are geographically defined as gradual increases in elevation at the base of a mountain range, higher hill range or an upland area. They are a transition zone between plains and low relief hills and the adjacent topograp ...