Hairy Hill is a
hamlet
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in
Alberta
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, Canada within the
County of Two Hills No. 21
The County of Two Hills No. 21 is a municipal district in east-central Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 10, its municipal office is located in the Town of Two Hills.
History
The County of Two Hills No. 21 was formed in 1963 ...
. It is located on
Highway 45, approximately east of
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
.
Hairy Hill got its name from the large amount of bison hair found on the hills in the area when the
Canadian Pacific Railway
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founded the hamlet in the early 20th century.
Demographics
Hairy Hill recorded a population of 30 in the
2001 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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.
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See also
*List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal district ...
* List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
*List of hamlets in Alberta
Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, specialized municipalities or rural municipalities ( municipal districts, improvement districts and special areas). The ...
References
Hamlets in Alberta
Former villages in Alberta
Populated places disestablished in 1996
County of Two Hills No. 21
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