Kitscoty is a village located in central
Alberta
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, Canada. Situated at the junction of
Highway 16
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International
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* European route E16
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Australia
- Thompsons Road (Victoria)
- South Australia
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;Parts of the Trans-Canada Highway:
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(Yellowhead Highway) and
Highway 897 (the link to
Cold Lake), the village is located approximately midway between
Edmonton
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and
Saskatoon
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( and 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
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area which has much heavy
oil activity, both of which provide employment opportunities for the residents.
History
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
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The Battle River flows for and has a total drainage area of . The mean discharge is 10 m³/s at its mouth.
His ...
in the south. Kitscoty is named after a famous
cromlech
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, 3 large stones in a tripod arrangement, found near a settlement in
England
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known as
Kit's Coty House.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the Village of Kitscoty had a population of 852 living in 304 of its 335 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 925. 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 Kitscoty recorded a population of 925 living in 317 of its 337 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 846. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
The population of the Village of Kitscoty according to its
2016 municipal census is 976,
a change from its
2013 municipal census population of 967.
Education
There is an elementary school and a junior/senior high school within the village.
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 villages in Alberta
A village is an urban municipality status type used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta villages are created when communities with populations of at least 300 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller ...
References
External links
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{{Subdivisions of Alberta, villages=yes
1911 establishments in Alberta
Villages in Alberta