southern Alberta
Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. In 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017.port of entry into the
U.S. state
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of
Montana
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Interstate 15
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, an important
trade route
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CANAMEX Corridor
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Currently the corr ...
) between Alberta, American states along I-15, and
Mexico
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.
The community has the name of William Burdett-Coutts, a railroad official.
In 2004, a joint border facility opened in Coutts– Sweet Grass, Montana, 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
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(RCMP) officers. The arrests occurred during the Canada convoy protest 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
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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
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List of communities in Alberta
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