Indus is a

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in southern

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, Canada under the jurisdiction of

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. It is home to the Bill Herron Arena Indus is located approximately 6.1 km (3.8 mi) east of the City of

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's eastern limits and 24 km (15 mi) southeast of Downtown Calgary on Highway 791, 0.6 km (0.4 mi) north of Highway 22X. Indus is home to a recreation complex that serves Rocky View County and the southeast communities in the Calgary region of which is made up of a mix which includes multi-generational Canadian farm families and

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owners. Indus's community hockey program is young, having been founded in the early 1970s, but in a relatively short time has developed a strong program that has seen many of its participating athletes move to advanced levels including junior hockey, Canadian university & USA college (

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), as well as professional hockey. The name 'Indus' was suggested in 1914 to the

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by Dr. J.M. Fulton, was the shortened version of "industry". When the rail line reached this area, Dr. Fulton envisioned industrial growth for the region.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Indus had a population of 36 living in 15 of its 15 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 42. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. The population of Indus according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by Rocky View County is 32, a decrease from its 2013 municipal census population count of 36. As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Indus had a population of 62 living in 24 of its 24 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 45. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Education

Indus School provides education to students in kindergarten through grade 9.

References

*Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1992). ''Place Names of Alberta – Volume II, Southern Alberta'', University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta. *Read, Tracey (1983).
Acres and Empires – A History of the Municipal District of Rocky View
', Calgary, Alberta. Calgary Region Designated places in Alberta Hamlets in Alberta Rocky View County {{CalgaryRegion-geo-stub

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