Coutts ( ) is a village in
southern Alberta, Canada that is a
port of entry
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into the
U.S. state
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of
Montana
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. It is one of the busiest ports of entry on the
Canada–United States border
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in western Canada. It connects
Highway 4 to
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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. It is 99km to
Lethbridge
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and 146km to
Medicine Hat
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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
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as a "village divided" as residents identified as supporting or opposing the protest earlier that year.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, 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; this represents 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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References
External links
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{{Coord, display=title, name=Coutts, Alberta, 49, 00, N, 111, 57, W, region:CA_type:city
1960 establishments in Alberta
Alberta land ports of entry
County of Warner No. 5
Villages in Alberta