Walsh
Hamlet
Walsh, Alberta is located in Alberta
Walsh, Alberta
Location of Walsh in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°56′50″N 110°02′33″W / 49.9472°N 110.0425°W / 49.9472; -110.0425
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 1
Municipal districtCypress County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyCypress County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation
745 m (2,444 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total50
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Walsh is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Cypress County.[2]

It is located along the Trans-Canada Highway, immediately west of the Saskatchewan border, and has an elevation of 745 metres (2,444 ft).

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 1 and in the federal riding of Medicine Hat.

Walsh is likely named for the prominent North-West Mounted Police officer, James Walsh, who established a fort there in the early days of that organization.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Walsh had a population of 50 living in 26 of its 32 total private dwellings, a change of -16.7% from its 2016 population of 60. With a land area of 1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 41.0/km2 (106.1/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Walsh had a population of 60 living in 27 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of 3.4% from its 2011 population of 58. With a land area of 1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 48.0/km2 (124.3/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Morrow, James Morrison (1923). Early History of the Medicine Hat County. Medicine Hat Historical Society. p. 4.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.


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