Kinuso
| Kinuso | |
|---|---|
| Hamlet | |
  Kinuso | |
| Coordinates: 55°19′59″N 115°26′1″W / 55.33306°N 115.43361°WCoordinates: 55°19′59″N 115°26′1″W / 55.33306°N 115.43361°W | |
| Country |
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| Province |
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| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census Division | No. 17 |
| Municipal district | Big Lakes County |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Big Lakes County Council |
| Area (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 276 |
| • Density | 452.0/km2 (1,171/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Highways | 2 |
| Waterways | Lesser Slave Lake |
Kinuso is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Big Lakes County,[2] and surrounded by the Swan River First Nation reserve. It is located approximately 48 kilometres (30 mi) west of Slave Lake and 71 km east of High Prairie along Highway 2, south of the southern shore of Lesser Slave Lake.
The name Kinuso comes from the Cree word kinosew, meaning fish.
Kinuso was incorporated as a village until it dissolved on September 1, 2009.[3]
Demographics
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kinuso recorded a population of 182 living in 77 of its 102 total private dwellings, a change of −34.1% from its 2011 population of 276. With a land area of 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 308.5/km2 (798.9/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
In the 2011 Census, Kinuso had a population of 276 living in 109 of its 116 total dwellings, a 26.0% change from its 2006 population of 219. With a land area of 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 452/km2 (1,172/sq mi) in 2011.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Census Profile - Kinuso, Village, Alberta (Dissolved census subdivision)". Statistics Canada. 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ↑ Alberta Queen’s Printer (2009-07-21). "Order in Council (O.C.) 407/2009". Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ↑ "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.
