Coordinates: 55°19′59″N 115°26′1″W / 55.33306°N 115.43361°W / 55.33306; -115.43361

Kinuso

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Kinuso
ᑭᓄᓭᐤ (Cree)

kinosêw (Cree)

Hamlet
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CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Census DivisionNo. 17
Municipal districtBig Lakes County
Government
 • Governing bodyBig Lakes County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation
610 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
150
 • Density257.8/km2 (668/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways2
WaterwaysLesser Slave Lake

Kinuso (Cree: ᑭᓄᓭᐤ, kinosêw) 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 kinosêw 'fish'.

Kinuso was incorporated as a village until it dissolved on September 1, 2009.[3]

Demographics

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Federal census
population history
YearPop.±%
1951238—    
1956306+28.6%
1961323+5.6%
1966376+16.4%
1971267−29.0%
1976305+14.2%
1981285−6.6%
1986282−1.1%
1991230−18.4%
1996258+12.2%
2001231−10.5%
2006219−5.2%
2011276+26.0%
2016182−34.1%
2021150−17.6%
Source: Statistics Canada
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kinuso had a population of 150 living in 73 of its 93 total private dwellings, a change of -17.6% from its 2016 population of 182. With a land area of 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 258.6/km2 (669.8/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kinuso had 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.[11]

See also

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References

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