Medicine Hat
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| City of Medicine Hat | |||||
City hall, the courthouse and Medicine Hat Public Library are visible across the South Saskatchewan River, looking south from Finlay Bridge
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| Nickname(s): "The Hat", "The Gas City" | |||||
| Motto: Animo et Fide (Latin) "By Courage and Faith" |
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| Coordinates: 50°02′30″N 110°40′39″W / 50.04167°N 110.67750°WCoordinates: 50°02′30″N 110°40′39″W / 50.04167°N 110.67750°W | |||||
| Country | Canada | ||||
| Province | Alberta | ||||
| Region | Southern Alberta | ||||
| Census division | 1 | ||||
| Founded | 1883 | ||||
| Incorporated | |||||
| • Village | May 31, 1894 | ||||
| • Town | November 1, 1898 | ||||
| • City | May 9, 1906 | ||||
| Government | |||||
| • Mayor | Ted Clugston | ||||
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| • CAO (Municipal Services) | Merete Heggelund | ||||
| • MP |
Glen Motz –(Cons – Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner) |
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| • MLAs |
Bob Wanner –(NDP – Medicine Hat) Drew Barnes –(WRP – Cypress-Medicine Hat) |
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| Area (2011) | |||||
| • City | 112.01 km2 (43.25 sq mi) | ||||
| Elevation | 690 m (2,260 ft) | ||||
| Population (2011) | |||||
| • City | 60,005 | ||||
| • Density | 535.7/km2 (1,387/sq mi) | ||||
| • Urban | 65,671 | ||||
| • Municipal census (2015) | 63,018 | ||||
| Demonym(s) | Hatter | ||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−7) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−6) | ||||
| Postal code span | T1A to T1C | ||||
| Area code(s) | 403, 587 | ||||
| Highways | 1, 3, 41A, 11A, 595 | ||||
| Waterways | South Saskatchewan River, Seven Persons Creek, Ross Creek | ||||
| Railways | Canadian Pacific Railway | ||||
| Website | www |
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Medicine Hat is a city of 63,018 people in southeast Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 169 km (105 mi) east of Lethbridge and 295 km (183 mi) southeast of Calgary. This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff to the northwest are surrounded by Cypress County.
It is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1), the eastern terminus of the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3), and the South Saskatchewan River. Nearby communities considered part of the Medicine Hat area include the Town of Redcliff (abutting the city's northwest boundary) and the hamlets of Desert Blume, Dunmore, Irvine, Seven Persons, and Veinerville. The Cypress Hills (including Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park) is a relatively short distance (by car) to the southeast of the city.
Historically, Medicine Hat has been known for its large natural gas fields, being immortalized by Rudyard Kipling as having "all hell for a basement". Because of these reserves, the city is known as "The Gas City". It is Alberta's sixth largest city. In October 2008, Medicine Hat was named one of Alberta's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc., which was announced by the Calgary Herald and the Edmonton Journal.
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