Medicine Hat, Alberta
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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 (2016) | |||||
| • Land | 112.04 km2 (43.26 sq mi) | ||||
| Elevation | 690 m (2,260 ft) | ||||
| Population (2016) | |||||
| • Total | 63,260 | ||||
| • Density | 564.6/km2 (1,462/sq mi) | ||||
| • 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 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. Medicine Hat was the sixth-largest city in Alberta in 2016 with a population of 63,230.
Medicine Hat 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".
The name "Medicine Hat" is the English translation of Saamis (SA-MUS) – the Blackfoot word for the eagle tail feather headdress worn by medicine men – or "Medicine Hat". Several legends are associated with the name from a mythical mer-man river serpent named Soy-yee-daa-bee – the Creator – who appeared to a hunter and instructed him to sacrifice his wife to get mystical powers which were manifest in a special hat. Another legend tells of a battle long ago between the Blackfoot and the Cree in which a retreating Cree "Medicine Man" lost his headdress in the South Saskatchewan River.
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