Walsh | |
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Hamlet | |
Location of Walsh in Alberta | |
Coordinates: 49°56′50″N 110°02′33″W / 49.9472°N 110.0425°WCoordinates: 49°56′50″N 110°02′33″W / 49.9472°N 110.0425°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Census division | No. 1 |
Municipal district | Cypress County |
Government | |
• Type | Unincorporated |
• Governing body | Cypress County Council |
Area | |
• Total | 1.42 km2 (0.55 sq mi) |
Elevation | 745 m (2,444 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 58 |
• Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
• Dwellings | 31 |
Time zone | MST (UTC−7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−6) |
Walsh is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada, within Cypress County.
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.
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Walsh recorded 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.
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Walsh had a population of 58 living in 27 of its 31 total dwellings, a 5.5% change from its 2006 population of 55. With a land area of 1.42 km2 (0.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 40.8/km2 (105.8/sq mi) in 2011.