Metiskow
Metiskow | |
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Metiskow Location of Metiskow Metiskow Metiskow (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 52°24′31″N 110°38′00″W / 52.40861°N 110.63333°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 7 |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Provost No. 52 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Municipal District of Provost No. 52 Council |
| Population (1991)[1] | |
• Total | 65 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 403, 587, 825 |
Metiskow (/məˈtɪskoʊ/) is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada, within the Municipal District of Provost No. 52.[2] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southwest of Highway 13, approximately 105 kilometres (65 mi) southwest of Lloydminster. The name is derived from metosi-skaw (Cree for 'many trees').[3]
Demographics
Metiskow recorded a population of 65 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places (1991 ed.). Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Holmgren, Eric J. (1976). Over 2000 Place Names of Alberta (3rd ed.). Saskatoon: Western Producer Prairie Books. p. 184. ISBN 0-919306-67-5.
- ^ Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 (PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets) (1951 ed.). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1951.
- ^ Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements (1956 ed.). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1956.
- ^ 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4 (1961 ed.). Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1961.
- ^ Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3 (1966 ed.). Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968.
- ^ 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1 (1971 ed.). Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973.
- ^ "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1 (1976 ed.). Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1978.
- ^ 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories (1981 ed.). Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983.
- ^ 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places (1986 ed.). Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988.