| Kathyrn | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kathyrn |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Calgary Metropolitan Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 6 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Rocky View County |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Rocky View County Council |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.32 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 21 |
| Population Density Km2: | 15.9 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
| Coordinates: | 51.2183°N -113.7083°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | 403, 587, 825 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Kathyrn is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County.
Kathyrn is located approximately 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Downtown Calgary on Highway 566, 1.6 km (1.0 mi) west of Highway 9. A Canadian National Railway line runs northeast through Kathyrn towards Three Hills.
Neil McKay, a local farmer and large landowner, named this hamlet after his daughter. He had offered some of his land to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company in 1911 for a townsite, on the provision that he be permitted to give it a name. When the station was finally built in 1913, the painter who was in charge of the sign misspelled Kathryn and the settlement became known as Kathyrn. The post office opened January 1, 1919.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kathyrn had a population of 21 living in 6 of its 6 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]
The population of Kathyrn according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by Rocky View County is 13,[2] a decrease from its 2013 municipal census population count of 20.[3]