Kinuso Explained

Kinuso
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Northern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census Division
Subdivision Name3:No. 17
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Big Lakes County
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Big Lakes County Council
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:0.58
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:150
Population Density Km2:257.8
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:55.3331°N -115.4336°W
Elevation M:610
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:2
Blank1 Name:Waterways
Blank1 Info:Lesser Slave Lake

Kinuso (Cree: script=Cans|ᑭᓄᓭᐤ, Cree: kinosêw) is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Big Lakes County, and surrounded by the Swan River First Nation reserve. It is located approximately 48km (30miles) west of Slave Lake and 71 km east of High Prairie along Highway 2, south of the southern shore of Lesser Slave Lake.

The name Kinuso comes from the Cree word Cree: kinosêw 'fish'.

Kinuso was incorporated as a village until it dissolved on September 1, 2009.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kinuso had a population of 150 living in 73 of its 93 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 182. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kinuso had a population of 182 living in 77 of its 102 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 276. With a land area of 0.59km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Order in Council (O.C.) 407/2009 . Alberta Queen’s Printer . 2009-07-21 . 2010-06-20.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 13, 2017.