Hairy Hill

Hairy Hill is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21.^[2] It is located on Highway 45, approximately 102 kilometres (63 mi) east of Edmonton.

Hairy Hill
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 53°45′48″N 111°58′43″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	10
Municipal district	County of Two Hills No. 21
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	County of Two Hills No. 21 Council
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	30
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)	780, 587, 825

Hairy Hill got its name from the large amount of bison hair found on the hills in the area when the Canadian Pacific Railway founded the hamlet in the early 20th century.^[3]

Demographics

Hairy Hill recorded a population of 30 in the 2001 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.^[1]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. "2001 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on December 22, 2005. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
3. "Hairy Hill - Where the Buffalo Roamed". Kalyna Country Ecomuseum. Retrieved March 27, 2012.