Kinuso

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

Kinuso ᑭᓄᓭᐤ (Cree) kinosêw (Cree)
Hamlet
Kinuso
Coordinates: 55°19′59″N 115°26′1″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census Division	No. 17
Municipal district	Big Lakes County
Government
• Governing body	Big Lakes County Council
Area  (2021)[1]
• Land	0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation	610 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	150
• Density	257.8/km2 (668/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways	2
Waterways	Lesser Slave Lake

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

Kinuso was incorporated as a village until it dissolved on September 1, 2009.^[3]

Demographics

Federal census
population history

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	238	—
1956	306	+28.6%
1961	323	+5.6%
1966	376	+16.4%
1971	267	−29.0%
1976	305	+14.2%
1981	285	−6.6%
1986	282	−1.1%
1991	230	−18.4%
1996	258	+12.2%
2001	231	−10.5%
2006	219	−5.2%
2011	276	+26.0%
2016	182	−34.1%
2021	150	−17.6%
Source: Statistics Canada [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][1]

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 -17.6% from its 2016 population of 182. With a land area of 0.58 km² (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 258.6/km² (669.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

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 -34.1% from its 2011 population of 276. With a land area of 0.59 km² (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 308.5/km² (798.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[11]

See also

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

References

1. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
3. Alberta Queen’s Printer (July 21, 2009). "Order in Council (O.C.) 407/2009". Retrieved June 20, 2010.
4. "Table 6: Population by sex, for census subdivisions, 1956 and 1951". Census of Canada, 1956. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1958.
5. "Table 9: Population by census subdivisions, 1966 by sex, and 1961". 1966 Census of Canada. Western Provinces. Vol. Population: Divisions and Subdivisions. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1967.
6. "Table 3: Population for census divisions and subdivisions, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada. Census Divisions and Subdivisions, Western Provinces and the Territories. Vol. Population: Geographic Distributions. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1977.
7. "Table 2: Census Subdivisions in Alphabetical Order, Showing Population Rank, Canada, 1981". 1981 Census of Canada. Vol. Census subdivisions in decreasing population order. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1982. ISBN 0-660-51563-6.
8. "Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991 – 100% Data". 91 Census. Vol. Population and Dwelling Counts – Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1992. pp. 100–108. ISBN 0-660-57115-3.
9. "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
10. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. January 6, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
11. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.