Kinuso

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Kinuso
Hamlet
Kinuso is located in Alberta
Kinuso
Kinuso
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Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Northern Alberta
Census Division No. 17
Municipal district Big Lakes County
Government
 • Governing body Big Lakes County Council
Area (2011)[1]
 • Total 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation 610 m (2,000 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 276
 • Density 452.0/km2 (1,171/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
Highways 2
Waterways Lesser Slave Lake

Kinuso 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.

The name Kinuso comes from the Cree word kinosew, meaning fish.

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

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, Kinuso had a population of 276 living in 109 of its 116 total dwellings, a 26.0% change from its 2006 population of 219. With a land area of 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 452/km2 (1,172/sq mi) in 2011.[1]

In 2006, Kinuso had a population of 219 living in 102 dwellings, a 5.2% decrease from 2001. The village had a land area of 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) and a population density of 358.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.[4]

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