Kathyrn

Kathyrn
Kathyrn is located in Alberta
Kathyrn
Kathyrn
Location of Kathyrn
Kathyrn is located in Canada
Kathyrn
Kathyrn
Kathyrn (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°13′6″N 113°42′30″W / 51.21833°N 113.70833°W / 51.21833; -113.70833
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCalgary Metropolitan Region
Census division6
Municipal districtRocky View County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyRocky View County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total21
 • Density15.9/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Kathyrn is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County.[2]

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.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

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