Metiskow

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

52°24′31″N 110°38′00″W / 52.40861°N 110.63333°W / 52.40861; -110.63333CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionCentral AlbertaCensus division7Municipal district Municipal District of Provost No. 52Government

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyMunicipal District of Provost No. 52 CouncilPopulation

(1991)^[1]

• Total65Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Metiskow (/məˈtɪskoʊ/) is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada, within the Municipal District of Provost No. 52.^[2] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southwest of Highway 13, approximately 105 kilometres (65 mi) southwest of Lloydminster. The name is derived from metosi-skaw (Cree for 'many trees').^[3]

Demographics

Metiskow recorded a population of 65 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.^[1] Residents of Metiskow are also known as “Metiskans”. Metiskow is a member of the MCHA community, which is a community made up of hamlets and towns in the surrounding area. The MCHA is composed of Metiskow, Czar, Hughenden and Amisk Alberta.

References

^ ^a ^b "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ Holmgren, Eric J. (1976). Over 2000 Place Names of Alberta (3rd ed.). Saskatoon: Western Producer Prairie Books. p. 184. ISBN 0-919306-67-5.