Cypress County

Cypress County
Welcome sign
Welcome sign
Official seal of Cypress County
Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division1
Established1985
Incorporated1985
Government
 • ReeveDan Hamilton
 • Governing bodyCypress County Council
 • Administrative officeDunmore
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land12,977.99 km2 (5,010.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total7,524
 • Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Websitecypress.ab.ca

Cypress County is a municipal district in southeastern Alberta, Canada that surrounds the City of Medicine Hat and the Town of Redcliff. The municipality is part of Census Division 1, Alberta.[3] The first farm in the area was settled in 1890.[4]

  1. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ http://www.albertafirst.com/profiles/statspack/20662.html Archived 2009-03-10 at the Wayback Machine AlbertaFirst.Com
  4. ^ Cypress Hills (Alberta) Historical Society (1991). Cypress Hills country. Elkwater, Alberta: Cypress Hills (Alberta) Historical Society. p. 38. ISBN 0-88925-918-6. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013.