Walsh, Alberta

Walsh
Walsh, Alberta is located in Alberta
Walsh, Alberta
Location of Walsh in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°56′50″N 110°02′33″W / 49.9472°N 110.0425°W / 49.9472; -110.0425
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 1
Municipal districtCypress County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyCypress County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation
745 m (2,444 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total50
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Walsh is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Cypress County.[2]

It is located along the Trans-Canada Highway, immediately west of the Saskatchewan border, and has an elevation of 745 metres (2,444 ft).

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 1 and in the federal riding of Medicine Hat.

Walsh is likely named for the prominent North-West Mounted Police officer, James Walsh, who established a fort there in the early days of that organization.[3]

  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. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Morrow, James Morrison (1923). Early History of the Medicine Hat County. Medicine Hat Historical Society. p. 4.