title: Kneehill County
text: # Kneehill County
  
  Kneehill County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada within Census Division No. 5.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Communities and localities
  
  The following localities are located within Kneehill County:
  
  ## Demographics
  
  In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kneehill County had a population of 4,992 living in 1,746 of its 1,912 total private dwellings, a change of -0.2% from its 2016 population of 5,001. With a land area of 3,373.4 $km^2$ (1,302.5 sq mi), it had a population density of $1.5/km^2$ (3.8/sq mi) in 2021.
  
  In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kneehill County had a population of 5,001 living in 1,722 of its 1,859 total private dwellings, a 1.6% change from its 2011 population of 4,921. With a land area of 3,381.02 $km^2$ (1,305.42 sq mi), it had a population density of $1.5/km^2$ (3.8/sq mi) in 2016.
  
  