What is High River?
'''High River''' is a [[town]] in the [[Calgary Region]] of [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. As of 2021, the town had a population of 14,324 people. It is 37 kilometres (23 miles) south of [[Calgary]]. The name of the town comes from the nearby Highwood River. The town was [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] as a [[village]] on 6 December 1901. It was incorporated as a town on 12 February 1906. High River has an [[elevation]] of 1,040 [[meters|m]] (3,410 [[Foot (unit)|ft]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.safetycodes.ab.ca/Public/Documents/PSSSOP_Handbook_Version_12_Online_Feb_21_2012b.pdf |title=Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town) |publisher=Safety Codes Council |access-date=16 August 2015 |archive-date=16 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016085027/http://www.safetycodes.ab.ca/Public/Documents/PSSSOP_Handbook_Version_12_Online_Feb_21_2012b.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> It has an [[area]] of 22.19 [[Square kilometer|km2]] (8.57 [[Square mile|sq mi]]).<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref> == References == <references/> == Other websites == * [http://www.highriver.ca Official website] [[Category:Towns in Alberta]] [[Category:1901 establishments in North America]] [[Category:1900s establishments in Canada]]