Medicine Hat
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Key facts
- Country
- Canada
- Province
- Alberta
- Planning region
- South Saskatchewan
- Municipal district
- Cypress County
- Village
- May 31, 1894
- Town
- November 1, 1898
- City
- May 9, 1906
- Mayor
- Linnsie Clark
- Governing body
- Medicine Hat City Council Yusuf Mohammed Ted Clugston Stuart Young Chris Hellman Bill Cocks Cheryl Phaff Dan Reynish Brian Varga
- Cao
- Ann Mitchell
- Mp
- Glen Motz
- Mlas
- Justin Wright , Danielle Smith
- Total
- 125.01 km (48.27 sq mi)
- Land
- 111.97 km (43.23 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 690 m (2,260 ft)
- Density
- 565.1/km (1,464/sq mi)
- Municipal census 2015
- 63,018
- Estimate 2020
- 65,527
via Wikipedia infobox
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Medicine Hat is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located along the South Saskatchewan River, west of the Saskatchewan border. It is approximately 169 kilometres (105 mi) east of Lethbridge, and 295 km (183 mi) southeast of Calgary. The city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff to the northwest are within Cypress County. Medicine Hat was the eighth-largest city in Alberta in 2021 with a population of 63,271. It is also the sunniest place in Canada according to Environment and Climate Change Canada, averaging 2,544 hours of sunshine a year.
Started as a railway town, today, Medicine Hat is served by the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) and the eastern terminus of the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3). Nearby communities considered part of the Medicine Hat area include the Town of Redcliff (abutting the city's northwest boundary) and the hamlets of Desert Blume, Dunmore, Irvine, Seven Persons, and Veinerville. The Cypress Hills (including Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park) are a relatively short distance (by car) to the southeast of the city.