Etzikom | |
Native Name: | "Valley" |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Etzikom in Alberta |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Southern Alberta |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name3: | 1 |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
Government Type: | Unincorporated |
Leader Title: | Governing body |
Leader Name: | County of Forty Mile No. 8 Council |
Leader Title3: | MLA |
Population As Of: | 1991 |
Population Total: | 54 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Coordinates: | 49.4769°N -111.1072°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
Postal Code: | T0K 0W0 |
Area Code: | +1-403 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | Highway 61 |
Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Blank1 Info: | Pakowki Lake |
Etzikom is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Forty Mile No. 8. It is approximately 20km (10miles) east of Foremost on Highway 61.
Etzikom was founded in 1915.[1] Its name comes from the Blackfoot language word for valley or coulee, referring to Etzikom Coulee.
Etzikom is also home to The Canadian National Historic Windmill Centre, a museum dedicated to windmills throughout history.
Etzikom's representative in Alberta's provincial legislature is Justin Wright.
Etzikom recorded a population of 54 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.