Two Hills | |
Official Name: | Town of Two Hills |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Motto: | Small Town With A Big Future |
Pushpin Map: | Alberta |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Two Hills in Alberta |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Central Alberta |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name3: | 10 |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
Subdivision Name4: | County of Two Hills No. 21 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Leonard L. Ewanishan |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Leader Name1: | Two Hills Town Council |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Title1: | Incorporated[1] |
Established Date1: | |
Established Title2: | • Village |
Established Date2: | June 4, 1929 |
Established Title3: | • Town |
Established Date3: | January 1, 1955 |
Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
Area Land Km2: | 3.11 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1416 |
Population Density Km2: | 454.7 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Coordinates: | 53.715°N -111.7461°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
Elevation M: | 603 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
Postal Code: | T0B 4K0 |
Area Code: | +1-780 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | Highway 36 Highway 45 |
Blank1 Name: | Waterway |
Blank1 Info: | Vermilion River |
Two Hills is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 137km (85miles) east of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 45 and Highway 36. Two Hills is primarily an agriculture-based community. It was named from the presence of two hills located near the town. Post office established in 1914.[4]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Two Hills had a population of 1,416 living in 445 of its 527 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,352. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
The population of the Town of Two Hills according to its 2017 municipal census is 1,443,[6] a change of from its 2012 municipal census population of 1,431.[7]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Two Hills recorded a population of 1,352 living in 399 of its 478 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,379. With a land area of 3.38km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[8]