Coutts | |
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Village of Coutts | |
Motto: The Gateway to Alberta | |
Location in
Alberta | |
Coordinates: 49°00′23″N 111°57′51″W / 49.00639°N 111.96417°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Southern Alberta |
Planning region | South Saskatchewan |
Municipal district | Warner |
Incorporated [1] | |
• Village | January 1, 1960 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Scott MacCumber [2] |
• Governing body | Coutts Village Council |
Area (2021)
[3] | |
• Land | 1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,070 m (3,510 ft) |
Population (2021)
[3] | |
• Total | 224 |
• Density | 190.4/km2 (493/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−7 ( MST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Area code | 403 / 587 |
Highways |
Hwy 4 Hwy 500 I-15 |
Waterway | Milk River |
Website | Official website |
Coutts ( /ˈkuːts/ KOOTS) is a village in southern Alberta, Canada that is a port of entry into the U.S. state of Montana. [4] It is one of the busiest ports of entry on the Canada–United States border in western Canada. It connects Highway 4 to Interstate 15, an important trade route ( CANAMEX Corridor) between Alberta, American states along I-15, and Mexico.
The community has the name of William Burdett-Coutts, a railroad official. [5]
In 2004, a joint border facility opened in Coutts– Sweet Grass, Montana, housing both Canadian and American federal authorities. [6]
In February 2022, four men were arrested on allegations that they conspired to kill Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers. [7] The arrests occurred during the Canada convoy protest in Coutts. [7] According to police, the plot was part of a wider plan to alter "Canada's political, justice and medical systems." [7] In December 2022, Coutts was described by CTV News as a "village divided" as residents identified as supporting or opposing the protest earlier that year. [8]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Coutts had a population of 224 living in 112 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of -8.6% from its 2016 population of 245. With a land area of 1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 189.8/km2 (491.7/sq mi) in 2021. [3]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Coutts recorded a population of 245 living in 122 of its 159 total private dwellings, a change of -11.6% from its 2011 population of 277. With a land area of 1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 197.6/km2 (511.7/sq mi) in 2016. [12]