Walsh is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Cypress County.
It is located along the Trans-Canada Highway, immediately west of the Saskatchewan border, and has an elevation of .
The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 1 and in the federal riding of Medicine Hat.
Walsh is likely named for the prominent North-West Mounted Police officer, James Walsh, who established a fort there in the early days of that organization.
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Walsh had a population of 50 living in 26 of its 32 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 60. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Walsh had a population of 60 living in 27 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 58. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also List of communities in Alberta List of designated places in Alberta List of former urban municipalities in Alberta List of hamlets in Alberta
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