Kneehill County

Kneehill County is a rural municipality in the Central Corridor region of Alberta, Canada. Its main population centre is Three Hills but it also contains other quaint small towns.

Understand
Kneehill County is a rural area in Central Alberta named after the creek the runs through area. It is predominantly agricultural, with its main population centre being the small town of Three Hills. It is located along the northwestern edge of the Alberta Badlands, an area associated with Southern Alberta.

Three Hills was incorporated as a village in 1912, the year it was moved to its current location on the Canadian Northern Railway. With ranchers and farmers constituting its first residents, it soon became a centre for the surrounding wheat-growing area. In 1922, the Prairie Bible Institute (now called Prairie College) was established in Three Hills and has a 130 acre campus located on the northwest portion of the town. Three Hills gains its name for three small, adjacent hills located north of town.
 * History

Communities

 * – population 3,200; the main town and service centre of the area
 * – population 1,100; home of historic St. Ann's Ranch
 * – population 650; first incorporated village in the region when the railway was constructed
 * – population 450; former coal mining town
 * – population 830; originally settled by members of the Mennonite church
 * – population 170; home of the Gopher Hole Museum

Get in
A car is essential; rentals are available in Calgary and Red Deer. The nearest international airport is in Calgary, a 1 hour, 15 minute drive.

Do
Three Hills has a golf course, an arena, curling rink, and indoor pool.




 * Golf

Go next
Explore the heart of Alberta's badlands in Drumheller.