Medicine Hat was the sixth-largest city in Alberta in 2016 with a population of 63,230.
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14 Facts About Medicine Hat
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Nearby communities considered part of the Medicine Hat area include the Town of Redcliff and the hamlets of Desert Blume, Dunmore, Irvine, Seven Persons, and Veinerville.
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Historically, Medicine Hat has been known for its large natural gas fields, being immortalized by Rudyard Kipling as having "all hell for a basement".
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In 2021, Medicine Hat became the first city in Canada to achieve "functional homelessness, " defined as three consecutive months where three or fewer individuals experienced chronic homelessness.
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Name "Medicine Hat" is an English interpretation of Saamis – the Blackfoot word for the eagle tail feather headdress worn by medicine men.
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In 1883, when the Canadian Pacific Railway reached Medicine Hat and crossed the river, European Canadians established a town site.
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Medicine Hat is halfway between Winnipeg and Vancouver, British Columbia, on the Pacific Coast.
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Medicine Hat landscape is dominated by the South Saskatchewan River valley.
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Medicine Hat Clay Industries National Historic District is a living, working museum based on the Medalta Potteries and Hycroft China Factory Complexes as the focal points of the 0.
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Medicine Hat Drag Racing Association is located just off the Trans-Canada Highway on Boundary Road or the spectators entrance on Box Springs Road.
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One is named Cypress-Medicine Hat, and is represented by Drew Barnes formerly of the United Conservative Party, while the other one is named Brooks-Medicine Hat, and is represented by Michaela Glasgo of the United Conservative Party.
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Medicine Hat is home to the South Alberta Light Horse, an army reserve unit.
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Medicine Hat was home to a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan airfield and a POW camp during the Second World War.
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