Etzikom

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title: "Etzikom" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["county-of-forty-mile-no.-8", "ghost-towns-in-alberta", "hamlets-in-alberta"] topic_path: "general/county-of-forty-mile-no-8" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etzikom" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameEtzikom
native_name"Valley"
settlement_typeHamlet
image_skylineEtzikom Windmill Museum, Alberta.JPG
image_captionWindmill Museum in Etzikom
pushpin_mapCanada Alberta
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Southern Alberta
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name31
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4County of Forty Mile No. 8
government_typeUnincorporated
leader_titleGoverning body
leader_nameCounty of Forty Mile No. 8 Council
leader_title2
leader_title3MLA
established_title
established_title2
unit_pref
population_as_of1991
population_footnotes
population_total54
timezoneMST
utc_offset−7
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−6
coordinates
elevation_footnotestags--
postal_code_typePostal code span
postal_codeT0K 0W0
area_code+1-403
blank_nameHighways
blank_infoHighway 61
blank1_nameWaterways
blank1_infoPakowki Lake
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Etzikom is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Forty Mile No. 8. It is approximately 20 km east of Foremost on Highway 61.

Etzikom was founded in 1915. Its name comes from the Blackfoot language word for valley or coulee, referring to Etzikom Coulee.

Etzikom is also home to The Canadian National Historic Windmill Centre, a museum dedicated to windmills throughout history.

Etzikom's representative in Alberta's provincial legislature is Justin Wright.

Demographics

| title = Population history of Etzikom | type = Canada | align = left | width = | shading = | percentages = | state = | footnote = | source = Statistics Canada

|1941|94 |1951|89 |1956|113 |1961|101 |1966|93 |1971|92 |1976|69 |1981|69 |1986|68 |1991|54

Etzikom recorded a population of 54 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.

References

| North = Medicine Hat | West = Foremost | Centre = Etzikom | East = Pakowki | South = Montana

References

  1. {{AltaML
  2. Ondrik, Alice. (1975). "Etzikom, 1915-1975".
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