14 Amazing Facts About Medicine Hat

Medicine Hat is an amazing city in the southeast Alberta, Canada. It is around 295 km southeast of Calgary and 169 km east of Lethbridge. This city and adjacent Town of Redcliff to northwest are surrounded by the Cypress County.

Medicine Hat was 6th largest city in Alberta in year 2016 having population around 63,230.

Medicine Hat is situated on the South Saskatchewan River, the eastern terminus of the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3) and the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1). Nearby community parts of Medicine Hat area include Veinerville, Seven Persons, Irvine, Dunmore, the hamlets of Desert Blume and the Town of Redcliff (abutting the city’s northwest boundary). Cypress Hills is a short distance (by car) to southeast of city.

Historically, Medicine Hat is known for large natural gas fields, it is being immortalized by the Rudyard Kipling having “hell for a basement”. Because of all these reserves, this city is known as “The Gas City”.

14 Amazing Facts About Medicine Hat

1. Medicine Hat get sunshine for 2,512 hours annually, which makes Canada’s Best and Sunniest City.

2. Medicine Hat is located in the South Eastern Alberta.

3. Area of Medicine Hat city is 120 sq. km.

4. Elevation of Medicine Hat is around 721 meters.

5. Population of Medicine Hat is around 61,180 as of 1st June, 2012.

6. Climate of Medicine Hat is semi arid.

7. Medicine Hat area receives only 230 mm of rain/year.

8. South Saskatchewan River flows via Medicine Hat.

9. Medicine Hat has electrical utility company and municipally-owned gas.

10. Medicine Hat has around 90 km. of trails and 100 parks.

11. The gas, oil and agriculture industries are the primary contributors to Canada’s economy.

12. Canadian Forces Base of Suffield is around 56 km northwest of Medicine Hat.

13. Medicine Hat holds title as a city with lowest property tax in Canada.

14. Medicine Hat has largest growing season of around 120 plus days in Alberta.