Kinuso is a hamlet

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 in northern Alberta

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, Canada

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 within the Municipal District (M.D.) of Big Lakes

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, and surrounded by the Swan River Indian Reserve

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. It is located approximately 48 kilometres (29.8 mi) west of Slave Lake

Slave Lake, Alberta

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 and 71 km east of High Prairie along Highway 2, south of the southern shore of Lesser Slave Lake

Lesser Slave Lake

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.

The name Kinuso comes from the Cree word kinosew, meaning fish.

Kinuso was previously incorporated as a village until it dissolved on September 1, 2009.

Demographics

In 2006, Kinuso had a population of 219 living in 102 dwellings

House

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, a 5.2% decrease from 2001. The village had a land area of 0.61 km² (0.235522316741446 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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of 358.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.