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• Medicine Hat was founded in 1883 and incorporated as a city in 1909.

• Medicine Hat receives 2,544 hours of sunshine annually, making it Canada’s Sunniest City.

• Medicine Hat is located in South Eastern Alberta.

• The city's area is 120 sq. km's.

• Medicine Hat Elevation is 721 meters.

• Medicine Hat Population is 65,949 as of 2022.

• Medicine Hat's climate is semi arid.

• The area only receives 230 mm of rain per year.

• The South Saskatchewan River flows through Medicine Hat.

• Medicine Hat has the only municipally-owned gas and electrical utility company.

• Medicine Hat has over 100 parks and 155 km. of trails.

• The agriculture and oil and gas industries are primary contributors to the economy.

• The Canadian Forces Base of Suffield is located 56 km northwest of the city

• Medicine Hat holds the title as the city with the lowest property taxes in Canada.

• Medicine Hat has the longest growing season of 120 plus days in Alberta.

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