Nestled along Highway 2 in northern Alberta, Kinuso sits roughly 48 kilometres west of Slave Lake and about 71 kilometres east of High Prairie. The hamlet falls within Big Lakes County and is surrounded by the Swan River First Nation reserve. Positioned just south of the southern shore of Lesser Slave Lake, the community occupies a modest land area of 0.58 square kilometres.
The name Kinuso carries roots in the Cree language, derived from the word kinosêw, meaning fish, a fitting nod to the region’s connection to the lake nearby. In the Cree syllabic writing system, the hamlet’s name appears as ᑭᓄᓭᐤ. Kinuso once held village status but was dissolved as an incorporated village on September 1, 2009, becoming a hamlet. According to the 2021 Census conducted by Statistics Canada, the community had a population of 150 residents living in 73 of its 93 private dwellings, reflecting a decline of 17.6 percent from the 182 residents recorded in 2016. That 2016 figure itself represented a significant drop of 34.1 percent from the 276 people counted in 2011. The population density in 2021 stood at approximately 258.6 people per square kilometre.