Iron Springs, Alberta

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Iron Springs
Hamlet
Iron Springs is located in Alberta
Iron Springs
Iron Springs
Location of Iron Springs
Coordinates: 49°55′48″N 112°41′15″W / 49.93000°N 112.68750°W / 49.93000; -112.68750Coordinates: 49°55′48″N 112°41′15″W / 49.93000°N 112.68750°W / 49.93000; -112.68750
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division2
Municipal districtLethbridge County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyLethbridge County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total84
 • Density325.7/km2 (844/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Iron Springs is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Lethbridge County.[2] It is located on Highway 25, approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Lethbridge. It was founded in 1925 when the railroad arrived.[3] The community was named after a spring of the same name near the original town site.[4]

Demographics[]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Iron Springs recorded a population of 84 living in 24 of its 26 total private dwellings, a change of -13.4% from its 2016 population of 97. With a land area of 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 323.1/km2 (836.8/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Iron Springs recorded a population of 97 living in 25 of its 26 total private dwellings, a change of 4.3% from its 2011 population of 93. With a land area of 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 373.1/km2 (966.3/sq mi) in 2016.[5]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Coyote Flats Historical Society (1967). Coyote Flats : historical review, 1905-1965. Volume 1. Lethbridge: Southern Printing. p. 269.
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 68.
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
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