Coalhurst
Municipality in Alberta, Canada (est. 1913)
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::summary Municipality in Alberta, Canada (est. 1913) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Coalhurst |
| official_name | Town of Coalhurst |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Town |
| pushpin_map | CAN AB Lethbridge# Alberta |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Lethbridge County##Location in Alberta |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Alberta |
| subdivision_type2 | Region |
| subdivision_name2 | Southern Alberta |
| subdivision_type3 | Census division |
| subdivision_name3 | 2 |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipal district |
| subdivision_name4 | Lethbridge County |
| government_footnotes | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Deb Florence |
| leader_title1 | Town Council |
| leader_name1 | Lori Harasem, Jesse Potrie, Brody Prete, Colin Slingsby |
| leader_title3 | MLA |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_title1 | Incorporated |
| established_date1 | |
| established_title2 | • Village |
| established_date2 | December 17, 1913 |
| established_title3 | • Dissolution |
| established_date3 | December 31, 1936 |
| established_title4 | • Village |
| established_date4 | January 15, 1979 |
| established_title5 | • Town |
| established_date5 | June 1, 1995 |
| area_footnotes | (2021) |
| area_land_km2 | 3.08 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 2869 |
| population_density_km2 | 931.3 |
| timezone | MST |
| utc_offset | −7 |
| timezone_DST | MDT |
| utc_offset_DST | −6 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| postal_code | T0L 0V0 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | Highway 3 |
| Highway 25 | |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Coalhurst
| official_name = Town of Coalhurst
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| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map = CAN AB Lethbridge# Alberta
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
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| subdivision_name1 = Alberta
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Southern Alberta
| subdivision_type3 = Census division
| subdivision_name3 = 2
| subdivision_type4 = Municipal district
| subdivision_name4 = Lethbridge County
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Deb Florence
| leader_title1 = Town Council
| leader_name1 = Lori Harasem, Jesse Potrie, Brody Prete, Colin Slingsby
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| leader_title3 = MLA
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| established_title = Founded
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| established_title1 = Incorporated
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| established_title2 = • Village
| established_date2 = December 17, 1913
| established_title3 = • Dissolution
| established_date3 = December 31, 1936
| established_title4 = • Village
| established_date4 = January 15, 1979
| established_title5 = • Town
| established_date5 = June 1, 1995
| area_footnotes = (2021)
| area_land_km2 = 3.08
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| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_density_km2 = 931.3
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Highway 25
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Coalhurst (originally named Bridgend) is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 3, 15 km northwest of Lethbridge. It used to be a coal-mining community.
Around 1930, a large fire broke out in Coalhurst and cost the town about $35,000. No one was injured in the fire.
Demographics
|width = 10em |shading = off |percentages = on |1926 (est.) |1,000 |1931 (est.) |1,200 |1936 |774 |1981 |881 |1991 |1,322 |1996 |1,439 |2001 |1,476 |2006 |1,523 |2011 |1,978 |2016 |2,668 |footnote= 2011 number revised from original tabulation. Sources: https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/daab9fce-c2f6-49d1-a433-375b2b7aee24/resource/fead128b-55b9-4e64-a886-7ba79b84cb4d/download/population1926.pdf https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/daab9fce-c2f6-49d1-a433-375b2b7aee24/resource/885f8ea2-93f4-48b2-b77d-6ba8a913a3f5/download/population1931.pdf https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/daab9fce-c2f6-49d1-a433-375b2b7aee24/resource/6bdfb080-accd-49ef-958c-2130a433863b/download/population1936.pdf http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/ms/1981population.pdf https://maportal.gov.ab.ca/EXT/MeNet/Lists/Practices/Attachments/36/Village%20of%20Nobleford%20MDP%20589%20September%202004%20view.pdf https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4802013&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Coalhurst&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4802013&Geo2=CD&Code2=4802&SearchText=Coalhurst&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Coalhurst had a population of 2,869 living in 1,025 of its 1,055 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,668. With a land area of 3.08 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
The population of the Town of Coalhurst according to its 2019 municipal census is 2,784, a change of from its 2018 municipal census population of 2,767.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Coalhurst recorded a population of 2,668 living in 938 of its 970 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,978. With a land area of 3.11 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.
References
References
- Town of Coalhurst. "Town Council".
- (October 7, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Town of Coalhurst". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". [[Statistics Canada]].
- (1928). "Place-names of Alberta". Geographic Board of Canada.
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
- "2019 Municipal Census Count". Town of Coalhurst.
- (December 2018). "2018 Municipal Affairs Population List". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
- (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
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