Hill Spring
Municipality in Alberta, Canada (est. 1961)
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::summary Municipality in Alberta, Canada (est. 1961) ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Hill Spring |
| official_name | Village of Hill Spring |
| settlement_type | Village |
| motto | Prairie to Peak Perfection |
| pushpin_map | Canada Alberta |
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| 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 | 3 |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipal district |
| subdivision_name4 | Cardston County |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Monte Christensen |
| leader_title1 | Governing body |
| leader_name1 | Hill Spring Village Council |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_title1 | Incorporated |
| established_date1 | |
| established_title2 | • Village |
| established_date2 | January 1, 1961 |
| area_footnotes | (2021) |
| area_land_km2 | 0.96 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 168 |
| population_density_km2 | 174.8 |
| timezone | MST |
| utc_offset | −7 |
| timezone_DST | MDT |
| utc_offset_DST | −6 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 1175 |
| postal_code | T0K 1E0 |
| area_code | 403 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | Highway 800 |
| blank1_name | Waterways |
| blank1_info | Waterton River, Waterton Reservoir |
| website | |
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Hill Spring is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located 32 km west of Cardston and 43 km southeast of Pincher Creek, in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies.
History
Hill Spring was founded in 1910 by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leader Edward J. Wood.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Hill Spring had a population of 168 living in 73 of its 92 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 162. With a land area of 0.96 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Hill Spring recorded a population of 162 living in 74 of its 92 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 186. With a land area of 0.96 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.
Notable people
Nathan Eldon Tanner, who served in the Alberta Legislature and the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, lived and taught school in Hill Spring.
References
References
- (October 21, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Village of Hill Spring". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
- (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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