| Bluffton | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bluffton |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 11 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Ponoka County |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Ponoka County Council |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 140 |
| Population Density Km2: | 282.4 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
| Coordinates: | 52.7494°N -114.2917°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Codes: | 403, 587, 825 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Bluffton is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Ponoka County. It is located northeast of Highway 20, approximately northwest of Red Deer.
In 1961, Bluffton was home to a Montalbetti pasta factory, which produced 3500-4000 pounds of spaghetti, macaroni, and vermicelli per day.[3] The factory produced roughly one million pounds of pasta per year, and was sold throughout Alberta and Saskatchewan. The factory, which opened in November 1961, existed until at least 1963, but no longer exists today.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bluffton had a population of 140 living in 59 of its 66 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 143. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bluffton had a population of 143 living in 60 of its 63 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 152. With a land area of 0.5km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[2]