| Coalhurst | |
| Official Name: | Town of Coalhurst |
| 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: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Dennis Cassie |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Coalhurst Town Council |
| Leader Title3: | MLA |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated[2] |
| 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: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 2869 |
| Population Density Km2: | 931.3 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 49.7457°N -112.9319°W |
| Postal Code: | T0L 0V0 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 3 Highway 25 |
Coalhurst (originally named Bridgend) is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 3, 15km (09miles) northwest of Lethbridge. It used to be a coal-mining community.[4]
Around 1930, a large fire broke out in Coalhurst and cost the town about $35,000. No one was injured in the fire.
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, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
The population of the Town of Coalhurst according to its 2019 municipal census is 2,784,[6] a change of from its 2018 municipal census population of 2,767.[7]
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 3.11km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[8]