Hill Spring Explained

Hill Spring
Official Name:Village of Hill Spring
Settlement Type:Village
Motto:Prairie to Peak Perfection
Pushpin Map:Canada 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 Name3:3
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[1]
Established Date1: 
Established Title2: • Village
Established Date2:January 1, 1961
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:0.96
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:168
Population Density Km2:174.8
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:49.2908°N -113.6239°W
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

Hill Spring is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located 32km (20miles) west of Cardston and 43km (27miles) 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, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

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 0.96km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location and History Profile: Village of Hill Spring . . 358 . October 21, 2016 . October 23, 2016.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) . . February 9, 2022 . February 9, 2022.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 8, 2017.