Iron Springs, Alberta Explained

Iron Springs
Settlement Type:Hamlet
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Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Iron Springs
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 Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Lethbridge County Council
Established Title:Established
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:0.26
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:84
Population Density Km2:325.7
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:49.93°N -112.6875°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:403, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Iron Springs is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Lethbridge County. It is located on Highway 25, approximately northeast of Lethbridge. It was founded in 1925 when the railroad arrived.[1] The community was named after a spring of the same name near the original town site.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Iron Springs had a population of 84 living in 24 of its 26 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 97. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Iron Springs had a population of 97 living in 25 of its 26 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 93. With a land area of 0.26km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Coyote Flats Historical Society. Coyote Flats : historical review, 1905-1965. Volume 1. 1967. Southern Printing. Lethbridge. 269.
  2. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada.. Ottawa. 68.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 13, 2017.