Seven Persons Explained

Seven Persons
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Seven Persons in Alberta
Pushpin Mapsize:220
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Census division
Subdivision Name2:No. 1
Subdivision Type3:Municipal district
Subdivision Name3:Cypress County
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Cypress County Council
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:1.05
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:277
Population Density Km2:263.8
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:49.8742°N -110.9058°W
Elevation M:755

Seven Persons is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Cypress County. It is located approximately 20km (10miles) southwest of Medicine Hat on Highway 3 and has an elevation of 755m (2,477feet).

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 1 and in the federal riding of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner.

Etymology

The hamlet is named after Seven Persons Creek, and there are various stories about the origin of the creek's name, according to The Mysteries of Canada website.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Seven Persons had a population of 277 living in 107 of its 110 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 275. 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, Seven Persons had a population of 249 living in 94 of its 100 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 231. With a land area of 0.52km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[2]

Cypress County indicates that the population of the Hamlet of Seven Persons was 275 in the 2016 Census, a change of from its 2011 population of 270.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: Agenda of Cypress County Council: Cypress County Population . Cypress County . 66 . April 18, 2017 . October 23, 2017.