Spring Coulee Explained

Spring Coulee
Settlement Type:Hamlet
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Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Spring Coulee
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
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Cardston County Council
Established Title:Established
Population As Of:2008
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:43
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:49.3344°N -113.0517°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:403, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Spring Coulee is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County, located east of Highway 5, approximately southwest of Lethbridge.

History

Spring Coulee once boasted a general store, a hotel, three grain elevators, a pool hall, a bank, a United Church, a community hall, a school and a few other businesses. Over time, as the farms around the hamlet became larger and people started moving away, Spring Coulee dwindled somewhat. The general store, hotel, grain elevators, pool hall, bank and community hall have all been torn down. The United Church building was moved to near Glenwood and has been converted into a private home. The old four-room school still stands and has also been converted into a private home. There are several other private dwellings remaining in the hamlet boundaries and in fact there has been some growth of the community in the past 20 years with a few new homes being added.

The two main landmarks of the hamlet today are a seed cleaning plant and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The community also now boasts a new business called The Wood Shack which sells firewood and camping supplies to the campers at the nearby St. Mary Campground.

Demographics

The population of Spring Coulee according to the 2008 municipal census conducted by Cardston County is 43.[1]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010 . Alberta Population . September 25, 2021.