Iron Springs, Alberta

Iron Springs is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Lethbridge County.[1] It is located on Highway 25, approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Lethbridge. It was founded in 1925 when the railroad arrived.[2] The community was named after a spring of the same name near the original town site.[3]

Iron Springs
Location of Iron Springs Alberta

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Iron Springs recorded a population of 97 living in 25 of its 26 total private dwellings, a change of 4.3% from its 2011 population of 93. With a land area of 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 373.1/km2 (966.3/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Iron Springs had a population of 93 living in 24 of its 24 total dwellings, a 29.2% change from its 2006 population of 72. With a land area of 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 178.8/km2 (463/sq mi) in 2011.[5]

See also

References
  1. Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  2. Coyote Flats Historical Society (1967). Coyote Flats : historical review, 1905-1965. Volume 1. Lethbridge: Southern Printing. p. 269.
  3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 68.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-04-07.

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