Iron Springs, Alberta

Iron Springs is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Lethbridge County.^[2] It is located on Highway 25, approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Lethbridge. It was founded in 1925 when the railroad arrived.^[3] The community was named after a spring of the same name near the original town site.^[4]

Iron Springs
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 49°55′48″N 112°41′15″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	2
Municipal district	Lethbridge County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Lethbridge County Council
Area  (2021)[1]
• Land	0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	84
• Density	325.7/km2 (844/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes	403, 587, 825

Demographics

Population history
of Iron Springs

Year	Pop.	±%
1941	35	—
1951	69	+97.1%
1956	58	−15.9%
1961	64	+10.3%
1966	48	−25.0%
1971	59	+22.9%
1976	56	−5.1%
1981	65	+16.1%
1986	67	+3.1%
1991	86	+28.4%
1991A	87	+1.2%
1996	57	−34.5%
2001	71	+24.6%
2006	72	+1.4%
2011	93	+29.2%
2016	97	+4.3%
2021	84	−13.4%
Source: Statistics Canada [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][1]

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 -13.4% from its 2016 population of 97. With a land area of 0.26 km² (0.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 323.1/km² (836.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

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 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.^[18]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of designated places in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta