Iron Springs | |
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Coordinates: 49°55′48″N 112°41′15″W / 49.93000°N 112.68750°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)
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• 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 code(s) | 403, 587, 825 |
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]
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. [5]