Bluffton, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

52°44′58″N 114°17′30″W / 52.74944°N 114.29167°W / 52.74944; -114.29167CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionEdmonton Metropolitan RegionCensus division11Municipal districtPonoka CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyPonoka County CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land0.5 km² (0.2 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total140 • Density282.4/km² (731/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area codes403, 587, 825

Bluffton is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Ponoka County.^[2] It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) northeast of Highway 20, approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi) northwest of Red Deer.

History

In 1961, Bluffton was home to a Montalbetti pasta factory, which produced 3500-4000 pounds of spaghetti, macaroni, and vermicelli per day.^[3] The factory produced roughly one million pounds of pasta per year, and was sold throughout Alberta and Saskatchewan. The factory, which opened in November 1961, existed until at least 1963, but no longer exists today.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bluffton had a population of 140 living in 59 of its 66 total private dwellings, a change of -2.1% from its 2016 population of 143. With a land area of 0.5 km² (0.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 280.0/km² (725.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bluffton had a population of 143 living in 60 of its 63 total private dwellings, a change of -5.9% from its 2011 population of 152. With a land area of 0.5 km² (0.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 286.0/km² (740.7/sq mi) in 2016.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "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.