Purple Springs

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

49°48′56″N 111°53′33″W / 49.8156°N 111.8925°W / 49.8156; -111.8925CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaCensus divisionNo. 2Municipal district Municipal District of TaberGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyMunicipal District of Taber CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land0.65 km² (0.25 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total101 • Density156/km² (400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Purple Springs is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Taber.^[2] It is located on Highway 3, approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Taber.

History

The Government of Alberta established the Purple Springs Grazing Reserve in 1957 that is located 0.8 km away from the community. The reserve is 6,684 acres (27.05 km²) and was the first irrigated grazing reserve in the province.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Purple Springs had a population of 101 living in 21 of its 21 total private dwellings, a change of 129.5% from its 2016 population of 44. With a land area of 0.65 km² (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 155.4/km² (402.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Purple Springs had a population of 29 living in 7 of its 7 total private dwellings, a change of 26.1% from its 2011 population of 23. With a land area of 0.29 km² (0.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 100.0/km² (259.0/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

The Municipal District of Taber's 2016 municipal census counted a population of 44 in Purple Springs,^[5] a 7.3% change from the hamlet's 2013 municipal census population of 41.^[6]

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. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ "Southeast Region Purple Springs". Alberta Sustainable Resource Development. January 14, 2008. Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2008.
^ "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.
^ "About Us: Population & Statistics". Municipal District of Taber. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
^ "MD Connection (newsletter): Fountain of Youth?" (PDF) (PDF). Municipal District of Taber. Summer 2013. p. 7. Retrieved August 29, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}