southern Alberta
Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. In 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017.Cardston and southeast of
Pincher Creek
Pincher Creek is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located immediately east of the Canadian Rockies, west of Lethbridge and south of Calgary.
History
For centuries before European settlers reached this area and inhabited it, Indigen ...
, in the foothills of the
Canadian Rockies
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.
History
Hill Spring was founded in 1910 by
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The c ...
leader
Edward J. Wood
Edward James Wood (October 27, 1866 – April 24, 1956) was a prominent local leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Alberta, Canada and was the founder of Glenwood, and Hill Spring, Alberta.
Wood was born to Mo ...
.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the Village of Hill Spring had a population of 168 living in 73 of its 92 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 162. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Hill Spring recorded a population of 162 living in 74 of its 92 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 186. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Notable people
Nathan Eldon Tanner, who served in the Alberta Legislature and the First Presidency of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Christianity, Christian church that considers itself to be the Restorationism, restoration of the ...
, lived and taught school in Hill Spring.
See also
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Latter-day Saint settlements in Canada
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The following communities were founded by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Alberta:
* 1887 — Cardston
* 1888 — Aetna
* 1890 — Mountain View
* 1891 — Beazer
* 1893 — Leavitt
* 1897 — Kimba ...
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List of communities in Alberta
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List of villages in Alberta
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