Seven Persons is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
in
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest T ...
, Canada within
Cypress County
Cypress County is a municipal district in southeastern Alberta, Canada that surrounds the City of Medicine Hat and the Town of Redcliff. The municipality is part of Census Division 1, Alberta.http://www.albertafirst.com/profiles/statspack/20 ...
. It is located approximately southwest of
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located along the South Saskatchewan River. It is approximately east of Lethbridge and southeast of Calgary. This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff to the northwest are wit ...
on
Highway 3 and has an elevation of .
The hamlet is located in
Census Division No. 1 and in the federal riding of
Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner.
Etymology
The hamlet is names after Seven Persons Creek, and there are various stories about the origin of the creek's name, according t
The Mysteries of Canadawebsite.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Seven Persons had a population of 277 living in 107 of its 110 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 275. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Seven Persons had a population of 249 living in 94 of its 100 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 231. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Cypress County indicates that the population of the Hamlet of Seven Persons was 275 in the 2016 Census, a change of from its 2011 population of 270.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal districts ...
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List of designated places in Alberta
A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data. It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population ce ...
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List of hamlets in Alberta
Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, specialized municipalities or rural municipalities ( municipal districts, improvement districts and special areas). The ...
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Red Rock Coulee
Red Rock Coulee is a Provincial Natural Area in southeastern Alberta, Canada, south-southwest of the city of Medicine Hat and south of the hamlet of Seven Persons on Alberta Highway 887. The main feature of this natural landscape is the large ...
References
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Cypress County
Hamlets in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
Latter-day Saint settlements in Canada