Bluffton, Alberta facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Bluffton
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 Bluffton
Location in Alberta
Bluffton
Location in Canada
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
| Census division | 11 |
| Municipal district | Ponoka County |
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| • Type | Unincorporated |
| Area
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| • Land | 0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 140 |
| • Density | 282.4/km2 (731/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 403, 587, 825 |
Bluffton is a small community known as a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada. It is part of Ponoka County. You can find Bluffton about 1 kilometer northeast of Highway 20. It's also roughly 97 kilometers northwest of Red Deer.
A Look Back in Time
Imagine a time when a small place like Bluffton was making tons of pasta! In 1961, a pasta factory called Montalbetti opened here. This factory was quite busy. It produced between 3,500 and 4,000 pounds of spaghetti, macaroni, and vermicelli every single day.
That's about one million pounds of pasta each year! This pasta was sold to stores all over Alberta and Saskatchewan. The factory stayed open for at least a few years, until 1963. However, it is no longer in Bluffton today.
Who Lives in Bluffton?
Let's look at how many people live in Bluffton. In the year 2021, a count was done by Statistics Canada. It showed that 140 people lived in Bluffton. These people lived in 59 homes. There were 66 total homes available in the area.
This number was a small change from 2016. In 2016, 143 people lived in Bluffton. They lived in 60 homes out of 63 available. The area of Bluffton is about 0.5 square kilometers. This means that in 2021, there were about 282 people living in each square kilometer.
