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Coalhurst
Town
Town of Coalhurst
Coalhurst is located in Lethbridge County
Coalhurst
Coalhurst
Location in Lethbridge County
Coalhurst is located in Alberta
Coalhurst
Coalhurst
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Southern Alberta
Census division 2
Municipal district Lethbridge County
Incorporated  
 • Village December 17, 1913
 • Dissolution December 31, 1936
 • Village January 15, 1979
 • Town June 1, 1995
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 2,869
 • Density 931.3/km2 (2,412/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways Highway 3
Highway 25

Coalhurst (originally named Bridgend) is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 3, 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Lethbridge. It used to be a coal-mining community.

Around 1930, a large fire broke out in Coalhurst and cost the town about $35,000. No one was injured in the fire.

Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1926 (est.) 1,000 —    
1931 (est.) 1,200 +20.0%
1936 774 −35.5%
1981 881 +13.8%
1991 1,322 +50.1%
1996 1,439 +8.9%
2001 1,476 +2.6%
2006 1,523 +3.2%
2011 1,978 +29.9%
2016 2,668 +34.9%
2011 number revised from original tabulation. Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Coalhurst had a population of 2,869 living in 1,025 of its 1,055 total private dwellings, a change of 7.5% from its 2016 population of 2,668. With a land area of 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 931.5/km2 (2,413/sq mi) in 2021.

The population of the Town of Coalhurst according to its 2019 municipal census is 2,784, a change of 0.6% from its 2018 municipal census population of 2,767.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Coalhurst recorded a population of 2,668 living in 938 of its 970 total private dwellings, a 34.9% change from its 2011 population of 1,978. With a land area of 3.11 km2 (1.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 857.9/km2 (2,222/sq mi) in 2016.

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