Coalhurst facts for kids
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Coalhurst
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Town
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Town of Coalhurst | |
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
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• Land | 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
Population
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• 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
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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.