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Seven Persons
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Seven Persons, 1911
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 Seven Persons
Location in Alberta
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 1 |
| Municipal district | Cypress County |
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| • Type | Unincorporated |
| Area
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| • Land | 1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 755 m (2,477 ft) |
| Population
(2021)
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| • Total | 277 |
| • Density | 263.8/km2 (683/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Seven Persons is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Cypress County. It is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Medicine Hat on Highway 3 and has an elevation of 755 metres (2,477 ft).
The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 1 and in the federal riding of Medicine Hat.
History
It was founded by Cyril Ogston in the 19th century. It was part of the great migration of Mormons leaving the United States in an attempt for religious freedom as the United States created laws that did not let them practice polygamy, a part of their religion at the time.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Seven Persons recorded a population of 277 living in 107 of its 110 total private dwellings, a change of 0.7% from its 2016 population of 275. With a land area of 1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 263.8/km2 (683/sq mi) in 2021.
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Seven Persons recorded a population of 249 living in 94 of its 100 total private dwellings, a change of 7.8% from its 2011 population of 231. With a land area of 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 478.8/km2 (1,240/sq mi) in 2016.
Cypress County indicates that the population of the Hamlet of Seven Persons was 275 in the 2016 Census, a change of 1.9% from its 2011 population of 270.
See also
In Spanish: Seven Persons para niños
