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Springbrook, Alberta
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	8
Municipal district	Red Deer County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
Area  (2021)
• Land	5.26 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,534
• Density	291.6/km2 (755/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)	403, 587, 825

Springbrook is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Red Deer County. It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of Highway 2A, approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southwest of Red Deer, and approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Penhold. Springbrook is also recognized by Statistics Canada as a designated place.

Springbrook was home of the Penhold Air Cadet Summer Training Centre (PACSTC). The PACSTC was formerly RCAF Station Penhold.

Demographics

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As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Springbrook recorded a population of 1,507 living in 532 of its 552 total private dwellings, a change of 39.7% from its 2011 population of 1,079. With a land area of 5.26 km² (2.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 286.5/km² (742/sq mi) in 2016.