Desert Blume

Desert Blume is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cypress County,[2] adjacent to the southern boundary of Medicine Hat.[3]

Desert Blume
Hamlet
Desert Blume
Location of Desert Blume
Desert Blume
Desert Blume (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°59′13″N 110°43′25″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division1
Municipal districtCypress County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyCypress County Council
Area
[1]
 • Land0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total473
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)403, 587, 825

The hamlet is located on southwest corner of South Boundary Road (Township Road 122) and Range Road 61A, 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) southeast of Highway 3.[4]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Desert Blume recorded a population of 473 living in 158 of its 160 total private dwellings, a change of 46.9% from its 2011 population of 322. With a land area of 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,244.7/km2 (3,223.9/sq mi) in 2016.[1]

Cypress County indicates that the population of the Hamlet of Desert Blume was 586 in the 2016 Census, a change of 91.5% from its 2011 population of 306.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 6, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  3. Cypress County. "Cypress County Urban Area (Hamlet) Map". Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  4. Cypress County. "Hamlet of Desert Blume Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  5. "Agenda of Cypress County Council: Cypress County Population" (PDF). Cypress County. April 18, 2017. p. 66. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
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