Desert Blume
Desert Blume is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cypress County,[1] adjacent to the southern boundary of Medicine Hat.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
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]
References
- Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- Cypress County. "Cypress County Urban Area (Hamlet) Map". Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- Cypress County. "Hamlet of Desert Blume Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- "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.
- "Agenda of Cypress County Council: Cypress County Population" (PDF). Cypress County. April 18, 2017. p. 66. Retrieved October 23, 2017.