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Enchant, Alberta
Enchant is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Taber.[1] It is located on Highway 526 and the Canadian Pacific Railway, between Vauxhall and Lomond. It has an elevation of 810 metres (2,660 ft).
Enchant | |
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Location of Enchant in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 50°10′12″N 112°25′21″W / 50.1700°N 112.4225°WCoordinates: 50°10′12″N 112°25′21″W / 50.1700°N 112.4225°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 2 |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Taber |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Municipal District of Taber Council |
| Elevation | 810 m (2,660 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
The hamlet is located in census division No. 2 and in the federal riding of Medicine Hat.
Enchant was once incorporated as a village but was dissolved from village status on February 1, 1945.[2] The railroad arrived in 1914 and the first grain elevator was completed in 1915.[3]
Demographics
The Municipal District of Taber's 2016 municipal census counted a population of 259 in Enchant,[4] a -10.4% change from the hamlet's 2013 municipal census population of 289.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Table 6a: Population by census divisions and subdivisions showing reorganization of rural areas, 1931-1946". Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1949. p. 416.
- ^ Book Committees of Sundial, Enchant, and Retlaw (1967). . Sundial, Alberta. p. 112. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "About Us: Population & Statistics". Municipal District of Taber. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ "MD Connection (newsletter): Fountain of Youth?" (PDF) (PDF). Municipal District of Taber. Summer 2013. p. 7. Retrieved August 29, 2013.[permanent dead link]