# Hill Spring

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{{Short description|Municipality in Alberta, Canada (est. 1961)}}
{{Distinguish|Spring Hill (disambiguation)|Springhill (disambiguation)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2026}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                   = Hill Spring
|official_name          = Village of Hill Spring
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|settlement_type        = [Village](/source/List_of_villages_in_Alberta)
|motto                  = Prairie to Peak Perfection
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|subdivision_type1      = [Province](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada)
|subdivision_name1      = [Alberta](/source/Alberta)
|subdivision_type2      = [Region](/source/Regions_of_Canada)
|subdivision_name2      = [Southern Alberta](/source/Southern_Alberta)
|subdivision_type3      = [Census Division](/source/List_of_census_divisions_of_Alberta)
|subdivision_name3      = [3](/source/Division_No._3%2C_Alberta)
|subdivision_type4      = [Municipal district](/source/List_of_municipal_districts_in_Alberta)
|subdivision_name4      = [Cardston County](/source/Cardston_County)
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|leader_title           = Mayor
|leader_name            = Monte Christensen
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|leader_name1           = Hill Spring Village Council
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|established_title1     = Incorporated<ref name=AMAVillageProfiles>{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/VILG.PDF | publisher=[Alberta Municipal Affairs](/source/Alberta_Municipal_Affairs) | title=Location and History Profile: Village of Hill Spring | page=358 | date=October 21, 2016 | access-date=October 23, 2016}}</ref>
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|established_title2     = &nbsp;•&nbsp;[Village](/source/List_of_villages_in_Alberta)
|established_date2      = January 1, 1961
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| area_land_km2                   = 0.96
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|timezone               = [MST](/source/Mountain_Standard_Time)
|utc_offset             = −7
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|elevation_m            = 1175
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|postal_code            = T0K 1E0
|area_code              = 403
|blank_name             = [Highways](/source/List_of_Alberta_provincial_highways)
|blank_info             = [Highway 800](/source/Alberta_Highway_800)
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|blank1_info            = [Waterton River](/source/Waterton_River), Waterton Reservoir
|website                = {{official website|www.hillspring.ca}}
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'''Hill Spring''' is a village in [southern Alberta](/source/southern_Alberta), Canada. It is located {{convert|32|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of [Cardston](/source/Cardston%2C_Alberta) and {{convert|43|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of [Pincher Creek](/source/Pincher_Creek), in the foothills of the [Canadian Rockies](/source/Canadian_Rockies).

== History ==
Hill Spring was founded in 1910 by [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints](/source/Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints) leader [Edward J. Wood](/source/Edward_J._Wood).{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

== Demographics ==
In the [2021 Census of Population](/source/2021_Canadian_census) conducted by [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada), the Village of Hill Spring had a population of 168 living in 73 of its 92 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:168-162}}|162|1}} from its 2016 population of 162. With a land area of {{cvt|0.96|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|168|0.96|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=[Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada) | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref>

In the [2016 Census of Population](/source/Canada_2016_Census) conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Hill Spring recorded a population of 162 living in 74 of its 92 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:162-186}}|186|1}} change from its 2011 population of 186. With a land area of {{convert|0.96|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|162|0.96|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016censusABmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=[Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada) | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
[Nathan Eldon Tanner](/source/Nathan_Eldon_Tanner), who served in the Alberta Legislature and the First Presidency of [the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints](/source/the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints), lived and taught school in Hill Spring.

== See also ==
*[Latter-day Saint settlements in Canada](/source/Latter-day_Saint_settlements_in_Canada)
*[List of communities in Alberta](/source/List_of_communities_in_Alberta)
*[List of villages in Alberta](/source/List_of_villages_in_Alberta)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Official website}}

{{Subdivisions of Alberta|villages=yes}}
{{Authority control}}

Category:1961 establishments in Alberta
Category:Cardston County
Category:Latter-day Saint settlements in Canada
Category:Populated places established in 1910
Category:Villages in Alberta

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