Hill Spring
Village
Village of Hill Spring
Motto:  Prairie to Peak Perfection
Hill Spring
Coordinates: 49°17′27″N 113°37′26″W / 49.29083°N 113.62389°W / 49.29083; -113.62389
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census Division	3
Municipal district	Cardston County
Incorporated[1]
• Village	January 1, 1961
Government
• Mayor	Monte Christensen
• Governing body	Hill Spring Village Council
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Elevation	1,175 m (3,855 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	168
• Density	174.8/km2 (453/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Area code	403
Highways	Highway 800
Waterways	Waterton River, Waterton Reservoir
Website	Official website

Hill Spring is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located 32 km (20 mi) west of Cardston and 43 km (27 mi) southeast of Pincher Creek, in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies.

History

Hill Spring was founded in 1910 by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leader Edward J. Wood.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Hill Spring had a population of 168 living in 73 of its 92 total private dwellings, a change of 3.7% from its 2016 population of 162. With a land area of 0.96 km² (0.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 175.0/km² (453.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Hill Spring recorded a population of 162 living in 74 of its 92 total private dwellings, a -12.9% change from its 2011 population of 186. With a land area of 0.96 km² (0.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 168.8/km² (437.1/sq mi) in 2016.^[3]

Notable people

Nathan Eldon Tanner, who served in the Alberta Legislature and the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, lived and taught school in Hill Spring.