Desert Blume

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

49°59′13″N 110°43′25″W / 49.98694°N 110.72361°W / 49.98694; -110.72361CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionSouthern AlbertaCensus division1Municipal districtCypress CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyCypress County CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land1.43 km² (0.55 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total835 • Density583.8/km² (1,512/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)403, 587, 825

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

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

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Desert Blume had a population of 835 living in 279 of its 284 total private dwellings, a change of 45.5% from its 2016 population of 574. With a land area of 1.43 km² (0.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 583.9/km² (1,512.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ 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.
^ "Agenda of Cypress County Council: Cypress County Population" (PDF). Cypress County. April 18, 2017. p. 66. Retrieved October 23, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}