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
Hamlet
Location of Enchant in Alberta
Coordinates: 50.1700°N 112.4225°W / 50.1700; -112.4225
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 2
Municipal districtMunicipal District of Taber
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyMunicipal District of Taber Council
Elevation
810 m (2,660 ft)
Time zoneUTC−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
  1. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  2. "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.
  3. Book Committees of Sundial, Enchant, and Retlaw (1967). Drybelt Pioneers of Sundial, Enchant, Retlaw. 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)
  4. "About Us: Population & Statistics". Municipal District of Taber. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  5. "MD Connection (newsletter): Fountain of Youth?" (PDF) (PDF). Municipal District of Taber. Summer 2013. p. 7. Retrieved August 29, 2013.


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