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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>Hill Spring was founded in 1910 by <a href="/facts/Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints/rcgQH9bT">Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> leader <a href="/facts/Edward_J._Wood/mLam8BBk">Edward J. Wood</a>. </p> <h2 id="demographics">Demographics</h2> <p>In the <a href="/facts/2021_Canadian_census/eswC1hxC">2021 Census of Population</a> conducted by <a href="/facts/Statistics_Canada/CxVJhh6I">Statistics Canada</a>, 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.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p><p>In the <a href="/facts/Canada_2016_Census/AjAUMyjQ">2016 Census of Population</a> 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.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="notable-people">Notable people</h2> <p><a href="/facts/Nathan_Eldon_Tanner/8y45KLfU">Nathan Eldon Tanner</a>, who served in the Alberta Legislature and the First Presidency of <a href="/facts/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints/rcgQH9bT">the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a>, lived and taught school in Hill Spring. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Latter-day_Saint_settlements_in_Canada/37sVv1Cb">Latter-day Saint settlements in Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_communities_in_Alberta/x1r0U5Dl">List of communities in Alberta</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_villages_in_Alberta/BX5aUxQE">List of villages in Alberta</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://hillspring.ca/">Official website</a> </li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022. <a href="https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248" target="_blank">https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017. <a href="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" target="_blank">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</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>