Seven Persons is a
hamlet
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in
Alberta
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, Canada within
Cypress County
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. It is located approximately southwest of
Medicine Hat
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on
Highway 3
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and has an elevation of .
The hamlet is located in
Census Division No. 1 and in the federal riding of
Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner
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Following the Canadian f ...
.
Etymology
The hamlet is named after Seven Persons Creek, and there are various stories about the origin of the creek's name, according t
The Mysteries of Canadawebsite.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Seven Persons had a population of 277 living in 107 of its 110 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 275. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Seven Persons had a population of 249 living in 94 of its 100 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 231. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Cypress County indicates that the population of the Hamlet of Seven Persons was 275 in the 2016 Census, a change of from its 2011 population of 270.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
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List of designated places in Alberta
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List of hamlets in Alberta
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Red Rock Coulee
References
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Cypress County
Hamlets in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
Latter-day Saint settlements in Canada