Desert Blume

Desert Blume
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 49°59′13″N110°43′25″W / 49.98694°N 110.72361°W / 49.98694; -110.72361
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	1
Municipal district	Cypress County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Cypress County Council
Area  (2021) [1]
• Land	1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	835
• Density	583.8/km2 (1,512/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes	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

Population history
of Desert Blume

Year	Pop.	±%
2011	306	—
2016	586	+91.5%
2016 R	574	−2.0%
2021	835	+45.5%
Source: Statistics Canada [5] [1]

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]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
3. Cypress County. "Cypress County Urban Area (Hamlet) Map". Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
4. Cypress County. "Hamlet of Desert Blume Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
5. "Agenda of Cypress County Council: Cypress County Population" (PDF). Cypress County. April 18, 2017. p. 66. Retrieved October 23, 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}