Spring Coulee | |
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| Coordinates:49°20′04″N113°03′06″W / 49.33444°N 113.05167°W /49.33444; -113.05167 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 3 |
| Municipal district | Cardston County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Cardston County Council |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 43 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 403,587, 825 |
Spring Coulee is ahamlet insouthern Alberta, Canada withinCardston County,[2] located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east ofHighway 5, approximately 42 kilometres (26 mi) southwest ofLethbridge.
Spring Coulee once boasted a general store, a hotel, threegrain elevators, apool hall, a bank, aUnited Church, a community hall, a school and a few other businesses. Over time, as the farms around the hamlet became larger and people started moving away, Spring Coulee dwindled somewhat. The general store, hotel, grain elevators, pool hall, bank and community hall have all been torn down. The United Church building was moved to nearGlenwood and has been converted into a private home. The old four-room school still stands and has also been converted into a private home. There are several other private dwellings remaining in the hamlet boundaries and in fact there has been some growth of the community in the past 20 years with a few new homes being added.
The two main landmarks of the hamlet today are a seed cleaning plant andthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The community also now boasts a new business called The Wood Shack which sells firewood and camping supplies to the campers at the nearby St. Mary Campground.
The population of Spring Coulee according to the2008 municipal census conducted by Cardston County is 43.[1]
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