Enchant, Alberta
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Enchant is a hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 in southern Alberta
Southern Alberta
Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat...

, Canada
Canada
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 within the Municipal District (M.D.) of Taber
Taber, Alberta (municipal district)
The Municipal District of Taber is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 2.-Demographics:The population of the Municipal District of Taber according to its 2008 municipal census is 6,714....

. It is located on Highway 526 and the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
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, between Vauxhall
Vauxhall, Alberta
Vauxhall is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Municipal District of Taber, in the prairie land between Bow River and Oldman River....

 and Lomond. It has an elevation of 810 metres (2,657.5 ft).

The hamlet is located in census division
Census division
Census division is an official term in Canada and the United States. The census divisions of Canada are second-level census geographic unit, below provinces and territories, and above "census subdivisions" and "dissemination areas". In provinces where they exist, the census division may correspond...

 No. 2
Division No. 2, Alberta
Division No. 2 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south-central portion of southern Alberta and includes the City of Lethbridge.- Census subdivisions :...

 and in the federal riding
Alberta federal electoral districts
As of 2006, the province of Alberta has 28 electoral districts represented in the Canadian House of Commons.*Calgary Centre*Calgary Centre-North*Calgary East*Calgary Northeast*Calgary Southeast*Calgary Southwest*Calgary West*Calgary—Nose Hill*Crowfoot...

 of Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat (electoral district)
Medicine Hat is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1908. The riding covers the City of Medicine Hat and surrounding areas on the southeast side of Alberta – including Cypress County, Forty Mile County, the Municipal...

.

Enchant was once incorporated as a village but was dissolved from village status on January 30, 1945.

Demographics

The population of Enchant according to the M.D. of Taber's 2008 municipal census is 205.

However, Industry Canada shows that Enchant's greater rural area had a total population of 255 living in 73 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 187 km² (72.2 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density
Population density
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of 2 /km2.
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