Hill Spring is 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

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It is located 32 km west of Cardston

Cardston, Alberta

-Demographics:The population of the Town of Cardston according to its 2007 municipal census is 3,578.In 2006, it had a population of 3,452 living in 1,234 dwellings, a 0.7% decrease from 2001...

 and 43 km south-east of Pincher Creek

Pincher Creek, Alberta

Pincher Creek is a town in the southwest of Alberta, Canada. It is located immediately east of the Canadian Rockies in the centre of ranching country, north of Waterton Lakes National Park.The town's mayor is Ernie Olsen.- History :...

, in the Canadian Rockies

Canadian Rockies

The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera, extending from the Interior Plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain Trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana of the USA...

 foothills. It has often been misspelled Hillspring, including the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

.

History

Hill Spring was founded in 1910 by Mormon

Mormon

The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...

 leader Edward J. Wood

Edward J. Wood

Edward James Wood was a prominent leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Alberta, Canada and was the founder of Glenwood, Alberta and Hill Spring, Alberta....

. Because it is a Mormon town, it is a dry town and devoid of alcohol.

Demographics

In 2006, Hill Spring had a population of 192 living in 86 dwellings

House

A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...

, a 0.5% decrease from 2001. The village has a land area of 1.11 km² (0.428573396037714 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 of 172.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Notable residents

• Steve Kapcsos (born January 4, 1932, in Hill Spring) was a school teacher and principal around the Cardston
  Cardston, Alberta
  -Demographics:The population of the Town of Cardston according to its 2007 municipal census is 3,578.In 2006, it had a population of 3,452 living in 1,234 dwellings, a 0.7% decrease from 2001...
  
   area, and ran for leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada
  Social Credit Party of Canada
  The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
  
  .

Nathan Eldon Tanner

Nathan Eldon Tanner

Nathan Eldon Tanner was a teacher, business leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and a municipal and provincial politician from the Canadian province of Alberta...

, who served in the Alberta Legislature and the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, lived and taught school in Hill Spring.