Enchant, Alberta
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Enchant | |
|---|---|
  Location of Enchant in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 50°10′12″N 112°25′21″W / 50.1700°N 112.4225°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 2 |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Taber |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Municipal District of Taber Council |
| Elevation | 810 m (2,660 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Enchant is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Taber.[1] It is on Highway 526 and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway, between Vauxhall and Lomond. It has an elevation of 810 metres (2,660 ft).
The hamlet is located in census division No. 2 and in the federal riding of Medicine Hat.
Enchant was once incorporated as a village but was dissolved from village status on February 1, 1945.[2] The railroad arrived in 1914 and the first grain elevator was completed in 1915.[3] Enchant was the site of the 1917 founding of the Evangelical Free Church of Canada.[4]
