Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia

Fairmont Hot Springs
Location in British Columbia
	Fairmont Hot Springs
	Fairmont Hot Springs
State :	Canada
Province :	British Columbia
Regional District :	East Kootenay
Coordinates :	50 ° 19 ′ N , 115 ° 52 ′ W Coordinates: 50 ° 19 ′ N , 115 ° 52 ′ W
Residents :	476 (as of 2011)
Time zone :	Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 )

Fairmont Hot Springs is a settlement in the southeast of the Canadian province of British Columbia . The community is located near the border with the province of Alberta and is administratively not independent ( English unincorporated community ).

Geographical location

Fairmont Hot Springs is located in the Columbia Valley between the Purcell Mountains and the Rocky Mountains . The community is located on Highway 93 and Highway 95 , which are here on a common route. The settlement is 108 kilometers north of Cranbrook and 141 kilometers south of Golden .

Demographics

The 2011 census showed that the settlement had a population of 476. The population has shrunk by 5.0% compared to the last census in 2006, while the population in the province of British Columbia grew by 7.0% at the same time. The median age of the residents is 53.3 years, while it is 41.9 years in the province.

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Fairmont Hot Springs Airport

The place has an airport, the Fairmont Hot Springs Airport, which is at an altitude of 810 meters above sea level.

The resort's mineral hot springs - hence the name - are the largest natural springs in all of Canada.

Fairmont Hot Springs has several golf courses and a ski area.

On July 15, 2012, the place was hit by a mudslide. Water had built up that could not be drained quickly enough by the small stream that runs through Fairmont Hot Springs.