| Purple Springs | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Purple Springs in Alberta |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name2: | No. 2 |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name3: | Municipal District of Taber |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title: | Governing body |
| Leader Name: | Municipal District of Taber Council |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.65 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 101 |
| Population Density Km2: | 156 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 49.8156°N -111.8925°W |
Purple Springs is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Taber. It is located on Highway 3, approximately 17km (11miles) east of Taber.
The Government of Alberta established the Purple Springs Grazing Reserve in 1957 that is located 0.8 km away from the community. The reserve is 6684acres and was the first irrigated grazing reserve in the province.[1]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Purple Springs had a population of 101 living in 21 of its 21 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 44. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Purple Springs had a population of 29 living in 7 of its 7 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 23. With a land area of 0.29km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]
The Municipal District of Taber's 2016 municipal census counted a population of 44 in Purple Springs,[4] a change from the hamlet's 2013 municipal census population of 41.[5]