Dalemead
Dalemead | |
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  Location of Dalemead in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′29″N 113°38′15″W / 50.87472°N 113.63750°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 6 |
| Municipal district | Rocky View County |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.18 km2 (0.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 25 |
| • Density | 138.8/km2 (359/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Dalemead is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County.[2] It is approximately 35 km (21 mi) southeast of Downtown Calgary and 3.2 km (2.0 mi) south of Highway 22X along a Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway line.
History
Established in 1913 with the Canadian Pacific Railway line, Dalemead was originally named Strathmead but after some confusion with the nearby Town of Strathmore, the name was changed to Dalemead. The present name is derived from the nearby dale, and the last name of Dr. Ellwood Mead.[3]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dalemead had a population of 25 living in 11 of its 11 total private dwellings, a change of -16.7% from its 2016 population of 30. With a land area of 0.18 km2 (0.069 sq mi), it had a population density of 138.9/km2 (359.7/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
The population of Dalemead according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by Rocky View County is 29,[4] an increase from its 2013 municipal census population count of 27.[5]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dalemead had a population of 30 living in 13 of its 13 total private dwellings, a change of 15.4% from its 2011 population of 26. With a land area of 0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi), it had a population density of 300.0/km2 (777.0/sq mi) in 2016.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 40.
- ^ "2018 Rocky View County Census Results" (PDF). Rocky View County. November 13, 2018. pp. 249–254. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "County Census Identifies Divisional Population Changes". Rocky View County. September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1992). Place Names of Alberta – Volume II, Southern Alberta, University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta.
- Read, Tracey (1983). Acres and Empires – A History of the Municipal District of Rocky View, Calgary, Alberta.
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