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Dimsdale is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.[2] It was established on March 30 of 2001 and is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Highway 43, approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of Grande Prairie.

Dimsdale
Hamlet
Dimsdale
Location of Dimsdale
Dimsdale
Dimsdale (Canada)
Coordinates: 55°08′38″N 118°59′24″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Census division19
Municipal districtCounty of Grande Prairie No. 1
Government
  TypeUnincorporated
  Governing bodyCounty of Grande Prairie No. 1 Council
Population
 (1981)[1]
  Total25
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)780, 587, 825

The hamlet was named after Henry George Wadsworth Dimsdale, a construction engineer on the extension of the Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway.[3][4]


Demographics


Dimsdale recorded a population of 25 in the 1981 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]


See also



References


  1. "1981 Census of Canada: Place Name Reference List — Western Provinces and the Territories" (PDF). Statistics Canada. May 1983. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 43.
  4. "Chapter 4: Dimsdale". Along the Wapiti. Wapiti River Historical Society. 1981. pp. 63–69. ISBN 092056402X.





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