world.wikisort.org - CanadaDonalda is a village in central Alberta, Canada that is east of Ponoka. It was founded in 1911 and takes its name from Donalda Crossway, a niece of Sir Donald Mann, a Canadian Northern Railway official.[4] It is home to the "World's Largest Oil Lamp", standing at 12.8 metres (42 ft) high, the structure is one of the Giants of the Prairies. The village was first named Eidswold by the Norwegian settlers who first founded the community.[5] It was renamed Donalda in 1910, when the railroad came through.[6]
Village in Alberta, Canada
Donalda |
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Village of Donalda |
 The Donalda oil lamp roadside attraction |
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Coordinates: 52°34′58.2″N 112°34′18.2″W |
Country | Canada |
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Province | Alberta |
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Region | Central Alberta |
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Census division | 7 |
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Municipal district | County of Stettler No. 6 |
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• Village | December 30, 1912 |
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• Mayor | Bruce Gartside |
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• Governing body | Donalda Village Council |
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• Land | 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
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Elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
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• Total | 226 |
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• Density | 233.6/km2 (605/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
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Highways | Highway 53 |
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Website | village.donalda.ab.ca  |
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Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Donalda had a population of 226 living in 109 of its 123 total private dwellings, a change of 3.2% from its 2016 population of 219. With a land area of 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 233.0/km2 (603.4/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Donalda recorded a population of 219 living in 115 of its 131 total private dwellings, a -15.4% change from its 2011 population of 259. With a land area of 0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 221.2/km2 (572.9/sq mi) in 2016.[7]
Education
Notable people
- Cody Cassidy, steer wrestler
- Robert E. Collin, distinguished electrical engineering professor
- Tricia Helfer, Actress/model, best known for playing Number Six in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and television series, is from Donalda.[8]
See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of villages in Alberta
References
- "Location and History Profile: Village of Donalda" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 14, 2016. p. 239. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- "Donalda". Unlock the Past with Central Alberta Regional Museum Network. Central Alberta Regional Museum Network. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- "Mot Kanadas Nordvast: Pioneer Settlement by Scandinavians in Central Alberta" by William C. Wonders. Geografiska Annaler. Series B, Human Geography, Vol. 65, No. 2 (1983), pp. 129-152.
- Donalda Jubilee Committee (1963). Fifty years on the coulee rim: factual history of Donalda and district. Donalda, Alberta. p. 5.
- "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- Profile, tvguide.com; accessed April 12, 2014.
External links
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На других языках
[de] Donalda (Alberta)
Donalda ist ein Gemeinde in der kanadischen Provinz Alberta und hat den Status eines Dorfes (englisch Village).[2] Es wurde 1912 gegründet und ist benannt nach Donald A. Mann[3] (bzw. nach anderen Quellen nach dessen Nichte), einem Vizepräsidenten der kanadischen Eisenbahngesellschaft Canadian Northern Railway.
- [en] Donalda
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