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Dunmore is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Cypress County,[2] located 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) southeast of Medicine Hat's city limits on Highway 1 and the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline. A portion of the hamlet is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.[3]

Dunmore
Hamlet
Dunmore grain elevator
Dunmore
Location of Dunmore in Alberta
Dunmore
Dunmore (Alberta)
Coordinates: 49°58′05″N 110°35′13″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Municipal districtCypress County
Named forCharles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore
Government
  TypeUnincorporated
  BodyCypress County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
  Land5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total1,088
  Density194.3/km2 (503/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Postal code FSA
T1B
Highways Hwy 1 / Hwy 41

Dunmore is the administrative centre of Cypress County and Prairie Rose School Division No. 8.

The hamlet was named by the CPR after one of its benefactors: Charles Murray, the Earl of Dunmore.[4]


Demographics


In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dunmore had a population of 1,088 living in 374 of its 382 total private dwellings, a change of -1.1% from its 2016 population of 1,100. With a land area of 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi), it had a population density of 194.3/km2 (503.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Cypress County indicates that the population of the Hamlet of Dunmore was 1,097 in the 2016 Census, a change of 7% from its 2011 population of 1,025.[5]


Education


In the southeastern corner of the community is Eagle Butte High School, named after a geographic feature of the Cypress Hills. A one-room schoolhouse in the Cypress Hills was called "Eagle Butte School".[6]


Amenities and services


Located in the hamlet is Dunmore Park – which has a playground, outdoor hockey rink, baseball field, and a small BMX track. Dunmore has a gas station, a community hall, a storage unit business, a bar and various other small businesses.


See also



References


  1. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. Statistics Canada. "Population and dwelling counts for designated places in Alberta, 2006 and 2001 censuses". Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  4. Sanders, Harry M. (2003). The Story Behind Alberta Names : How Cities, Towns, Villages and Hamlets Got Their Names. Calgary, Alberta: Red Deer Press. p. 121. ISBN 0-88995-256-6.
  5. "Agenda of Cypress County Council: Cypress County Population". Cypress County. April 18, 2017. p. 66. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  6. Michael, Hope; Johnson, Hope (1981). Down The Years at Elkwater. Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery. Lethbridge, Alberta: Heinitz Printers & Stationers. pp. 30–34 & 75–76.



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[de] Dunmore (Alberta)

Dunmore ist eine politisch unselbständige Siedlung im Südosten von Alberta, Kanada, mit dem Status eines Weilers (englisch Hamlet).[2] Die Siedlung liegt in der Region Süd-Alberta, unmittelbar südöstlich von Medicine Hat an der transkontinentalen Hauptstrecke der Canadian Pacific Railway bzw. am Alberta Highway 1, der hier die südliche Route des Trans-Canada Highways ist. Dunmore wurde nach dem 7. Earl of Dunmore benannt.[3]
- [en] Dunmore, Alberta



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