Donalda, Alberta
| Donalda | |
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| — Village — | |
| Village of Donalda | |
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| Coordinates: 52°34′58.2″N 112°34′18.2″W / 52.582833°N 112.571722°WCoordinates: 52°34′58.2″N 112°34′18.2″W / 52.582833°N 112.571722°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 7 |
| County | Stettler |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bruce Gartside |
| • Governing body | Donalda Village Council |
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| Area (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 259 |
| • Density | 262.3/km2 (679/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| Highways | Highway 53 |
| Website | http://village.donalda.ab.ca/ |
Donalda is a village in central Alberta east of Ponoka. It was founded in 1911 and takes its name from Donald A. Mann, a Canadian National Railway official.
Donalda is home to the "World's Largest Oil Lamp", a 12.8 metres (42 ft) high structure, one of the Giants of the Prairies.
The village of Donalda was first named Eidswold by the Norwegian settlers who first founded the community.[2] It was later changed to Donalda in the early 1900s.
The village is also known as the hometown of supermodel and actress Tricia Helfer, who is best known for playing Number Six in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and television series.
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[edit] Demographics
In the 2011 Census, the Village of Donalda had a population of 259 living in 119 of its 140 total dwellings, a 15.6% change from its 2006 population of 224. With a land area of 0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 261.6/km2 (678/sq mi) in 2011.[1]
In 2006, Donalda had a population of 224 living in 115 dwellings, a -2.6% change from 2001. The village has a land area of 0.99 square kilometres (0.38 sq mi) and a population density of 226.9 /km2 (588 /sq mi).[3]
[edit] Education
Donalda School - part of Clearview Public Schools
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Donalda - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4807029&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Donalda&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4807029. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
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