Donalda
Donalda | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Village of Donalda | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 7 |
| Municipal district | County of Stettler No. 6 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bruce Gartside |
| • Governing body | Donalda Village Council |
| 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 | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Highways | Highway 53 |
| Website | Official website |
Donalda is a village in central Alberta east of Ponoka. It was founded in 1911 and takes its name from Sir Donald Mann, a Canadian Northern 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 1910 when the railroad came through.[3]
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.
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 (677.6/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).[4]
Education
Donalda School - part of Clearview Public Schools
See also
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. 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.
- ^ Donalda Jubliee Committee (1963). Fifty years on the coulee rim : factual history of Donalda and district. Donalda, Alberta. p. 5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Donalda - Community Profile". Retrieved 2007-06-07.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link)
External links
Places adjacent to Donalda | |
|---|---|
