| Dalemead | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Dalemead in Alberta |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name2: | No. 6 |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rocky View County |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.18 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 25 |
| Population Density Km2: | 138.8 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 50.8747°N -113.6375°W |
Dalemead is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County. It is approximately 35 km (21 mi) southeast of Downtown Calgary and 3.2 km (2.0 mi) south of Highway 22X along a Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway line.
Established in 1913 with the Canadian Pacific Railway line, Dalemead was originally named Strathmead but after some confusion with the nearby Town of Strathmore, the name was changed to Dalemead. The present name is derived from the nearby dale, and the last name of Dr. Ellwood Mead.[1]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dalemead had a population of 25 living in 11 of its 11 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 30. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
The population of Dalemead according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by Rocky View County is 29,[3] an increase from its 2013 municipal census population count of 27.[4]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dalemead had a population of 30 living in 13 of its 13 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 26. With a land area of 0.1km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]