Dapp, Alberta Explained

Dapp
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Dapp
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:13
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Westlock County
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Westlock County Council
Established Title:Established
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:0.31
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:30
Population Density Km2:95.8
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:54.345°N -113.9158°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:780, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Dapp is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Westlock County. It is located west of Highway 44, approximately northwest of St. Albert.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dapp had a population of 30 living in 13 of its 17 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 20. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dapp had a population of 10 living in 4 of its 5 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 34. With a land area of 0.2km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[2]

History

The community derives its name from the initials of David A. Pennicuick, a railroad official.[3]

In 1985, one of the last two traditional wooden grain elevators in Alberta was built in Dapp by the Alberta Wheat Pool.[4] Dapp Hotel was built in 1948 and one of the first dwellings reported, was built in 1945, possibly the first house in the community.

Notable residents

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 13, 2017.
  3. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada. Ottawa. 41.
  4. http://www.grainelevatorsalberta.ca/articles/HRM-history.pdf