De Winton | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of De Winton 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: | Foothills County |
Government Type: | Unincorporated |
Leader Title: | Reeve |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Population As Of: | 2003 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 98 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Coordinates: | 50.8231°N -114.0186°W |
De Winton is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Foothills County. It is located just south of the City of Calgary and west of Highway 2A (MacLeod Trail).
De Winton is located within Census Division No. 6.
A variant name is Dewinton. The village has the name of Francis de Winton, a British army officer.[2]
During the Second World War, a Royal Air Force pilot training school was located at the Royal Canadian Air Force air station at De Winton (today's De Winton/South Calgary Airport). Temporary buildings were erected to house operations and accommodate service personnel.
The population of De Winton according to the 2003 municipal census conducted by Foothills County is 98.[1]