Dewberry, Alberta Explained

Dewberry
Official Name:Hamlet of Dewberry
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Alberta
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:10
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:County of Vermilion River
Leader Title1:Governing body
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Incorporated[1]
Established Date1: 
Established Title2: • Village
Established Date2:January 1, 1957
Established Title3:Dissolved
Established Date3:January 1, 2021
Area Footnotes: (2016)
Area Land Km2:0.82
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:186
Population Density Km2:226.3
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:53.5859°N -110.5212°W
Elevation M:600
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 45

Dewberry is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Vermilion River. It is approximately 66km (41miles) northwest of Lloydminster. The hamlet was named for the dewberries growing near the community.[2] Its first school opened in 1930.[3] Dewberry held village status prior to 2021.

History

Dewberry incorporated as a village on January 1, 1957.[1] It relinquished its village status on January 1, 2021, when it dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Vermilion River.[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dewberry recorded a population of 186 living in 90 of its 104 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 201. With a land area of 0.82km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

In the 2011 Census, Dewberry had a population of 201 living in 87 of its 106 total dwellings, a 2.6% change from its 2006 population of 196. With a land area of 0.84km2, it had a population density of in 2011.[6]

The population of Dewberry, according to its 2010 municipal census is 219,[7] a 5.2% decrease from its 2008 municipal census population of 231.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location and History Profile: Village of Dewberry . . 232 . October 14, 2016 . October 17, 2016.
  2. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada.. Ottawa. 42.
  3. Book: Ronaghan, Allen. Earnest-Minded Men : an account of local government in the County of Vermilion River. 1973. County of Vermilion River. Kitscoty, Alberta. 96.
  4. Web site: . . December 9, 2020 . January 3, 2021.
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 8, 2017.
  6. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta) . Statistics Canada . February 8, 2012 . February 8, 2012.
  7. Web site: 2010 Official Population List . Alberta Municipal Affairs . 2010-09-15 . 2011-01-19.
  8. Web site: 2009 Official Population List . Alberta Municipal Affairs . September 15, 2009 . September 14, 2010.
  9. Web site: Profile - Official website of the World Professional Chuckwagon Association. www.wpca.com. 2019-07-05.