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.
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]
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]