| Dorothy | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Map: | CAN AB Special Area 2#Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Special Area No. 2##Location in Alberta |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Planning region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Red Deer |
| Subdivision Type4: | Special area |
| Subdivision Name4: | 2 |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title: | Governing body |
| Leader Name: | Special Areas Board |
| Population As Of: | 1991 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 14 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 51.2792°N -112.325°W |
Dorothy is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2.[2] It is located approximately east of Highway 56 and northwest of Brooks.
The community was named for Dorothy Wilson, a young girl that lived in the area at the time the post office opened.[3]
Dorothy is home to two former churches, a United Church that was in service between 1932 and 1961, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church[4] that was in service between 1944 and 1967. They hosted numerous social events for the area.[5]
Dorothy recorded a population of 14 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]