Wayne | |
Settlement Type: | Former hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | CAN AB Drumheller#Canada Alberta |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Town of Drumheller |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Coordinates: | 51.382°N -112.66°W |
Elevation M: | 695 |
Area Code: | 403, 587, 825 |
Wayne is a community within the Town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. It was previously a hamlet within the former Municipal District (MD) of Badlands No. 7[1] prior to the MD's amalgamation with the former City of Drumheller on January 1, 1998.[2]
Wayne is located approximately 10km (10miles) southeast of Drumheller's main townsite and 104km (65miles) northeast of Calgary. It lies in the Rosebud River valley and has an elevation of 695m (2,280feet). It is accessed via Highway 10X from Rosedale to the north through a 150adj=midNaNadj=mid canyon in the badlands, across 11 bridges that span the Rosebud River.
Wayne is within Census Division No. 5 and was in the federal riding of Crowfoot.
Wayne was the site of several coal mines that were closed in the 1950s. It is host to a few historic sites, including the Rosedeer Hotel.[3]