Donalda

Donalda is a village in central Alberta, east of Ponoka. It was founded in 1911 and takes its name from Donalda Crossway, a niece of Sir Donald Mann, a Canadian Northern Railway official.[4] It is home to the "World's Largest Oil Lamp", standing at 12.8 metres (42 ft) high, the structure is one of the Giants of the Prairies. The village was first named Eidswold by the Norwegian settlers who first founded the community.[5] It was renamed Donalda in 1910, when the railroad came through.[6]

Donalda
Village
Village of Donalda
The Donalda oil lamp roadside attraction
Location in Alberta
Coordinates: 52°34′58.2″N 112°34′18.2″W
Country Canada
Province Alberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division7
Municipal districtCounty of Stettler No. 6
Incorporated[1] 
 • VillageDecember 30, 1912
Government
 • MayorBruce Gartside
 • Governing bodyDonalda Village Council
Area
 (2016)[3]
 • Land0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Elevation
780 m (2,560 ft)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total219
 • Density221/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
HighwaysHighway 53
Websitevillage.donalda.ab.ca

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Donalda recorded a population of 219 living in 115 of its 131 total private dwellings, a -15.4% change from its 2011 population of 259. With a land area of 0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 221.2/km2 (572.9/sq mi) in 2016.[3]

In the 2011 Census, the Village of Donalda had a population of 259 living in 119 of its 140 total dwellings, a 15.6% change from its 2006 population of 224. With a land area of 0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 261.6/km2 (677.6/sq mi) in 2011.[7]

Education

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Location and History Profile: Village of Donalda" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 14, 2016. p. 239. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  2. "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. September 22, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  4. "Donalda". Unlock the Past with Central Alberta Regional Museum Network. Central Alberta Regional Museum Network. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  5. "Mot Kanadas Nordvast: Pioneer Settlement by Scandinavians in Central Alberta" by William C. Wonders. Geografiska Annaler. Series B, Human Geography, Vol. 65, No. 2 (1983), pp. 129-152.
  6. Donalda Jubilee Committee (1963). Fifty years on the coulee rim: factual history of Donalda and district. Donalda, Alberta. p. 5.
  7. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  8. Profile, tvguide.com; accessed April 12, 2014.
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