Dimsdale is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.[2] It was established on March 30 of 2001 and is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Highway 43, approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of Grande Prairie.
Dimsdale | |
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  Dimsdale Location of Dimsdale  Dimsdale Dimsdale (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 55°08′38″N 118°59′24″W / 55.14389°N 118.99000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 19 |
| Municipal district | County of Grande Prairie No. 1 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Council |
| Population (1981)[1] | |
| • Total | 25 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
The hamlet was named after Henry George Wadsworth Dimsdale, a construction engineer on the extension of the Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway.[3][4]
Demographics edit
Dimsdale recorded a population of 25 in the 1981 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "1981 Census of Canada: Place Name Reference List — Western Provinces and the Territories" (PDF). Statistics Canada. May 1983. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 43.
- ^ "Chapter 4: Dimsdale". Along the Wapiti. Wapiti River Historical Society. 1981. pp. 63–69. ISBN 092056402X.
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