Dewberry | |
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Hamlet of Dewberry | |
Location in
Alberta | |
Coordinates: 53°35′09.4″N 110°31′16.2″W / 53.585944°N 110.521167°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Central Alberta |
Census division | 10 |
Municipal district | County of Vermilion River |
Incorporated [1] | |
• Village | January 1, 1957 |
Dissolved [2] | January 1, 2021 |
Area (2016)
[3] | |
• Land | 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
Population (2016)
[3] | |
• Total | 186 |
• Density | 226.3/km2 (586/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−7 ( MST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Highways | Highway 45 |
Website | Official website |
Dewberry is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Vermilion River. [4] It is approximately 66 km (41 mi) northwest of Lloydminster. The hamlet was named for the dewberries growing near the community. [5] Its first school opened in 1930. [6] Dewberry held village status prior to 2021. [2]
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. [2]
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 -7.5% change from its 2011 population of 201. With a land area of 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 226.8/km2 (587.5/sq mi) in 2016. [3]
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 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 239.3/km2 (619.7/sq mi) in 2011. [7]
The population of Dewberry, according to its 2010 municipal census is 219, [8] a 5.2% decrease from its 2008 municipal census population of 231. [9]