Donalda, Alberta

Donalda
—  Village  —
Village of Donalda
Location in Alberta
Coordinates: 52°34′58.2″N 112°34′18.2″W / 52.582833°N 112.571722°W / 52.582833; -112.571722Coordinates: 52°34′58.2″N 112°34′18.2″W / 52.582833°N 112.571722°W / 52.582833; -112.571722
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	7
County	Stettler
Government
- Mayor	Bruce Gartside
- Governing body	Donalda Village Council
- MLA
Area[1]
- Total	0.99 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Elevation	780 m (2,559 ft)
Population (2006)[1]
- Total	224
- Density	227/km2 (587.9/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
Highways	Highway 53
Website	http://village.donalda.ab.ca/

Donalda is a village in central Alberta east of Ponoka. It was founded in 1911 and takes its name from Donald A. Mann, a Canadian National Railway official.

Donalda is home to the "World's Largest Oil Lamp", a 12.8 metres (42 ft) high structure, one of the Giants of the Prairies.

The village of Donalda was first named Eidswold by the Norwegian settlers who first founded the community.^[2] It was later changed to Donalda in the early 1900s.

The village is also known as the hometown of supermodel and actress Tricia Helfer, who is best known for playing Number Six in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and television series.

Demographics

In 2006, Donalda had a population of 224 living in 115 dwellings, a -2.6% change from 2001. The village has a land area of 0.99 square kilometres (0.38 sq mi) and a population density of 226.9 /km² (588 /sq mi).^[1]

Education

Donalda School - part of Clearview Public Schools

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of villages in Alberta

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Donalda - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4807029&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Donalda&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4807029. Retrieved 2007-06-07. 
2. ^ "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.

External links

• Village of Donalda
• Heart of Alberta
• Donalda School - part of Clearview Public Schools