Donalda, Alberta

Donalda, Alberta
Donalda
—  Village  —
Village of Donalda
Donalda, Alberta is located in Alberta
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.

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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

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.

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