- Dunmore, Alberta
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Dunmore grain elevator
Dunmore is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Cypress County,[1] located 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) southeast of Medicine Hat's city limits on Highway 1 and the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline. It is also recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.[2]
Dunmore is the administrative centre of Cypress County and the Prairie Rose Regional School Division No. 8.
The hamlet was named by the CPR after Charles Murray, the Earl of Dunmore.[3]
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Demographics
As a designated place, Dunmore had a population of 534 in the 2006 Canadian census.[2]
Education
Just south of the community is Eagle Butte High School, named after a geographic feature of the Cypress Hills. A one-room schoolhouse in the Cypress Hills was called "Eagle Butte School".
Amenities and services
Located in the hamlet is Dunmore Park – which has a playground, outdoor hockey rink, baseball field, and a small BMX track. Dunmore has two gas stations, a community hall, a golf driving range, a storage unit business, a bar and various other small businesses.
See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of hamlets in Alberta
References
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities". http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/msb/2010-ruralmun.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada. "Population and dwelling counts for designated places in Alberta, 2006 and 2001 censuses". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=1302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ Sanders, Harry M. (2003). The Story Behind Alberta Names : How Cities, Towns, Villages and Hamlets Got Their Names. Calgary, Alberta: Red Deer Press. p. 121. ISBN 088995-256-6.
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