Del Bonita, Alberta

Hamlet of Del Bonita
—  Hamlet  —
Location of Del Bonita in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°01′46″N 112°47′26″W / 49.0294°N 112.7906°W / 49.0294; -112.7906Coordinates: 49°01′46″N 112°47′26″W / 49.0294°N 112.7906°W / 49.0294; -112.7906
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Census division	No. 3
Municipality	Cardston County
Government
- Type	Unincorporated
- Governing body	Cardston County Council
Elevation	1,305 m (4,281 ft)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)

Del Bonita is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County.^[1] It is located at the junction of Highway 62 and Highway 501, 3 km (1.9 mi) north of the United States border and approximately 49 km (30 mi) south of Magrath.

Del Bonita lies at an elevation of 1,305 m (4,281 ft), on Shanks Creek, which flows into Shanks Lake and further east into the Milk River.

Del Bonita/Whetstone International Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: CEQ4) is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the settlement, on the United States/Canada border.

Attractions

Various buildings and artifacts from the Whiskey Gap ghost town have been moved to Del Bonita,^[2] including the Whiskey Gap Oil Shed, the Fisher Store and the Red & White Store.

Demographics

Statistics Canada has not recently published a population for Del Bonita.

However, Industry Canada shows that Del Bonita's greater rural area had a total population of 651 living in 143 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 630.5 km² (243.4 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density of 3.0 /km² (7.8 /sq mi).^[3]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta
• List of ghost towns in Alberta

References

1. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities". http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/msb/2010-ruralmun.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
2. ^ Del Bonita Ghost Town
3. ^ Industry Canada/Web Archive (2006-11-04). "Del Bonita - Community demographics (2001 census)". http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20061104084225/http://broadband.gc.ca/maps/province.html?prov=48. Retrieved 2010-02-07.