Derwent | |
|---|---|
Hamlet | |
  Location inAlberta | |
| Coordinates:53°39′14.9″N110°58′01.1″W / 53.654139°N 110.966972°W /53.654139; -110.966972 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 10 |
| Municipal district | County of Two Hills No. 21 |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Incorporated (Village) | June 25, 1930[1] |
| Dissolved | September 1, 2010[2] |
| Government | |
| • Governing Body | County of Two Hills No. 21 Council |
| • Reeve | Murray Phillips |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 617 m (2,024 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 96 |
| • Density | 261.4/km2 (677/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Highways | Highway 45 Highway 41 |
| Waterway | Lac Cote |
Derwent is ahamlet incentral Alberta, Canada within theCounty of Two Hills No. 21.[4] It is located onHighway 45, approximately 41 kilometres (25 mi) north ofVermilion.
Derwent dissolved from village status to become a hamlet on September 1, 2010.[2] It originally incorporated as a village on June 25, 1930.[1]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Derwent had a population of 96 living in 54 of its 59 total private dwellings, a change of12.9% from its 2016 population of 85. With a land area of 0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi), it had a population density of259.5/km2 (672.0/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
As a designated place in the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Derwent had a population of 85 living in 47 of its 68 total private dwellings, a change of-15% from its 2011 population of 100. With a land area of 0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi), it had a population density of229.7/km2 (595.0/sq mi) in 2016.[5]
Derwent lies 41 km north ofVermilion, 35 km south ofElk Point, 20 km east ofMyrnam, and 38 km west ofDewberry onHighway 45, 7 km west ofHighway 41.
Established in 1928 when theCanadian Pacific Railway opened a rail line through the region, it was named afterDerwent, Derbyshire,England.[6] Prior to this name, the community was briefly known as Monkman (purportedly after the temporary stay in the community of Albert Monkman, an important member of the 1885 Metis Provisional Government headed by Louis Riel) and, before that, the Native Americans of the region referred to it as Penguix.[citation needed] The population peaked at 301 in 1959, but declined rapidly after the construction of the bridge to Elk Point and the closure of the local grain elevator.[7] The subsequent abandonment of the Lloydminster to Starr rail line in 2005 - 2007 signaled the final chapter in Derwent's rail access. Only two new homes have been built since the 1980s and the last business building permit issued was in 2001.[8]
There are no schools currently operating in Derwent. The nearest public school isNew Myrnam School (K-12) inMyrnam.
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