Dewberry | |
|---|---|
| Hamlet of Dewberry | |
The post office in Dewberry | |
Location inAlberta | |
| Coordinates:53°35′09.4″N110°31′16.2″W / 53.585944°N 110.521167°W /53.585944; -110.521167 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 10 |
| Municipal district | County of Vermilion River |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | January 1, 1957 |
| Dissolved[2] | January 1, 2021 |
| Area (2016)[3] | |
| • Land | 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 186 |
| • Density | 226.3/km2 (586/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Highways | Highway 45 |
| Website | Official website |
Dewberry is ahamlet incentral Alberta, Canada within theCounty of Vermilion River.[4] It is approximately 66 km (41 mi) northwest ofLloydminster. The hamlet was named for thedewberries growing near the community.[5] Its first school opened in 1930.[6] Dewberry held village status prior to 2021.[2]
Dewberry incorporated as a village on January 1, 1957.[1] It relinquished its village status on January 1, 2021, when it dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Vermilion River.[2]
In the2016 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Dewberry recorded a population of 186 living in 90 of its 104 total private dwellings, a-7.5% change from its 2011 population of 201. With a land area of 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi), it had a population density of226.8/km2 (587.5/sq mi) in 2016.[3]
In the2011 Census, Dewberry had a population of 201 living in 87 of its 106 total dwellings, a 2.6% change from its 2006 population of 196. With a land area of 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi), it had a population density of239.3/km2 (619.7/sq mi) in 2011.[7]
The population of Dewberry, according to its 2010municipal census is 219,[8] a 5.2% decrease from its 2008 municipal census population of 231.[9]
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