Coordinates: 54°20′42″N 113°54′57″W / 54.34500°N 113.91583°W / 54.34500; -113.91583

Dapp, Alberta

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Dapp
Hamlet
Dapp is located in Alberta
Dapp
Dapp
Location of Dapp
Dapp is located in Canada
Dapp
Dapp
Dapp (Canada)
Coordinates: 54°20′42″N 113°54′57″W / 54.34500°N 113.91583°W / 54.34500; -113.91583
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division13
Municipal districtWestlock County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyWestlock County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total30
 • Density95.8/km2 (248/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Dapp is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Westlock County.[2] It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Highway 44, approximately 81 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of St. Albert.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dapp had a population of 30 living in 13 of its 17 total private dwellings, a change of 50% from its 2016 population of 20. With a land area of 0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 96.8/km2 (250.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dapp had a population of 10 living in 4 of its 5 total private dwellings, a change of -70.6% from its 2011 population of 34. With a land area of 0.2 km2 (0.077 sq mi), it had a population density of 50.0/km2 (129.5/sq mi) in 2016.[3]

History

The community derives its name from the initials of David A. Pennicuick, a railroad official.[4]

In 1985, one of the last two traditional wooden grain elevators in Alberta was built in Dapp by the Alberta Wheat Pool.[5]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 41.
  5. ^ http://www.grainelevatorsalberta.ca/articles/HRM-history.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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