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Dimsdale is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.[2] It was established on March 30 of 2001 and is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Highway 43, approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of Grande Prairie.

The hamlet was named after Henry George Wadsworth Dimsdale, a construction engineer on the extension of the Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway.[3][4]

Demographics

Dimsdale recorded a population of 25 in the 1981 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "1981 Census of Canada: Place Name Reference List — Western Provinces and the Territories" (PDF). Statistics Canada. May 1983. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 43.
  4. ^ "Chapter 4: Dimsdale". Along the Wapiti. Wapiti River Historical Society. 1981. pp. 63–69. ISBN 092056402X.


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