Donalda, Alberta
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| Donalda, Alberta | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 7 |
| County | Stettler |
| Government | |
| - Governing body | Donalda Village Council |
| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 0.99 km² (0.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 780 m (2,559 ft) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| - Total | 224 |
| - Density | 227/km² (587.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| Highways | Highway 53 |
Donalda is a village in central Alberta east of Ponoka. It was founded in 1911 and takes its name from Donald A. Mann, a Canadian National Railway official.
Donalda is home to the "World's Largest Oil Lamp", a 12.8 metres (42 ft) high structure, one of the Giants of the Prairies.
The village of Donalda was first named Eidswold by the Norwegian settlers who first founded the community.[2] It was later changed to Donalda in the early 1900's.
It is known as the birthplace of supermodel and actress Tricia Helfer who stars on the Battlestar Galactica re-imagined series.
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[edit] Demographics
In 2006, Donalda had a population of 224 living in 115 dwellings, a -2.6% increase from 2001. The village has a land area of 0.99 square kilometres (0.4 sq mi) and a population density of 226.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (587.7/sq mi).[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Donalda - Community Profile. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
- ^ "Mot Kanadas Nordvast: Pioneer Settlement by Scandinavians in Central Alberta" by William C. Wonders. Geografiska Annaler. Series B, Human Geography, Vol. 65, No. 2 (1983), pp. 129-152.
