Daysland

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FieldValue
nameDaysland
official_nameTown of Daysland
native_name
settlement_typeTown
image_skylineDaysland Main Street 2012.JPG
image_captionMain Street, Daysland, 2012
established_titleFounded
established_title1Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2• Village
established_date2April 23, 1906
established_title3• Town
established_date3April 2, 1907
pushpin_mapCanada Alberta
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Daysland in Alberta
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Central Alberta
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name37
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4Flagstaff County
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameWayne Button
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Daysland Town Council
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km21.77
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total789
population_density_km2445.2
timezoneMST
utc_offset−7
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−6
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m708
postal_code_typePostal code span
postal_codeT0B 1A0
blank_nameHighways
blank_infoHighway 13
Highway 855
blank1_nameWaterways
blank1_infoWavy Lake
website
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|established_title2 = • Village |established_date2 = April 23, 1906 |established_title3 = • Town |established_date3 = April 2, 1907 | image_seal = | image_shield = | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Canada Alberta | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Daysland in Alberta | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Canada | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Alberta | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Central Alberta | subdivision_type3 = Census division | subdivision_name3 = 7 | subdivision_type4 = Municipal district | subdivision_name4 = Flagstaff County | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Wayne Button | leader_title1 = Governing body | leader_name1 = Daysland Town Council | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | area_footnotes = (2021) | area_land_km2 = 1.77 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 789 | population_density_km2 = 445.2 |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = | timezone = MST | utc_offset = −7 | timezone_DST = MDT | utc_offset_DST = −6 |coordinates = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 708 | postal_code_type = Postal code span | postal_code = T0B 1A0 | area_code = | blank_name = Highways | blank_info = Highway 13 Highway 855 | blank1_name = Waterways | blank1_info = Wavy Lake | website = | footnotes = Daysland is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is on Highway 13, approximately 43 km east of Camrose. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Knox_Presbyterian_Church_Daysland_Alta.jpg" caption="Exterior view of Knox Presbyterian Church in Daysland, Alberta. Source: University of Alberta Library Prairie Postcard Collection - https://archive.org/details/PC003364" alt="Exterior view of Knox Presbyterian Church in Daysland, Alberta. Source: University of Alberta Library Prairie Postcard Collection"] ::

History

The community was named for its founder and first mayor, Edgerton W. Day, who purchased 116483 acre of land from the CPR in 1904 to form the basis of Daysland.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Daysland had a population of 789 living in 333 of its 356 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 824. With a land area of 1.77 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Daysland recorded a population of 824 people living in 330 of its 356 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 807. With a land area of 1.75 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.{{stack| | image2 = Daysland Cemetery.JPG| caption2 = Daysland Cemetery, 2012 | image1 = Daysland, Alberta.jpg| caption1 = Daysland, 1920

Notable people

References

| Centre = Daysland | North = Holden | Northeast = Viking | East = Strome | Southeast = Forestburg | South = Heisler | Southwest = Rosalind | West = Bawlf | Northwest = Camrose

References

  1. (October 7, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Town of Daysland". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  2. {{AMOS
  3. (January 2012). "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)". Safety Codes Council.
  4. Harrison, Tracey. (1994). "Place Names of Alberta. Volume III. Central Alberta". University of Calgary Press.
  5. Daysland History Book Society. (1982). "Along the Crocus Trail : a history of Daysland and districts". Friesen & Sons.
  6. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  7. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].

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