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Dapp, Alberta

FieldValue
nameDapp
settlement_typeHamlet
pushpin_reliefyes
pushpin_mapCanada Alberta#Canada
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Dapp
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Central Alberta
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name313
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4Westlock County
government_typeUnincorporated
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Westlock County Council
established_titleEstablished
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km20.31
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total30
population_density_km295.8
timezoneMST
utc_offset−07:00
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−06:00
coordinates
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code
area_codes780, 587, 825
blank_nameHighways
blank1_nameWaterways

Dapp is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Westlock County. It is located 4 km west of Highway 44, approximately 81 km northwest of St. Albert.

Demographics

of Dapp

|1941|43 |1951|77 |1956|72 |1961|71 |1966|66 |1971|62 |1976|43 |1981|41 |1986|30 |1991|26 |1996|29 |2001|27 |2006|26 |2011|34 |2016|10 |2016R|20 |2021|30

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 from its 2016 population of 20. With a land area of 0.31 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

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 from its 2011 population of 34. With a land area of 0.2 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

History

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

In 1985, one of the last two traditional wooden grain elevators in Alberta was built in Dapp by the Alberta Wheat Pool. Dapp Hotel was built in 1948 and one of the first dwellings reported, was built in 1945, possibly the first house in the community.

Notable residents

  • Greg Polis, professional ice hockey player (National Hockey League), 1970s

References

References

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  7. {{1976CDNcuipr
  8. {{1981CDNcuipr
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  10. {{1991CDNcuipr
  11. {{1996CDNcdplr
  12. (August 15, 2012). "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  13. (July 20, 2021). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  14. (February 8, 2012). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada.
  15. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". [[Statistics Canada]].
  16. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  17. (1928). "Place-names of Alberta". Geographic Board of Canada.
  18. "Alberta’s Grain Elevators".
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