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Donnelly, Alberta


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image_skylineDonnelly Post Office.jpg
image_captionPost Office in Donnelly, Alberta
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map_captionLocation in M.D. of Smoky River
pushpin_mapCanada Alberta
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Alberta
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subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Northern Alberta
subdivision_type3Planning region
subdivision_name3Upper Peace
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4Smoky River
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameMyrna Lanctot
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Donnelly Village Council
established_titleFounded
established_title1Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2• Village
established_date2January 1, 1956
area_footnotes(2021)
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blank_nameHighways
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Highway 49
website

Highway 49

Donnelly is a village in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130. It is located near the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 49, located approximately 65 km south of Peace River and 427 km northwest of Edmonton.

History

In 1912, a group of 14 settlers from Grouard arrived in the Donnelly area. Marie-Anne Leblanc Gravel was first homesteader.

The community was named after one Mr. Donnelly, a railroad employee.

Demographics

population history

|1956|265 |1961|289 |1966|249 |1971|274 |1976|278 |1981|336 |1986|405 |1991|421 |1996|375 |2001|377 |2006|293 |2011|305 |2016|342

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Donnelly had a population of 338 living in 154 of its 185 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 359. With a land area of 1.26 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Donnelly recorded a population of 342 living in 150 of its 170 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 305. With a land area of 1.31 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Transportation

Donnelly is served by the Donnelly Airport .

References

References

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  2. (October 14, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Village of Donnelly". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  3. Sanderson, Kay. (1999). "200 Remarkable Alberta Women". Famous Five Foundation.
  4. (1928). "Place-names of Alberta". Geographic Board of Canada..
  5. (1958). "Census of Canada, 1956". [[Statistics Canada.
  6. (1967). "1966 Census of Canada". [[Statistics Canada.
  7. (1977). "1976 Census of Canada". [[Statistics Canada]].
  8. (1982). "1981 Census of Canada". [[Statistics Canada]].
  9. (1992). "91 Census". [[Statistics Canada]].
  10. "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  11. (January 6, 2010). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  12. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  13. (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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