Dunmore | |
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 Dunmore grain elevator | |
  Dunmore Location of Dunmore in Alberta  Dunmore Dunmore (Alberta) | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′05″N 110°35′13″W / 49.968°N 110.587°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Municipal district | Cypress County |
| Named for | Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Body | Cypress County Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,088 |
| • Density | 194.3/km2 (503/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Postal code FSA | |
| Highways |   Highway 1 / Highway 41 |
Dunmore is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada, within Cypress County,[2] 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) southeast of Medicine Hat's city limits on Highway 1 and the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline. A portion of the hamlet is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.[3]
Dunmore is the administrative centre of Cypress County and Prairie Rose School Division No. 8.
The hamlet was named by the CPR after one of its benefactors: Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore.[4]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Statistics Canada. "Population and dwelling counts for designated places in Alberta, 2006 and 2001 censuses". Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ Sanders, Harry M. (2003). The Story Behind Alberta Names : How Cities, Towns, Villages and Hamlets Got Their Names. Calgary, Alberta: Red Deer Press. p. 121. ISBN 0-88995-256-6.