Dalroy is a
hamlet
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in southern
Alberta
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under the jurisdiction of
Rocky View County.
It is located approximately 28 km (18 mi) east of
Downtown
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Calgary
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and 0.8 km (0.5 mi) east of
Highway 9.
This name 'Dalroy' is a combination of the names Dill & McElroy who were Dalroy's first local merchants.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Dalroy had a population of 39 living in 17 of its 19 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 50. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
The population of Dalroy according to the
2018 municipal census conducted by Rocky View County is 46.
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dalroy had a population of 55 living in 23 of its 23 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 53. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
*
List of communities in Alberta
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*
List of hamlets in Alberta
Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, specialized municipalities or rural municipalities ( municipal districts, improvement districts and special areas). The ...
References
*Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1992). ''Place Names of Alberta – Volume II, Southern Alberta'', University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta.
*Read, Tracey (1983).
Acres and Empires – A History of the Municipal District of Rocky View', Calgary, Alberta.
Calgary Region
Designated places in Alberta
Hamlets in Alberta
Rocky View County
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