Daysland is a town in
central Alberta
Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.
Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy.
Geography
Central Alberta is bordered ...
, Canada. It is on
Highway 13
The following roads may be referred to as Route 13 or Highway 13. For a list of roads named A13, see List of A13 roads.
International
* Asian Highway 13
* European route E13
* European route E013
Afghanistan
*The Kabul–Behsud Highway - N ...
, approximately east of
Camrose.
History
The community was named for its founder and first mayor,
Edgerton W. Day,
who purchased of land from the CPR in 1904 to form the basis of Daysland.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultu ...
, 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 , 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 , it had a population density of in 2016.
Notable people
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Richard Petiot
Richard Allan Petiot (born August 20, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
The Los Angeles Kings dr ...
, professional hockey player
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Matthew Spiller
Matthew Spiller (born February 7, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 68 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Phoenix Coyotes and the New York Islanders. Spiller was originally selected 31st over ...
, professional hockey player
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Dick Beddoes, sportscaster and journalist
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal districts ...
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List of towns in Alberta
A town is an urban municipality status type used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta towns are created when communities with populations of at least 1,000 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller tha ...
References
External links
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1906 establishments in Alberta
Towns in Alberta