Donnelly is a village in
northern Alberta
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An informally defined cultural region, the boundaries of Northern Alberta are not fixed. Under some schemes, the region encompasses everything north of the cen ...
, Canada within the
Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130. It is located near the intersection of
Highway 2 and
Highway 49, located approximately south of
Peace River
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and northwest of
Edmonton
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.
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
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, 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 , 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 , it had a population density of in 2016.
Transportation
Donnelly is served by the
Donnelly Airport .
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
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List of villages in Alberta
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References
External links
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{{Alberta Regions Upper Peace
1956 establishments in Alberta
Villages in Alberta