Donalda is a village 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 that is east of
Ponoka. It was founded in 1911 and takes its name from Donalda Crossway, a niece of Sir
Donald Mann
Sir Donald Daniel Mann (March 23, 1853 – November 10, 1934), who was also referred to as "Dan" or "D.D." before his knighthood, was a Canadian railway contractor and entrepreneur.
Biography
Born at Acton, Canada West, Mann studied as a Metho ...
, a
Canadian Northern Railway
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official. It is home to the "World's Largest Oil Lamp", standing at high, the structure is one of the
Giants of the Prairies
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List
In popular culture
These attractions are referenced in the Kubason ...
. The village was first named Eidswold by the Norwegian settlers who first founded the community. It was renamed Donalda in 1910, when the railroad came through.
Demographics
In the
2021 census conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the village of Donalda had a population of 226 living in 109 of its 123 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 219. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 census conducted by Statistics Canada, the village of Donalda recorded a population of 219 living in 115 of its 131 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 259. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Education
Donalda School has about 80 students from pre-kindergarten to grade 9.
Notable people
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Cody Cassidy,
steer wrestler
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Robert E. Collin, electrical engineering professor
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Tricia Helfer
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, actor and model, best known for playing
Number Six in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica''
miniseries
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and
television series
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[Profile]
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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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{{Subdivisions of Alberta, villages=yes
1912 establishments in Alberta
Villages in Alberta