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Hamlet in Alberta, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dimsdale is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.[2] It was established on March 30 of 2001 and is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Highway 43, approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of Grande Prairie.
Dimsdale | |
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Coordinates: 55°08′38″N 118°59′24″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Northern Alberta |
Census division | 19 |
Municipal district | County of Grande Prairie No. 1 |
Government | |
• Type | Unincorporated |
• Governing body | County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Council |
Population (1981)[1] | |
• Total | 25 |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
The hamlet was named after Henry George Wadsworth Dimsdale, a construction engineer on the extension of the Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway.[3][4]
Dimsdale recorded a population of 25 in the 1981 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]
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