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Newcastle, Alberta
Former hamlet in Alberta, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Newcastle is a community within the Town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. It held village status for eight years between 1923 and 1931,[1][2] and was recognized as a hamlet prior to annexation by Drumheller in 1967.[3] The community is located within the Red Deer River valley on South Dinosaur Trail (Highway 838),[5] approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) west of Drumheller's main townsite. The former hamlet of Midlandvale is located across the river to the north.
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History
Newcastle was incorporated as a village on March 16, 1923.[1] It subsequently dissolved from village status on May 21, 1931.[2] Newcastle was eventually annexed by the former City of Drumheller from the former Municipal District of Badlands No. 7 (then Improvement District No. 7) in 1967.[3]
Demographics
Over the course of its incorporation, Newcastle had a population of 281 and 304 in 1926 and 1931 respectively.[6] Despite its dissolution in 1931, the former village grew to a population of 1,278 in 1936[6] and peaked at a population of 1,317 in 1951.[7] It then declined to a population of 949 in 1961.[9]
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