Dalroy

Dalroy
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 51.129°N 113.667°W / 51.129; -113.667
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Calgary Metropolitan Region
Census division	6
Municipal district	Rocky View County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Rocky View County Council
Area  (2021)[1]
• Land	0.17 km^2 (0.07 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	39
• Density	226.5/km^2 (587/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)	403, 587, 825

Dalroy is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County.[2] It is located approximately 28 km (18 mi) east of Downtown Calgary and 0.8 km (0.5 mi) east of Highway 9.

This name 'Dalroy' is a combination of the names Dill & McElroy who were Dalroy's first local merchants.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dalroy had a population of 39 living in 17 of its 19 total private dwellings, a change of -22% from its 2016 population of 50. With a land area of 0.17 km^2 (0.066 sq mi), it had a population density of 229.4/km^2 (594.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

The population of Dalroy according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by Rocky View County is 46.[3]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dalroy had a population of 55 living in 23 of its 23 total private dwellings, a change of 3.8% from its 2011 population of 53. With a land area of 0.32 km^2 (0.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 171.9/km^2 (445.2/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
3. "2018 Rocky View County Census Results" (PDF). Rocky View County. November 13, 2018. pp. 249–254. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.

• Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1992). Place Names of Alberta – Volume II, Southern Alberta, University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta.
• Read, Tracey (1983). Acres and Empires – A History of the Municipal District of Rocky View^[permanent dead link‍], Calgary, Alberta.