Dorothy
Hamlet
Dorothy grain elevator at sunrise
Dorothy grain elevator at sunrise
Dorothy is located in Special Area No. 2
Dorothy
Dorothy
Location in Special Area No. 2
Dorothy is located in Alberta
Dorothy
Dorothy
Location in Alberta
Coordinates: 51°16′45″N 112°19′30″W / 51.27917°N 112.32500°W / 51.27917; -112.32500 (Dorothy)
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Planning regionRed Deer
Special area2
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodySpecial Areas Board
Population
 (1991)[1]
 • Total14
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Dorothy is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2.[2][3] It is located approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Highway 56 and 85 kilometres (53 mi) northwest of Brooks.

The community was named for Dorothy Wilson, a young girl that lived in the area at the time the post office opened.[4]

Dorothy is home to two former churches, a United Church that was in service between 1932 and 1961, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church[5] that was in service between 1944 and 1967. They hosted numerous social events for the area.[6]

Catholic church located in Dorothy, Alberta
United Church located in Dorothy, Alberta

Demographics

Dorothy recorded a population of 14 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada (March 5, 2010). "Standard Geographical Classification 2006 – Special Area No. 2, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
  4. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 43.
  5. ↑ "Simon Wroot's Studio". Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ghost Towns of Alberta". Retrieved March 11, 2013.


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