Gadsby, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

52°17′45″N 112°21′43″W / 52.29583°N 112.36194°W / 52.29583; -112.36194CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionCentral AlbertaCensus division7Municipal district County of Stettler No. 6Founded1909Incorporated^[1] • VillageMay 6, 1910Dissolution^[2]February 1, 2020Area

(2021)^[3]

• Land0.72 km² (0.28 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total36 • Density49.7/km² (129/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)Highways12, 852

Gadsby is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada that is under the jurisdiction of the County of Stettler No. 6.^[4] It is located east of Red Deer on Highway 852 just north of Highway 12. Incorporated in 1909, it dissolved from village status in early 2020.

History

Gadsby was named for Toronto reporter Henry Franklin Gadsby, the namesake for a post office that was opened in 1909.^[5] It was incorporated as the Village of Gadsby on May 6, 1910.^[1] At a population of 40, Gadsby was Alberta's smallest village as of the 2016 census.^[6] It dissolved from village status to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Stettler No. 6 on February 1, 2020.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gadsby had a population of 36 living in 16 of its 18 total private dwellings, a change of -10% from its 2016 population of 40. With a land area of 0.72 km² (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 50.0/km² (129.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gadsby had a population of 40 living in 24 of its 25 total private dwellings, a 60% change from its 2011 population of 25. With a land area of 0.75 km² (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 53.3/km² (138.1/sq mi) in 2016.^[6]

Notable people

Barbara Kent, silent film actress
Chester Reynolds, Alberta politician

References

^ ^a ^b "Location and History Profile: Village of Gadsby" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 21, 2016. p. 309. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "O.C. 16/2020". Government of Alberta. January 28, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ Sanders, Harry (2004). The Story Behind Alberta Names. Red Deer Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-88995-256-0.
^ ^a ^b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.