Dorothy, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

51°16′45″N 112°19′30″W / 51.27917°N 112.32500°W / 51.27917; -112.32500 (Dorothy)CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaPlanning regionRed DeerSpecial area2Government

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodySpecial Areas BoardPopulation

(1991)^[1]

• Total14Time 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]

Demographics

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

References

^ ^a ^b "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ 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.
^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 43.
^ "Simon Wroot's Studio". Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
^ "Ghost Towns of Alberta". Retrieved March 11, 2013.