Dunmore, Alberta
Dunmore is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Cypress County,[1] located 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) southeast of Medicine Hat's city limits on Highway 1 and the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline. A portion of the hamlet is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.[2]
Dunmore is the administrative centre of Cypress County and Prairie Rose School Division No. 8.
The hamlet was named by the CPR after Charles Murray, the Earl of Dunmore.[3]
Demographics
Cypress County indicates that the population of the Hamlet of Dunmore was 1,025 in the 2011 Census.[4]
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Dunmore had a population of 502 living in 182 of its 186 total dwellings, a -6% change from its 2006 population of 534. With a land area of 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi), it had a population density of 207.4/km2 (537.3/sq mi) in 2011.[5] The Dunmore designated place comprises only the portion of the hamlet.[6][7]
Education
Just south of the community is Eagle Butte High School, named after a geographic feature of the Cypress Hills. A one-room schoolhouse in the Cypress Hills was called "Eagle Butte School".[8]
Amenities and services
Located in the hamlet is Dunmore Park – which has a playground, outdoor hockey rink, baseball field, and a small BMX track. Dunmore has two gas stations, a community hall, a golf driving range, a storage unit business, a bar and various other small businesses.
See also
References
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