Dunmore, Alberta facts for kids
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Dunmore
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Dunmore grain elevator
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 Dunmore
Location in Cypress County
Dunmore
Location in Alberta
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Municipal district | Cypress County |
| Named for | Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore |
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| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Body | Cypress County Council |
| Area
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| • Land | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,088 |
| • Density | 194.3/km2 (503/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Postal code FSA |
T1B
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| Highways |   Hwy 1 / Hwy 41 |
Dunmore is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Cypress County, 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.
Dunmore is the administrative centre of Cypress County and Prairie Rose School Division No. 8.
The hamlet was named by the CPR after one of its benefactors: Charles Murray, the Earl of Dunmore.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dunmore recorded a population of 1,088 living in 374 of its 382 total private dwellings, a change of -1.1% from its 2016 population of 1,100. With a land area of 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi), it had a population density of 194.3/km2 (503/sq mi) in 2021.
Cypress County indicates that the population of the Hamlet of Dunmore was 1,097 in the 2016 Census, a change of 7% from its 2011 population of 1,025.
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.
Education
In the southeastern corner 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".
