Gadsby
Gadsby is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada that is under the jurisdiction of the County of Stettler No. 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.
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Gadsby is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada that is under the jurisdiction of the County of Stettler No. 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.
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• Name — Gadsby • Official Name — Hamlet of Gadsby • Type — Hamlet • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Canada • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Alberta • Subdivision Type2 — Region • Subdivision Name2 — Central Alberta • Subdivision Type3 — Census division • Subdivision Name3 — 7 • Subdivision Type4 — Municipal district • Subdivision Name4 — County of Stettler No. 6 • Established Title — Founded • Established Date — 1909 • Established Title1 — Incorporated • Established Title2 — • Village • Established Date2 — May 6, 1910 • Established Title3 — Dissolution • Established Date3 — February 1, 2020 • Area Footnotes — (2021) • Area Land Km2 — 0.72 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Total — 36 • Population Density Km2 — 49.7 • Time Zone — Alberta Time • Utc Offset — −06:00 • Custom Label Sec1 — Highways • Custom Data Sec1 — 12, 852
History
History
Gadsby was named for Toronto reporter Henry Franklin Gadsby, the namesake for a post office that was opened in 1909. It was incorporated as the Village of Gadsby on May 6, 1910. At a population of 40, Gadsby was Alberta's smallest village as of the 2016 census. It dissolved from village status to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Stettler No. 6 on February 1, 2020.
Demographics
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 from its 2016 population of 40. With a land area of, it had a population density of sqmi in 2021. 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 change from its 2011 population of 25. With a land area of 0.75 km2, it had a population density of sqmi in 2016.
Notable people
Notable people
• Barbara Kent, silent film actress • Chester Reynolds, Alberta politician
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