Dalroy

51°07′44″N 113°40′01″W / 51.129°N 113.667°W / 51.129; -113.667CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionCalgary Metropolitan RegionCensus division6Municipal districtRocky View CountyGovernment • TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyRocky View County CouncilArea • Land0.17 km² (0.07 sq mi)Population • Total39 • Density226.5/km² (587/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Dalroy is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County.^[2] It is located approximately 28 km (18 mi) east of Downtown Calgary and 0.8 km (0.5 mi) east of Highway 9.

This name 'Dalroy' is a combination of the names Dill & McElroy who were Dalroy's first local merchants.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dalroy had a population of 39 living in 17 of its 19 total private dwellings, a change of -22% from its 2016 population of 50. With a land area of 0.17 km² (0.066 sq mi), it had a population density of 229.4/km² (594.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

The population of Dalroy according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by Rocky View County is 46.^[3]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dalroy had a population of 55 living in 23 of its 23 total private dwellings, a change of 3.8% from its 2011 population of 53. With a land area of 0.32 km² (0.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 171.9/km² (445.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

• Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1992). Place Names of Alberta – Volume II, Southern Alberta, University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta.
• Read, Tracey (1983). Acres and Empires – A History of the Municipal District of Rocky View^{[permanent dead link]}, Calgary, Alberta.