Didsbury, Alberta

Didsbury, Alberta
Didsbury
—  Town  —
Town of Didsbury
Didsbury railway station

Logo
Didsbury is located in Alberta
Didsbury
Location of Didsbury in Alberta
Coordinates: 51°39′57″N 114°07′52″W / 51.66583°N 114.13111°W / 51.66583; -114.13111Coordinates: 51°39′57″N 114°07′52″W / 51.66583°N 114.13111°W / 51.66583; -114.13111
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division 6
County Mountain View
Settled 1894
Incorporated 1905 Village
  1906 Town
Government[1]
 - Mayor Brian Wittal
 - Governing body Didsbury Town Council
 - MP Blake Richards
 - MLA Richard Marz
Area[2]
 - Total 5.47 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Elevation 1,030 m (3,379 ft)
Population (2006)[3]
 - Total 4,275
 - Density 782/km2 (2,025.4/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC−7)
 - Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−6)
Postal code span T0M
Highways Highway 2A
Highway 582
Waterway Rosebud River
Website Town of Didsbury

Didsbury is a town in central Alberta, Canada, at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

Located next to Alberta Highway 2A, near the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, Didsbury is within the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. Didsbury is approximately the half-way point between the cities of Calgary and Red Deer.

The town is the county seat of the rural Mountain View County. The nearest neighboring communities are the towns of Olds and Carstairs.

Contents

History

The town is named after the township of Didsbury, now a suburban area of Manchester, England.[4] The first settlers were Dutch Mennonites who left their homes in Pennsylvania and emigrated as United Empire Loyalists to Waterloo County, Ontario. They were granted the area around Didsbury in 1894 by the government of Sir John A. MacDonald.

Main Street in Didsbury

Original settlement in the area was sparse, and this in part explains the initial slow development of the town-site as a service centre. The first concern of the Mennonite settlers was to build a church; and the primary task of the settlers was to create farmsteads. Settlement prior to the post-1900 land rush was limited to the small group who came west in 1894.

1897 saw the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which pushed forward the town's development. The CPR constructed a station in the town in 1904. Didsbury was incorporated as a village in 1905 and as a town on September 6, 1906.

Fires in 1914 and 1924 destroyed the early "boomtown" commercial streetscape and led to the passing by Town Council of a bylaw which required masonry construction for all new downtown commercial buildings. Many of these brick buildings stand today.

Demographics

The population of the Town of Didsbury according to its 2008 municipal census is 4,599.[5]

In 2006, Didsbury had a population of 4,275 living in 1,726 dwellings, a 8.7% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi) and a population density of 782.0 /km2 (2,025 /sq mi).[3]

Infrastructure

The town's recreational facilities include six parks, a golf course, aquatic centre, and a hockey rink. There is also a hospital and a Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment serving the town and the surrounding area.

Didsbury has three schools that are under the jurisdiction of the Chinook's Edge School Division.

The Olds-Didsbury Airport, which is used primarily for small aircraft and general aviation, is located north of Didsbury along Highway 2A.

Organizations

Organizations present in Didsbury include the Royal Canadian Army Cadets and the 1st Didsbury Scouts, as well as the Elks and Lions clubs.[citation needed]

Media

The town is served by the Didsbury Review newspaper, which is part of the Great West Newspapers chain.[6]

See also

References

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Didsbury (Vertical Extreme Skydiving) Aerodrome — IATA: none – ICAO: none – TC LID: CDV4 Summary Airport type Private Operator Vertical Extreme Skydiving …   Wikipedia

  • Didsbury — For the town in Canada, see Didsbury, Alberta. Coordinates: 53°25′00″N 2°13′52″W / 53.4166°N 2.2311°W / 53.4166; 2.2311 …   Wikipedia

  • Didsbury/Minty Field Aerodrome — is located convert|8|NM|abbr=on|lk=in west of Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.References …   Wikipedia

  • Didsbury (provincial electoral district) — Didsbury is a former provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The electoral district returned a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1963. Contents 1 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) 2 Election… …   Wikipedia

  • Alberta Health Services — Type Health Care Industry Health care Founded May 2008 …   Wikipedia

  • Alberta provincial electoral districts — are currently single member ridings that each elect one member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. There are 83 current districts fixed in law in Alberta.HistoryThe original twenty five districts were drawn up by Liberal Member of Parliament… …   Wikipedia

  • Alberta general election, 2008 — 2004 ← members March 3, 2008 (2008 03 03) …   Wikipedia

  • Alberta separatism — is a movement that advocates the secession of the province of Alberta from Canada either by forming an independent nation or by creating a new federation with one or more of Canada s other three westernmost provinces. FoundationsAlberta… …   Wikipedia

  • Alberta general election, 1913 — 1909 ← members 25 March 1913 ( …   Wikipedia

  • Alberta Highway 22 — Highway 22 Cowboy Trail …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”