De Winton is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Foothills County.[2] It is located just south of the City of Calgary and west of Highway 2A (MacLeod Trail).
De Winton | |
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.jpg) Grain elevators in De Winton | |
  Location of De Winton in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′23″N 114°01′07″W / 50.8231°N 114.0186°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 6 |
| Municipal district | Foothills County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Reeve | vacant |
| • Governing body | M.D. of Foothills Council
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| Population (2003)[1] | |
• Total | 100 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
De Winton is located within Census Division No. 6.
A variant name is Dewinton. The village has the name of Francis de Winton, a British army officer.[3]
History
editDuring the Second World War, a Royal Air Force pilot training school was located at the Royal Canadian Air Force air station at De Winton (today's De Winton/South Calgary Airport). Temporary buildings were erected to house operations and accommodate service personnel.
Demographics
editThe population of De Winton according to the 2003 municipal census conducted by Foothills County is 98.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 42.