De Winton, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

50°49′23″N 114°01′07″W / 50.8231°N 114.0186°W / 50.8231; -114.0186CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaCensus divisionNo. 6Municipal districtFoothills CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Reevevacant • Governing body

M.D. of Foothills Council

Alan Alger
R.D. McHugh
Delilah Miller
Suzanne Oel
Jason Parker
Robert Siewert
Larry Spilak

Population

(2003)^[1]

• Total98Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

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 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

During 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

The population of De Winton according to the 2003 municipal census conducted by Foothills County is 98.^[1]

References

^ ^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. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 42.