Dunmore, Alberta
Dunmore | |
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Dunmore grain elevator | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′05″N 110°35′13″W / 49.968°N 110.587°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Municipal district | Cypress County |
| Named after | Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Body | Cypress County Council |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,088 |
| • Density | 194.3/km2 (503/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Postal code FSA | |
| Highways | Highway 1 / Highway 41 |
Dunmore is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada, within Cypress County, 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) southeast of Medicine Hat's city limits on Highway 1 and the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline. A portion of the hamlet is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.
Dunmore is the administrative centre of Cypress County and Prairie Rose School Division No. 8.
The hamlet was named by the CPR after one of its benefactors: Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore.