Duvernay, Alberta

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Duvernay
Hamlet
Duvernay is located in Alberta
Duvernay
Duvernay
Location of Duvernay
Coordinates: 53°47′10″N 111°41′33″W / 53.78611°N 111.69250°W / 53.78611; -111.69250Coordinates: 53°47′10″N 111°41′33″W / 53.78611°N 111.69250°W / 53.78611; -111.69250
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division10
Municipal districtCounty of Two Hills No. 21
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyCounty of Two Hills No. 21 Council
Population
 (1991)[1]
 • Total26
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Duvernay is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21.[2] It is located 1.6 km (1.0 mi) north of the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 29 along the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River, approximately 53 km (33 mi) southwest of St. Paul. The hamlet of Brosseau is located immediately across the river along the north bank.

The hamlet has the name of Ludger Duvernay.[3] The Duvernay Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin was named for the hamlet.[4]

Demographics[]

Duvernay recorded a population of 26 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 45.
  4. ^ Andrichuk, J.M. and Wonfor, J.S., 1954. Late Devonian geologic history in Stettler area, Alberta, Canada Bulletin of American Association of Petroleum Geologists, v. 38, p. 2500-2536.
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