New Dayton

New Dayton
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 49°25′36″N 112°22′46″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	2
Municipal district	County of Warner No. 5
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	County of Warner No. 5 Council
• MP	Rachael Harder
• MLA	Grant Hunter
Elevation	975 m (3,199 ft)
Population  (1991)[1]
• Total	47
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Postal code span	T0K 1P0
Area code	+1-403
Highways	Highway 4
Waterways	Tyrrell Lake

New Dayton is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Warner No. 5.^[2] It is located on Highway 4 between the villages of Stirling and Warner, approximately 48 kilometres (30 mi) southeast of Lethbridge. New Dayton was named for their former home by settlers from Dayton, Ohio.^[3]

Demographics

Population history
of New Dayton

Year	Pop.	±%
1941	95	—
1951	97	+2.1%
1956	94	−3.1%
1961	102	+8.5%
1966	89	−12.7%
1971	65	−27.0%
1976	51	−21.5%
1981	44	−13.7%
1986	65	+47.7%
1991	47	−27.7%
Source: Statistics Canada [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

New Dayton recorded a population of 47 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.^[12]

Services and amenities

Church in New Dayton

New Dayton School located in New Dayton

The hamlet has a ball diamond, a campground and a postal outlet.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. "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. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
3. Marden, Ernest G.; Marden, Austin (2010). Community Place Names of Alberta. Lulu.com. p. 239. ISBN 978-1897472170. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
4. Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 (PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 31, 1954. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
5. Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
6. 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
7. Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
8. 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
9. "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1978. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
10. 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
11. 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
12. 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2024.