Dapp


Dapp is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Westlock County. It is located west of Highway 44, approximately northwest of St. Albert.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dapp recorded a population of 10 living in 4 of its 5 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 34. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Dapp had a population of 34 living in 14 of its 14 total dwellings, a 30.8% change from its 2006 population of 26. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

History

The community derives its name from the initials of David A. Pennicuick, a railroad official.
This is the history our family, the DAPP family, that has been passed down from our grandfather. Frederick Arthur Dapp homesteaded in a town called Nestow Alberta, the mail delivery was sparse as mail was mis-delivered to Nestor Alberta. The town council of Westow met to change the name, a doctor on the council had just delivered Marjorie Dapp and suggested that as Mr Dapp was a homesteader, they rename the town to Dapp.
In 1985, one of the last two traditional wooden grain elevators in Alberta was built in Dapp by the Alberta Wheat Pool.

Notable residents