Gadsby, Alberta


Gadsby is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada that is under the jurisdiction of the County of Stettler No. 6. It is located east of Red Deer on Highway 852 just north of Highway 12. Incorporated in 1909, it dissolved from village status in early 2020.

History

Gadsby was named for Toronto reporter Henry Franklin Gadsby, the namesake for a post office that was opened in 1909.
It was incorporated as the Village of Gadsby on May 6, 1910. At a population of 40, Gadsby was Alberta's smallest village as of the 2016 census. It dissolved from village status to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Stettler No. 26 on February 1, 2020.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gadsby recorded a population of 40 living in 24 of its 25 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 25. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
In the 2011 Census, Gadsby had a population of 25 living in 14 of its 18 total dwellings, a -28.6% change from its 2006 population of 35. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

Notable people