Derwent is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

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 in central Alberta

Central Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 within the County of Two Hills No. 21

Two Hills County No. 21, Alberta

The County of Two Hills No. 21 is a municipal district in east-central Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 10. The county was formed in 1963, from the Municipal District of Eagle No. 81 and the Two Hills School Division. The seat of the county is in the Town of Two...

. It is located on Highway 45, approximately 41 kilometres (25.5 mi) north of Vermilion

Vermilion, Alberta

Vermilion is a town in Vermilion River County, central Alberta, Canada. It is located along Highway 41 and Highway 16 .The economy is largely service industry to agriculture....

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Derwent dissolved from village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 status to become a hamlet on September 1, 2010. It originally incorporated as a village on June 25, 1930.

Demographics

The population of the Hamlet of Derwent according to its 2009 municipal census is 125.

In 2006, Derwent had a population of 117 living in 61 dwellings

House

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, a 5.4% increase from 2001. The hamlet has a land area of 0.38 km² (0.146718820265163 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 309 /km2.

Location

Derwent lies 41 km north of Vermilion

Vermilion, Alberta

Vermilion is a town in Vermilion River County, central Alberta, Canada. It is located along Highway 41 and Highway 16 .The economy is largely service industry to agriculture....

, 35 km south of Elk Point

Elk Point, Alberta

Elk Point is a town located in the east central part of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is located on Highway 41.A number of oil related businesses have located in Elk Point. Agriculture is also important in the Elk Point area....

, 20 km east of Myrnam

Myrnam, Alberta

Myrnam is a village in east central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately east of the capital city, Edmonton, and about east-south-east of the town of Two Hills. Its economic base is mixed farming, cattle farming, and grain farming.-History:...

, and 38 km west of Dewberry

Dewberry, Alberta

- Demographics :The population of the Village of Dewberry according to its 2010 municipal census is 219, a 5.2% decrease from its 2008 municipal census population of 231....

 on Highway 45, 7 km west of Highway 41.

History

Established in 1928 when the Canadian Pacific Railway

Canadian Pacific Railway

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 opened a rail line through the region, it was named after Derwent, Derbyshire

Derwent, Derbyshire

Derwent is a village 'drowned' under the Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire, England. The village of Ashopton, Derwent Woodlands church and Derwent Hall were also 'drowned' in the construction of the reservoir. There is no formal memorial to any of the villages...

, England

England

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. Prior to this name, the community was briefly known as Monkman (purportedly after the temporary stay in the community of Albert Monkman, an important member of the 1885 Metis Provisional Government headed by Louis Riel) and, before that, the Native Americans of the region referred to it as Penguix. The population peaked at 301 in 1959, but declined rapidly after the construction of the bridge to Elk Point and the closure of the local grain elevator. The subsequent abandonment of the Lloydminster to Starr rail line in 2005 - 2007 signaled the final chapter in Derwent's rail access. Only two new homes have been built since the 1980s and the last business building permit issued was in 2001.

Education

There are no schools currently operating in Derwent. The nearest public school is New Myrnam School (K-12) in Myrnam

Myrnam, Alberta

Myrnam is a village in east central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately east of the capital city, Edmonton, and about east-south-east of the town of Two Hills. Its economic base is mixed farming, cattle farming, and grain farming.-History:...

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