Gadsby is a small village in central Alberta

Central Alberta

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, Canada

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, located east of Red Deer

Red Deer, Alberta

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. Gadsby is officially the smallest village in Alberta. It was incorporated in 1909.

Name

Toronto

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 reporter Henry Franklin Gadsby was the namesake for a post office that was opened in 1909.

Demographics

In 2006, Gadsby had a population of 35 living in 18 dwellings

House

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, a 12.5% decrease from 2001. The village has a land area of 0.82 km² (0.316603770045879 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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of 42.7 /km2.