DeBolt is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. Henry DeBolt, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.
The hamlet is located in census division No. 18.
Geography DeBolt is located in Peace Country, east from Grande Prairie and west of Valleyview along Highway 43. It lies in the Smoky River valley, at an elevation of .
It gives the name to the Debolt Formation, a stratigraphical unit first described in a well located north of the settlement.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, DeBolt had a population of 132 living in 66 of its 73 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 121. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, DeBolt had a population of 121 living in 55 of its 78 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 133. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Attractions The Hubert Memorial Park, a collection of early buildings and artifacts, is located in DeBolt, while Legion Hall is part of the DeBolt and District Pioneer Museum.
Infrastructure The hamlet is served by DeBolt Aerodrome , located north of the community. DeBolt also has a fire hall for volunteer firefighters.
Services The community has a church, a pub, a general store with restaurant and a gas station.
Notable residents Henry DeBolt, community namesake, and former Alberta MLA Ken Belford, a poet Marvin Moore, former Alberta MLA Kristie Moore, 2010 Vancouver Olympics curling silver medalist Roy Bickell, a fossil hunter, philanthropist, and local historian Georgie Collins, actress
See also
List of communities in Alberta List of designated places in Alberta List of hamlets in Alberta
References