Newcastle | |
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Location of Newcastle in Alberta | |
Coordinates: 51°27′50″N 112°44′10″W / 51.464°N 112.736°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Census division | No. 5 |
Municipality | Town of Drumheller |
Incorporated (village) | March 16, 1923[1] |
Dissolved | May 21, 1931[2] |
Annexed | 1967[3] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Heather Colberg |
• Governing body | Drumheller Town Council
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Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Area code(s) | 403, 587, 825 |
Newcastle is a community within the Town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. It held village status for eight years between 1923 and 1931,[1][2] and was recognized as a hamlet prior to annexation by Drumheller in 1967.[3] The community is located within the Red Deer River valley on South Dinosaur Trail (Highway 838),[5] approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) west of Drumheller's main townsite. The former hamlet of Midlandvale is located across the river to the north.
Newcastle was incorporated as a village on March 16, 1923.[1] It subsequently dissolved from village status on May 21, 1931.[2] Newcastle was eventually annexed by the former City of Drumheller from the former Municipal District of Badlands No. 7 (then Improvement District No. 7) in 1967.[3]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1926 | 281 | — |
1931 | 304 | +8.2% |
1936 | 1,278 | +320.4% |
1941 | 1,000 | −21.8% |
1951 | 1,317 | +31.7% |
1956 | 1,132 | −14.0% |
1961 | 949 | −16.2% |
Source: Statistics Canada[6][7][8][9] |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1961 | 1,276 | — |
1966 | 960 | −24.8% |
Source: Statistics Canada[10] |
Over the course of its incorporation, Newcastle had a population of 281 and 304 in 1926 and 1931 respectively.[6] Despite its dissolution in 1931, the former village grew to a population of 1,278 in 1936[6] and peaked at a population of 1,317 in 1951.[7] It then declined to a population of 949 in 1961.[9]