Donalda
Donalda | |
|---|---|
| Village of Donalda | |
The Donalda oil lamp roadside attraction | |
Location in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 52°34′58.2″N 112°34′18.2″W / 52.582833°N 112.571722°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 7 |
| Municipal district | County of Stettler No. 6 |
| Incorporated | |
| • Village | December 30, 1912 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shaleah Fox |
| • Governing body | Donalda Village Council |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 226 |
| • Density | 233.6/km2 (605/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Highways | Highway 53 |
| Website | village |
Donalda is a village in central Alberta, Canada that is east of Ponoka. It was founded in 1911 and takes its name from Donalda Crossway, a niece of Sir Donald Mann, a Canadian Northern Railway official. It is home to the "World's Largest Oil Lamp", standing at 12.8 metres (42 ft) high, the structure is one of the Giants of the Prairies. The village was first named Eidswold by the Norwegian settlers who first founded the community. It was renamed Donalda in 1910, when the railroad came through.