# DeBolt

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For other uses, see [DeBolt (disambiguation)](/source/DeBolt_(disambiguation)).

**DeBolt** is a [hamlet](/source/Hamlet_(place)) in [northern Alberta](/source/Northern_Alberta), Canada within the [Municipal District of Greenview No. 16](/source/Municipal_District_of_Greenview_No._16).[1] [Henry DeBolt](/source/Henry_DeBolt), an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[2]

The hamlet is located in [census division](/source/Census_division) [No. 18](/source/Division_No._18,_Alberta).

## Geography

DeBolt is located in [Peace Country](/source/Peace_Country), 58 km (36 mi) east from [Grande Prairie](/source/Grande_Prairie,_Alberta) and 54 km (34 mi) west of [Valleyview](/source/Valleyview,_Alberta) along [Highway 43](/source/Alberta_Highway_43). It lies in the [Smoky River](/source/Smoky_River) valley, at an elevation of 640 m (2,100 ft).

It gives the name to the [Debolt Formation](/source/Debolt_Formation), a stratigraphical unit first described in a well located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the settlement.[3]

## Demographics

In the [2021 Census of Population](/source/2021_Canadian_census) conducted by [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada), DeBolt had a population of 132 living in 66 of its 73 total private dwellings, a change of 9.09% from its 2016 population of 121. With a land area of 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi), it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

As a designated place in the [2016 Census of Population](/source/2016_Canadian_census) conducted by Statistics Canada, DeBolt had a population of 121 living in 55 of its 78 total private dwellings, a change of -9.02% from its 2011 population of 133. With a land area of 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi), it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

## 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*.[citation needed]

## Infrastructure

The hamlet is served by [DeBolt Aerodrome](/source/DeBolt_Aerodrome) , located 1 nmi (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) north of the community.[6] DeBolt also has a fire hall for volunteer firefighters.[citation needed]

## Services

The community has a church, a pub, a general store with restaurant and a gas station.[citation needed]

## Notable residents

- [Ken Belford](/source/Ken_Belford), a poet
- Roy Bickell, a fossil hunter, philanthropist and local historian[7][8]
- [Georgie Collins](/source/Georgie_Collins), actress[9]

## See also

- [List of communities in Alberta](/source/List_of_communities_in_Alberta)
- [List of designated places in Alberta](/source/List_of_designated_places_in_Alberta)
- [List of hamlets in Alberta](/source/List_of_hamlets_in_Alberta)

## References

1. [*Place-names of Alberta*](https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=45). Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 41.

1. [Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units](/source/Lexicon_of_Canadian_Geologic_Units). ["Debolt Formation"](https://archive.today/20120711082741/http://cgkn1.cgkn.net/weblex/weblex_litho_detail_e.pl?00053:003842). Archived from [the original](http://cgkn1.cgkn.net/weblex/weblex_litho_detail_e.pl?00053:003842) on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2009-02-10.

1. ["Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places"](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810001201). [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada). February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

1. ["Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)"](http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=1301&SR=1&S=45&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0#tPopDwell). [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada). February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.

1. ["Roy Allen Bickell - Obituary"](http://www.yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oid=870288). Retrieved 8 August 2017.

1. ["Bickell's community legacy impossible to quantify"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170809001939/http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/2015/03/26/bickells-community-legacy-impossible-to-quantify). Daily Herald Tribune. Archived from [the original](http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/2015/03/26/bickells-community-legacy-impossible-to-quantify) on August 9, 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.

1. ["Eileen Georgina "Georgie" COLLINS Obituary"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170907165132/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/calgaryherald/obituary.aspx?pid=185311856). *Calgary Herald*. May 6, 2017. Archived from [the original](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/calgaryherald/obituary.aspx?pid=185311856) on September 7, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017. – via [Legacy.com](/source/Legacy.com)

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