Donnelly, Alberta
Donnelly is a village in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130. It is located near the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 49, located approximately south of Peace River and northwest of Edmonton.
History
In 1912, a group of 14 settlers from Grouard arrived in the Donnelly area. Marie-Anne Leblanc Gravel was first homesteader.The community was named after one Mr. Donnelly, a railroad employee.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Donnelly had a population of 338 living in 154 of its 185 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 359. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Donnelly recorded a population of 342 living in 150 of its 170 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 305. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.