Dunmore, Alberta

Dunmore is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada, within Cypress County, southeast of Medicine Hat's city limits on Highway 1 and the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline. A portion of the hamlet is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.
Dunmore is the administrative centre of Cypress County and Prairie Rose [School Division No. 8].
The hamlet was named by the CPR after one of its benefactors: Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dunmore had a population of 1,088 living in 374 of its 382 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,100. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.
Cypress County indicates that the population of the Hamlet of Dunmore was 1,097 in the 2016 Census, a change of from its 2011 population of 1,025.

Education

In the southeastern corner of the community is Eagle Butte High School, named after a geographic feature of the Cypress Hills. A one-room schoolhouse in the Cypress Hills was called "Eagle Butte School".

Amenities and services

Located in the hamlet is Dunmore Park – which has a playground, outdoor hockey rink, baseball field, and a small BMX track. Dunmore has a gas station, a community hall, a storage unit business, a bar and various other small businesses.