Del Bonita, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

49°01′46″N 112°47′26″W / 49.0294°N 112.7906°W / 49.0294; -112.7906CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaCensus divisionNo. 3Municipal districtCardston CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyCardston County CouncilElevation

1,305 m (4,281 ft)Population

(2008)^[1]

• Total6Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Del Bonita is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County.^[2] It is located approximately 49 km (30 mi) south of Magrath at the junction of Highway 62 and Highway 501. Due to its location near the Canada–United States border, it serves as a port of entry into the U.S. state of Montana at the nearby Del Bonita Border Crossing which is located 3 km (1.9 mi) to the south.^[3] Del Bonita is a name derived from Spanish meaning "of the pretty".^[4]

Del Bonita lies at an elevation of 1,305 m (4,281 ft), on Shanks Creek, which flows into Shanks Lake and further east into the Milk River.

Del Bonita/Whetstone International Airport (FAA LID: H28, TC LID: CEQ4) is located 2 nautical miles (4 km; 2 mi)^[5] south of the settlement, on the Canada–United States border.

Demographics

The population of Del Bonita according to the 2008 municipal census conducted by Cardston County is 6.^[1]

Attractions

Various buildings and artifacts from the Whiskey Gap ghost town have been moved to Del Bonita,^[6] including the Whiskey Gap Oil Shed and the Huey Gum Restaurant, Pool Hall and Rooms.

Notable people

Earl W. Bascom (1906-1995), cowboy, rodeo champion, "father of modern rodeo", inventor, Hollywood actor, cowboy artist and sculptor, worked in Del Bonita in the mid 1920s for the Orgill Ranch and trailed horses to British Columbia for rancher Lamonde "Nick" Carter.

References

^ ^a ^b "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ Your Official Road Map of Alberta (Map). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. 2014.
^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 41.
^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Del Bonita Ghost Town