Del Bonita is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 in southern Alberta

Southern Alberta

Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat...

, Canada

Canada

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 within Cardston County

Cardston County, Alberta

Cardston County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 3 around the Town of Cardston.The municipal district was established on January 1, 1954, through the amalgamation of the Municipal District of Sugar City No. 5 and part of the Municipal District of...

. It is located at the junction of Highway 62 and Highway 501

Alberta Highway 501

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 501 is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs west-east from Highway 5 east of Mountain View as gravel to Cardston, then pavement through Del Bonita and Milk River to Highway 879, then gravel again to the Saskatchewan border.It is also known as 9 Avenue...

, 3 km (1.9 mi) north of the United States

United States

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 border and approximately 49 km (30.4 mi) south of Magrath

Magrath, Alberta

Magrath is a town in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada. Its 2006 population was 2,081. Magrath is located near the Canadian Rockies and is south of Lethbridge and south of Calgary.- History :...

.

Del Bonita lies at an elevation of 1305 m (4,281.5 ft), on Shanks Creek, which flows into Shanks Lake and further east into the Milk River.

Del Bonita/Whetstone International Airport

Del Bonita/Whetstone International Airport

Del Bonita/Whetstone International Airport is located south of Del Bonita, Alberta, on the Canada – United States border at Port of Del Bonita, Montana....

  is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the settlement, on the United States/Canada border.

Attractions

Various buildings and artifacts from the Whiskey Gap ghost town

Ghost town

A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...

 have been moved to Del Bonita, including the Whiskey Gap Oil Shed, the Fisher Store and the Red & White Store.

Demographics

Statistics Canada has not recently published a population for Del Bonita.

However, Industry Canada shows that Del Bonita's greater rural area had a total population of 651 living in 143 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 630.5 km² (243.4 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density

Population density

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 of 3 /km2.

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta
• List of ghost towns in Alberta