Dawn Valley is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 within Parkland County

Parkland County, Alberta

Parkland County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada.It is located west of Edmonton in Census Division No. 11, along the Parkland Highway...

 that is recognized as a designated place

Designated place

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 by Statistics Canada

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. It is located on the south side of Township Road 540, 0.8 km (0.497098189319845 mi) west of Highway 779

Alberta Highway 779

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 779 is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs south-north from Highway 627 to Highway 37 west of Calahoo. Stony Plain is the only settlement the highway passes through...

.

Demographics

As of the 2006 Census of Canada

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

, Dawn Valley had a total population of 194 living in 55 dwellings. With a land area of 1.22 km² (0.471044633482893 sq mi), it had a population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

of 159.3 /km2.