Delacour, Alberta
Delacour is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County. It is located approximately east of the City of Calgary, and from its downtown. The hamlet features a creek valley setting and a golf club. History. The Delacour station was named after the foreman of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction crew. The line became part of the Canadian National Railway in 1914. It was previously believed that Delacour was a French name meaning "of the heart". It has been revealed that Mr. Delacour was from Denmark. The first passenger train went through February  28, 1914. A small store was established in the community in 1914. The post office was in operation since November 15, 1915. Demographics. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Delacour recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. The population of Delacour according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by Rocky View County is 10.