title: Dapp, Alberta
text: # Dapp, Alberta
  
  Dapp is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Westlock County. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Highway 44, approximately 81 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of St. Albert.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dapp had a population of 30 living in 13 of its 17 total private dwellings, a change of 50% from its 2016 population of 20. With a land area of 0.31 $km^2$ (0.12 sq mi), it had a population density of $96.8/km^2$ (250.6/sq mi) in 2021.
  
  As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dapp had a population of 10 living in 4 of its 5 total private dwellings, a change of -70.6% from its 2011 population of 34. With a land area of 0.2 $km^2$ (0.077 sq mi), it had a population density of $50.0/km^2$ (129.5/sq mi) in 2016.
  
  ## History
  
  The community derives its name from the initials of David A. Pennicuick, a railroad official.
  
  In 1985, one of the last two traditional wooden grain elevators in Alberta was built in Dapp by the Alberta Wheat Pool.
  
  ## Notable residents
  
  * Greg Polis, professional ice hockey player (National Hockey League), 1970s
  