Drumheller was named after Samuel Drumheller, who, after purchasing the homestead of Thomas Patrick Greentree, had it surveyed into the original Drumheller townsite and put lots on the market in 1911.
The Post Office opened on April 1, 1911.
YEAR |
POPULATION |
1916 |
312 |
1921 |
2499 |
1931 |
2987 |
1941 |
2748 |
1951 |
2601 |
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