Duchess, Alberta Explained

Duchess
Official Name:Village of Duchess
Settlement Type:Village
Motto:Where the Swan Sits
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Alberta
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:2
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Tony Steidel
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Duchess Village Council
Leader Title3:MLA
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Incorporated[1]
Established Date1: 
Established Title2: • Village
Established Date2:May 12, 1921
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:1.93
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:1053
Population Density Km2:545.9
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:50.7331°N -111.9064°W
Elevation M:760
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Veteran Memorial Highway
Blank1 Name:Waterway
Blank1 Info:Rock Lake

Duchess is a village in southern Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the County of Newell. It is north of Brooks and the Trans-Canada Highway.

The village was named for Duchess Louise Marguerite. It is mainly a ranching community.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Duchess had a population of 1,053 living in 378 of its 404 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,085. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Duchess recorded a population of 1,085 living in 371 of its 390 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 992. With a land area of 1.96km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]

Notable people

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External links

50.7333°N -165°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location and History Profile: Village of Duchess . . 253 . October 14, 2016 . October 17, 2016.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) . . February 9, 2022 . February 9, 2022.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 8, 2017.
  4. Web site: Jeff Shantz. HockeyDB.com. 9 January 2015.