| Patricia | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Patricia |
| 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 |
| Subdivision Name4: | County of Newell |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | County of Newell Council |
| Founder: | Canadian Pacific Railway |
| Named For: | Princess Patricia of Connaught |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.59 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 78 |
| Population Density Km2: | 131.1 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
| Coordinates: | 50.6994°N -111.6769°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | 403, 587, 825 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Patricia is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Newell. It is located approximately north of Highway 1 and northeast of Brooks.
Patricia is near Dinosaur Provincial Park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was named after Princess Patricia of Connaught.[1]
The Hamlet of Patricia was briefly famous in the 1970s when a local rancher Albert Ketchmark gifted then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau a lot in the community as part of their mother's estate, as a joke. The Prime Minister's ownership of the 50 by 130 foot lot became national news when the County of Newell noted Trudeau owed $3 in property tax and possibly another $3 in back taxes on the property.[2] The Prime Minister's Office when asked about the situation stated they were unaware of the transfer and had not been supplied with a deed transfer or tax bill.[2] The taxes were paid by Jim Nesbitt, the publisher of the local Brooks Bulletin and Liberal Party member, and Trudeau refused to accept ownership of the lot, even just to transfer it to the County. The matter was settled in Supreme Court of Alberta when Trudeau's lawyers argued the transfer amounted to an imperfect gift, and the Justice ruled the property title cancelled.[3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Patricia had a population of 78 living in 42 of its 48 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 101. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
The population of Patricia according to the 2020 municipal census conducted by the County of Newell is 88.[5]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Patricia had a population of 101 living in 46 of its 50 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 108. With a land area of 0.59km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]