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Duchess, Alberta

FieldValue
nameDuchess
official_nameVillage of Duchess
native_name
settlement_typeVillage
mottoWhere the Swan Sits
pushpin_mapCanada Alberta
pushpin_label_positionnone
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Alberta
pushpin_mapsize200
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Southern Alberta
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name32
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4County of Newell
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameTony Steidel
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Duchess Village Council
leader_title2
leader_title3MLA
established_titleFounded
established_title1Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2• Village
established_date2May 12, 1921
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km21.93
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total1053
population_density_km2545.9
timezoneMST
utc_offset−7
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−6
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m760
blank_nameHighways
blank_infoVeteran Memorial Highway
blank1_nameWaterway
blank1_infoRock Lake
website

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 1.93 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

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 1.96 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Notable people

  • Jeff Shantz, professional hockey player
  • Cheryl Bartlett, biologist

References

References

  1. (October 14, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Village of Duchess". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  3. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  4. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  5. "Jeff Shantz". HockeyDB.com.
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