Duchess is a village in
southern Alberta
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, Canada that is surrounded by the
County of Newell
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. It is north of
Brooks
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and the
Trans-Canada Highway
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.
The village was named for
Duchess Louise Marguerite. It is mainly a
ranching
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community.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, 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.
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 , it had a population density of in 2016.
Notable people
*
Jeff Shantz, professional hockey player
*
Cheryl Bartlett
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Early life
Barlett was born and raised in ...
, biologist
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
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List of villages in Alberta
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References
External links
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1921 establishments in Alberta
Villages in Alberta
Populated places established in 1921