Priddis is a
hamlet in
Alberta, Canada within
Foothills County. It is located in the
foothills of the
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies (french: Rocheuses canadiennes) or Canadian Rocky Mountains, comprising both the Alberta Rockies and the British Columbian Rockies, is the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains. It is the easternmost part ...
at an elevation of . The hamlet is located southwest of the intersection of the
Cowboy Trail (Highway 22) and
Highway 22X, approximately west of
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
's city limits.
The hamlet is located in
Census Division No. 6 and in the federal riding of
Macleod. It was named for Charles Priddis, who homesteaded along the Fish Creek in 1886.
[Aphrodite Karamitsanis. Place Names of Alberta Volume 2: Southern Alberta]
Demographics
The population of Priddis according to the
2003 municipal census conducted by Foothills County is 79.
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See also
* List of communities in Alberta
*List of hamlets in Alberta
Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, specialized municipalities or rural municipalities ( municipal districts, improvement districts and special areas). The ...
References
Foothills County
Hamlets in Alberta
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