Duchess is a village in southern Alberta

Southern Alberta

Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat...

, Canada

Canada

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, located north of Brooks

Brooks, Alberta

Brooks is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada surrounded by the County of Newell. It is located on Highway 1 and the Canadian Pacific Railway, approximately southeast of Calgary, and northwest of Medicine Hat. The city has an elevation of .- History :The area that is now Brooks was originally...

, across from Trans-Canada Highway, in the County of Newell.

The village was named for Duchess Louise Marguerite

Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught

Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia was a German princess, and later a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn...

. It is mainly a ranching community.

Demographics

In 2006, Duchess had a population of 978 living in 351 dwellings

House

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, a 17.0% increase from 2001. The village has a land area of 1.89 km² (0.729733079739891 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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of 518.8 /km2.

External links

• Village of Duchess official web site