Duchess, Alberta


Duchess is a village in southern Alberta, Canada, located north of Brooks, across the Trans-Canada Highway, in the County of Newell.
The village was named for Duchess Louise Marguerite. It is mainly a ranching community.

Demographics

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.
In the 2011 Census, the Village of Duchess had a population of 992 living in 360 of its 376 total dwellings, a 1.4% change from its 2006 population of 978. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

Notable people