Patricia, Alberta

Patricia is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Newell.[1] It is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Highway 1 and 21 kilometres (13 mi) northeast of Brooks.

Patricia
Location of Patricia Alberta

Patricia is next to Dinosaur Provincial Park, which is a UNESCO world heritage site. It was named after Princess Patricia. It was briefly famous in the 1970s when somebody willed a lot in the hamlet to then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. It made the news when he did not pay the taxes on the lot.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Patricia recorded a population of 101 living in 46 of its 50 total private dwellings, a change of -6.5% from its 2011 population of 108. With a land area of 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 171.2/km2 (443.4/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Patricia had a population of 108 living in 41 of its 50 total dwellings, a -5.3% change from its 2006 population of 114. With a land area of 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 183.1/km2 (474/sq mi) in 2011.[3]

See also

References
  1. Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  2. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-04-07.

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