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| Coordinates:50°41′58″N111°40′37″W / 50.69944°N 111.67694°W /50.69944; -111.67694 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 2 |
| Municipal district | County of Newell |
| Founded by | Canadian Pacific Railway |
| Named after | Princess Patricia of Connaught |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | County of Newell Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 78 |
| • Density | 131.1/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 403,587, 825 |
Patricia is ahamlet insouthern Alberta, Canada within theCounty of Newell.[2] It is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north ofHighway 1 and 21 kilometres (13 mi) northeast ofBrooks.
Patricia is nearDinosaur Provincial Park, which is aUNESCO World Heritage Site. It was named afterPrincess Patricia of Connaught.[3]
The Hamlet of Patricia was briefly famous in the 1970s when a local rancher Albert Ketchmark gifted then Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau a lot in the community as part of their mother's estate, as a joke. The Prime Minister's ownership of the 50 by 130 foot lot became national news when the County of Newell noted Trudeau owed $3 inproperty tax and possibly another $3 in back taxes on the property.[4] The Prime Minister's Office when asked about the situation stated they were unaware of the transfer and had not been supplied with a deed transfer or tax bill.[4] The taxes were paid by Jim Nesbitt, the publisher of the localBrooks Bulletin and Liberal Party member, and Trudeau refused to accept ownership of the lot, even just to transfer it to the County. The matter was settled inSupreme Court of Alberta when Trudeau's lawyers argued the transfer amounted to animperfect gift, and the Justice ruled the property title cancelled.[5]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Patricia had a population of 78 living in 42 of its 48 total private dwellings, a change of-22.8% from its 2016 population of 101. With a land area of 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of132.2/km2 (342.4/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
The population of Patricia according to the2020 municipal census conducted by the County of Newell is 88.[6]
As a designated place in the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Patricia had 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 of171.2/km2 (443.4/sq mi) in 2016.[7]
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