Priddis
Hamlet
Panorama of Priddis from the Cowboy Trail
Panorama of Priddis from the Cowboy Trail
Priddis, Alberta is located in Alberta
Priddis, Alberta
Location of Priddis in Alberta
Coordinates: 50°53′10″N 114°19′46″W / 50.8861°N 114.3294°W / 50.8861; -114.3294
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 6
Municipal districtFoothills County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyFoothills County Council
Elevation
1,160 m (3,810 ft)
Population
 (2003)[1]
 • Total79
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
WebsitePriddis Community Association

Priddis is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Foothills County.[2] It is located in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies at an elevation of 1,160 metres (3,810 ft). The hamlet is located southwest of the intersection of the Cowboy Trail (Highway 22) and Highway 22X, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Calgary'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.[3]

Demographics

The population of Priddis according to the 2003 municipal census conducted by Foothills County is 79.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Aphrodite Karamitsanis. Place Names of Alberta Volume 2: Southern Alberta


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