Priddis, Alberta

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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; -114.3294Coordinates: 50°53′10″N 114°19′46″W / 50.8861°N 114.3294°W / 50.8861; -114.3294
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Census divisionNo. 6
Municipal districtFoothills County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyFoothills County Council
Elevation
1,160 m (3,810 ft)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Priddis is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Foothills County.[1] 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.[2]

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  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 2010-06-24.
  2. ^ Aphrodite Karamitsanis. Place Names of Alberta Volume 2: Southern Alberta


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