Brazeau County
| Brazeau County | |
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 Location of the region in Alberta
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Canada |
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Alberta
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| Administrative headquarters | at Drayton Valley |
| Coordinates : | 53 ° 13 ′ N , 114 ° 59 ′ W |
| Residents | 7,201 (as of 2011) |
| surface | 3,020.71 km² |
| Population density | 2.4 inhabitants / km² |
| founding | July 1, 1988 |
| Time zone : | Mountain Standard Time ( UTC −7) Mountain Daylight Time ( UTC −6, daylight saving time) |
| Web presence | www.brazeau.ab.ca |
Brazeau County is a municipal district in Alberta , Canada . It lies within the Census Division No. 11. The administrative unit was created on July 1, 1988 - initially under the name Municipal District of Brazeau No. 77 - from the Improvement District No. 222 . On October 1st, 2002 the current name was introduced.
Brazeau County is named after the Brazeau River , which in turn is named for Joseph Brazeau, a linguist who participated in a John Palliser expedition to the region.
location
Brazeau County is centrally located in the Canadian province of Alberta on the Brazeau River . The village of Drayton Valley , in the vicinity of which the administrative seat of Brazeau County is located, is an independent enclave within Brazeau County.
| Yellowhead County | Parkland County | Parkland County |
| Yellowhead County |
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Leduc County |
| Clearwater County | Clearwater County | County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 |
history
Brazeau County is made up of areas previously administered by three neighboring administrative units. From the mid-1980s there were complaints from people in the southwestern parts of Parkland County and the western parts of Leduc County , who felt they were not well represented by the administration in Stony Plain and Leduc due to the great physical distance. After about five years of political work, Improvement District No. 222 including smaller areas of Yellowhead County , from which on July 1, 1988 the Municipal District of Brazeau No. 77 founded. On October 1, 2002, the name was changed to Brazeau County .
population
| year | Elevation | Residents | modification | Area (km 2 ) |
Population density (inhabitants / km 2 ) |
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| 2001 | census | 6,895 | + 2.3% | 3,019.74 | 2.3 |
| 2006 | census | 7,040 | +6.6% | 3,015.83 | 2.3 |
| 2011 | census | 7,201 | + 2.3% | 3,020.71 | 2.4 |
| 2012 | Adaptation | 7.132 |
In the 2011 census , Brazeau County's population was 7201 in 2693 inhabited units (out of a total of 2852 units). Compared to the 2006 census, there was an increase of 2.3 percent. With an area of 3020.71 km 2 , the population density was 2.4 / km 2 . By incorporation according to Drayton Valley in 2011 and 2012, Statistics Canada corrected the population down by 69 to 7,132.
In the 2006 census, 91.2% (6,425 people) of the population gave the ethnic group “white”, 1.7% (120 people) assigned themselves to various minorities ( visible minority ). 7.1% (500 people) belonged to the First Nations or the Métis .
Municipalities and localities
The following towns and villages are in Brazeau County:
- Small town (town): Drayton Valley (enclave)
- Village : Breton
- Hamlet : Alsike , Buck Creek , Cynthia , Lodgepole , Poplar Ridge , Rocky Rapids , Violet Grove
There are also smaller settlements under the names: Antross, Beaver Estates, Berrymoor, Birch Field Estates, Birchwood Village Greens, Boggy Hall, Brazeau Dam, Carnwood, Cottonwood Subdivision, Country Classic Estates, Country Style Trailer Court, Easyford, Fairway Meadows, Lindale , Meadow Land Acres, Parview Estates, Pembina, Pleasant View, Rex Block, River Ridge Subdivision, Round Valley, Valley Drive, Valley Drive Acres, and West Bank Acres.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta) . Statistics Canada . February 8, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ A b c Location and History Profile: Brazeau County . Alberta Municipal Affairs. September 20, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ↑ TransAlta : Brazeau . Archived from the original on February 24, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ↑ a b Lesley Allan: Brazeau County turns 25 . Canoe Sun Media. September 24, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ↑ Brazeau No. 77 community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. June 27, 2002. Last modified on November 30, 2005. Statistics Canada Catalog no. 93F0053XIE
- ^ Statistics Canada : Brazeau County - Community Profile . 2006 Census. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ↑ Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names From January 2, 2011 to January 1, 2012 (Table 1 - Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order by province and territory) . Statistics Canada . November 14, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ↑ Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names From January 2, 2012 to January 1, 2013 (Table 1 - Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order by province and territory) . Statistics Canada . August 18, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision ; accessed on March 2, 2014
- ^ Aboriginal Population Profile from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision ; accessed on March 2, 2014
- ^ Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities . Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4811032 - Brazeau County, geographical codes and localities, 2006 . Statistics Canada . March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
