Brazeau County

Brazeau County
Municipal district

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Location of Brazeau County in Alberta

Coordinates: 53°13′20″N 114°58′37″W / 53.22222°N 114.97694°W / 53.22222; -114.97694Coordinates: 53°13′20″N 114°58′37″W / 53.22222°N 114.97694°W / 53.22222; -114.97694
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division No. 11
Improvement district December 31, 1987[1]
Municipal district July 1, 1988[1]
Name change October 1, 2002[1]
Government[2]
 • Reeve Bart Guyon
 • Governing body Brazeau County Council
 • Office location north of Drayton Valley
Area (2011)[3]
 • Total 3,020.71 km2 (1,166.30 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 7,201
 • Density 2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Dwellings 2,774
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
Website brazeau.ab.ca

Brazeau County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 11. The municipal district was incorporated on July 1, 1988 from Improvement District No. 222. On October 1, 2002, the name was changed from Municipal District of Brazeau No. 77 to Brazeau County.[1]

It is named for the Brazeau River, in turn named for Joseph Brazeau, a linguist associated with the Palliser Expedition.[4]

History

Brazeau County encompasses an area that was originally under the jurisdiction of three neighbouring municipalities.[5] In the mid-1980s, residents of the southwest portion of Parkland County and the west portion of Leduc County were growing weary of perceived poor service provision as a result of being located significant distances from their municipal headquarters in Stony Plain and Leduc respectively.[5] After much lobbying and petitions over approximately five years, lands were severed from Parkland County and Leduc County, as well as a small portion of Yellowhead County to the west,[5] to create Improvement District No. 222 on December 31, 1987, which incorporated as the Municipal District of Brazeau No. 77 six months later on July 1, 1988.[1] The municipality subsequently changed its name to Brazeau County on October 1, 2002.[1]

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, Brazeau County had a population of 7,201 living in 2,693 of its 2,852 total dwellings, a 2.3% change from its 2006 population of 7,040. With a land area of 3,020.71 km2 (1,166.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) in 2011.[3] Following Drayton Valley’s 2011 and 2012 annexations, Statistics Canada adjusted Brazeau County's 2011 population downward by 69 people to 7,132.[6][7]

In 2006, Brazeau County had a population of 7,040 living in 2,774 dwellings, a 6.6% increase from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of 3,015.83 km2 (1,164.42 sq mi) and a population density of 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi).[8]

In 2001, the municipal district has a population of 6,895 in 2,596 dwellings, a 2.3% increase from 1996. On a surface of 3,019.74 km² it has a density of 2.3 inhabitants/km².[9]

Visible minority and Aboriginal population (Canada 2006 Census)
Population group Population % of total population
White 6,425 91.2%
Visible minority group
Source:[10] 		South Asian 15 0.2%
Chinese 30 0.4%
Black 45 0.6%
Filipino 20 0.3%
Latin American 0 0%
Arab 0 0%
Southeast Asian 0 0%
West Asian 0 0%
Korean 0 0%
Japanese 0 0%
Visible minority, n.i.e. 0 0%
Multiple visible minority 0 0%
Total visible minority population 120 1.7%
Aboriginal group
Source:[11] 		First Nations 110 1.6%
Métis 375 5.3%
Inuit 0 0%
Aboriginal, n.i.e. 0 0%
Multiple Aboriginal identity 10 0.1%
Total Aboriginal population 500 7.1%
Total population 7,045 100%

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Brazeau County:[12]

Cities
  • none
Towns
Villages
Summer villages
  • none

The following hamlets are located within Brazeau County:[12]

Hamlets

The following localities are located within Brazeau County:[13]

Localities
  • 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
  • West Bank Acres

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Location and History Profile: Brazeau County". Alberta Municipal Affairs. September 20, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  4. ↑ TransAlta. "Brazeau". Archived from the original on 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  5. 1 2 3 Lesley Allan (September 24, 2013). "Brazeau County turns 25". Drayton Valley Western Review. Canoe Sun Media. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  6. ↑ "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)" (XLSX). Statistics Canada. November 14, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  7. ↑ "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)" (XLSX). Statistics Canada. August 18, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  8. ↑ Statistics Canada. "Canada 2006 Census: Brazeau County - Community Profile". Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  9. ↑ Brazeau No. 77 community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE
  10. ↑ County&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=, Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision
  11. ↑ County&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=, Aboriginal Population Profile from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision
  12. 1 2 "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  13. ↑ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4811032 - Brazeau County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2012-08-11.

External links

Yellowhead County Parkland County
Yellowhead County Leduc County
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