Brownvale, Alberta
Brownvale is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Peace No. 135.[1] It is located on Highway 737 less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) off Highway 2, approximately 48 kilometres (30 mi) southwest of the Town of Peace River and 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Grimshaw. Duncan's First Nation reserve is less than 5 km (3.1 mi) to the south.
The community originated in the mid-1920s when the railway was extended from Berwyn to Whitelaw.[2]
Demographics
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Brownvale had a population of 125 living in 51 of its 56 total dwellings, a 14.7% change from its 2006 population of 109. With a land area of 3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 36.98/km2 (95.8/sq mi) in 2011.[3]
As of 2006, Brownvale had a total population of 109 living in 47 dwellings. With a land area of 3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi), it has a population density of 32.3 /km2 (84 /sq mi).[4]
See also
↑Jump back a sectionReferences
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities". Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ Hamlet Brownvale M.D. of Peace
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
- ^ Statistics Canada (2007). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses". Retrieved 2010-10-29.
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Coordinates: 56°07′42″N 117°53′33″W / 56.12833°N 117.89250°W
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