Brazeau County is a municipal district in central Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

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. It is located in Census Division 11

Division No. 11, Alberta

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The municipality was created 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.

It is named for the Brazeau River

Brazeau River

The Brazeau River is a river in western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the North Saskatchewan River.The river was named for Joseph Brazeau, a linguist associated with the Palliser Expedition.-Course:...

, in turn named for Joseph Brazeau, a linguist associated with the Palliser Expedition

Palliser Expedition

The British North American Exploring Expedition, commonly called the Palliser Expedition, explored and surveyed the open prairies and rugged wilderness of western Canada from 1857 to 1860. The purpose was to explore possible routes for the Canadian Pacific Railway and discover new species of plants...

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Demographics

In 2006, Brazeau County had a population of 7,040 living in 2,774 dwellings

House

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, a 6.6% increase from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of 3015.83 km² (1,164.4 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 2.3 /km2.

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.

Communities

The following communities are located within Brazeau County:

Towns

• Drayton Valley

Villages

• Breton
  Breton, Alberta
  Breton is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located southwest of Edmonton. Originally called Keystone, it was established in 1909 by a group of African-American immigrants as a block settlement. The town is named after former Alberta MLA Douglas Breton.It has one High School and one...
  
  

Hamlets

• Alsike
  Alsike, Alberta
  Alsike is an unincorporated place in central Alberta in Leduc County, located on Highway 39, Highway 22. It is west of Leduc.Alsike is notable for its horse farms and dude ranches...
  
  
• Buck Creek
  Buck Creek, Alberta
  Buck Creek is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Brazeau County, located west of Highway 22, approximately southwest of Edmonton.- References :...
  
  
• Cynthia
  Cynthia, Alberta
  Cynthia is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Brazeau County, located approximately south of Highway 16 and southwest of Edmonton.- References :...
  
  
• Lodgepole
  Lodgepole, Alberta
  Lodgepole is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Brazeau County, located approximately west of Highway 22 and southwest of Edmonton.- References :...
  
  
• Poplar Ridge
  Poplar Ridge, Alberta
  Poplar Ridge is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Brazeau County, located northwest of Highway 22, approximately southwest of Edmonton.- References :...
  
  
• Rocky Rapids
  Rocky Rapids, Alberta
  Rocky Rapids is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Brazeau County. It is located east of Highway 22, approximately north of Drayton Valley.- Economy :Located within the Pembina oil field, the economy of Rocky Rapids is based mostly on oil and gas....
  
  
• Violet Grove
  Violet Grove, Alberta
  Violet Grove is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Brazeau County, located southwest of Highway 22, approximately southwest of Edmonton.- References :...
  
  

External links

• Brazeau County (Official site)