The Municipal District of Peace No. 135 is a municipal district in northwestern Alberta

Alberta

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It is located in Census Division 19

Division No. 19, Alberta

Division No. 19 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the west-central portion of northern Alberta and surrounds the City of Grande Prairie.- Census subdivisions :...

. The municipal seat is set in the Village of Berwyn

Berwyn, Alberta

Berwyn is a village in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately west of the Town of Peace River, southwest of the Town of Grimshaw, and northeast of the Duncan's First Nation reserve....

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Demographics

In 2006, Peace No. 135 had a population of 1,487 living in 547 dwellings

House

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, a -0.6% increase from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of 851.92 km² (328.9 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 1.7 /km2.

In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 1,496 in 559 dwellings, a 4.2% decrease from 1996. On a surface of 857.20 km² it had a density of 1.7 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

Towns

• Grimshaw
  Grimshaw, Alberta
  Grimshaw is a town in northern Alberta located west of the Town of Peace River at the junction of Highway 35, Highway 2, and bypass Highway 2A, and the Mackenzie Northern Railway...
  
  

Villages

• Berwyn
  Berwyn, Alberta
  Berwyn is a village in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately west of the Town of Peace River, southwest of the Town of Grimshaw, and northeast of the Duncan's First Nation reserve....
  
   (municipal seat)

Hamlets

• Brownvale
  Brownvale, Alberta
  Brownvale is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Peace No. 135. It is located on Highway 737 less than off Highway 2, approximately southwest of the Town of Peace River and southwest of Grimshaw...
  
  

Designated places

• Shaftesbury Settlement
  Shaftesbury Settlement, Alberta
  Shaftesbury Settlement is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Peace No. 135 that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada. It is located on the southeast side of Highway 684, south of Highway 2...
  
  

Attractions

• Lac Cardinal Recreation Area
  Lac Cardinal Recreation Area
  Lac Cardinal Recreation Area is a municipally owned recreation area located adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park on the eastern shore of Lac Cardinal. It is northwest of the Town of Grimshaw on Township Road 833A off Highway 35...
  
  
• Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park
  Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park
  Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located north-west of Grimshaw in northern Alberta, west of the junction of Highway 2 and Mackenzie Highway....
  
  
• Strong Creek Park
  Strong Creek Park
  Strong Creek Park is a municipal park located on the Peace River mouth of Strong Creek, 8 km south of the Town of Peace River, Alberta on Shaftesbury Trail .-Activities:...
  
  
• Wilderness Park
  Peace River Wilderness Park
  Wilderness Park is a municipally owned park with a set of two man made lakes stocked with rainbow trout and interconnected trails. It is located on a quarter section 10 kilometers west of the Town of Peace River, south of Highway 2 on Range Road 233....
  
  

Economy

Agriculture is a significant part of the area's economy, with the region being dubbed as most northern agricultural industry oasis in the world. The region has unique growing combination of a northern climate, fertile soils, and a watershed system fed by glacial run offs.

External links

• Alberta First. District Statistics