Brazeau County
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.
Brazeau County | |
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Municipal district | |
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Location within Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 53°13′20″N 114°58′37″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 11 |
| Improvement district | December 31, 1987 |
| Municipal district | July 1, 1988 |
| Name change | October 1, 2002 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Bart Guyon |
| • Governing body | Brazeau County Council |
| • CAO | Colin Swap - Interm CAO |
| • Administrative office | north of Drayton Valley |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 3,000.14 km2 (1,158.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 7,179 |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Website | brazeau.ab.ca |
It is named for the Brazeau River, in turn named for Joseph Brazeau, a linguist associated with the Palliser Expedition.
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