Municipal District of Peace No. 135

The Municipal District of Peace No. 135 is a municipal district (MD) in northwestern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 19, its municipal office is located outside but adjacent to the Village of Berwyn.

Municipal District of Peace No. 135
Municipal district
Grain fields in the Peace Country
Logo
Grimshaw Berwyn Peace River Brownvale
Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	19
Established	1916
Incorporated	1945
Government [1]
• Reeve	Robert Willing
• Governing body	MD of Peace Council
• Administrative office	adjacent to Berwyn
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	847.22 km2 (327.11 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	1,581
• Density	1.9/km2 (5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	mdpeace.com

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Peace No. 135.[3] Cities none Towns Grimshaw Villages Berwyn (location of municipal office) Summer villages none The following hamlets are located within the MD of Peace No. 135.[3] Hamlets Brownvale

The following localities are located within the MD of Peace No. 135.[4] Localities Early Gardens Griffin Creek Last Lake Peace River Correctional Institution Rocky Ridge Estates Roma Roma Junction Shaftesbury Settlement (designated place) or Shaftsbury Settlement

Demographics

Federal census
population history

Year	Pop.	±%
1916	918	—
1921	1,337	+45.6%
1926	1,377	+3.0%
1931	1,990	+44.5%
1936	2,155	+8.3%
1941	2,003	−7.1%
1946	1,791	−10.6%
1951	1,741	−2.8%
1956	1,732	−0.5%
1961	1,917	+10.7%
1966	1,745	−9.0%
1971	1,624	−6.9%
1976	1,583	−2.5%
1981	1,520	−4.0%
1986	1,527	+0.5%
1991	1,481	−3.0%
1996	1,562	+5.5%
2001	1,496	−4.2%
2006	1,487	−0.6%
2011	1,446	−2.8%
2016	1,747	+20.8%
Source: Statistics Canada [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Peace No. 135 had a population of 1,581 living in 577 of its 654 total private dwellings, a change of -9.8% from its 2016 population of 1,752. With a land area of 847.22 km² (327.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.9/km² (4.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Peace No. 135 had a population of 1,747 living in 578 of its 639 total private dwellings, a 20.8% change from its 2011 population of 1,446. With a land area of 847.47 km² (327.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.1/km² (5.3/sq mi) in 2016.^[16]

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.^[17] The region has unique growing combination of a northern climate, fertile soils, and a watershed system fed by glacial run offs.

Attractions

• Lac Cardinal Recreation Area
• Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park
• Strong Creek Park
• Wilderness Park

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of francophone communities in Alberta
• List of municipal districts in Alberta