Municipal District of Peace No. 135


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

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipal District of Peace No. 135 recorded a population of 1,747 living in 578 of its 639 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,446. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.

Communities and localities


The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the Municipal District of Peace No. 135:
;Cities
  • none
;Towns
  • Grimshaw
;Villages
  • Berwyn
;Summer villages
  • none
The following hamlets are located within the Municipal District of Peace No. 135:
;Hamlets
  • Brownvale
The following localities are located within the Municipal District of Peace No. 135:
;Localities
  • Early Gardens
  • Griffin Creek
  • Last Lake
  • Peace River Correctional Institution
  • Rocky Ridge Estates
  • Roma
  • Roma Junction
  • Shaftesbury Settlement or Shaftsbury Settlement

Attractions

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.