Brazeau County

Brazeau County
Official seal of Brazeau County
Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 53°13′20″N 114°58′37″W / 53.22222°N 114.97694°W / 53.22222; -114.97694
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division11
Improvement districtDecember 31, 1987[1]
Municipal districtJuly 1, 1988[1]
Name changeOctober 1, 2002[1]
Government
 • ReeveBart Guyon
 • Governing bodyBrazeau County Council
 • CAOColin Swap - Interm CAO
 • Administrative officenorth of Drayton Valley
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Land3,000.14 km2 (1,158.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total7,179
 • Density2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Websitebrazeau.ab.ca

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.[1]

It is named for the Brazeau River, in turn named for Joseph Brazeau, a linguist associated with the Palliser Expedition.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ TransAlta. "Brazeau". Archived from the original on February 24, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2008.