Drayton Valley

Drayton Valley
Town
Town of Drayton Valley
Drayton Valley panorama
Drayton Valley panorama
Motto: 
Pulling together
Drayton Valley is located in Alberta
Drayton Valley
Drayton Valley
Location of Drayton Valley in 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
Municipal districtBrazeau County
Incorporated[1] 
 • VillageJanuary 1, 1956
 • New townJune 1, 1956
 • TownFebruary 1, 1957
Government
 • MayorNancy Dodds
 • Governing bodyDrayton Valley Town Council
 • MPGerald Soroka (Yellowhead)
 • MLAAndrew Boitchenko (Drayton Valley-Devon)
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Land30.9 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Elevation869 m (2,851 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3][5]
 • Total7,291
 • Density236/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)+1-780, +1-587
HighwaysHighway 22
WaterwaysNorth Saskatchewan River
WebsiteOfficial website

Drayton Valley is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail), approximately 133 kilometres (83 mi) southwest of Edmonton. It is surrounded by Brazeau County, known for its vast oil fields. The town is located between the North Saskatchewan River and the Pembina River.

The town was named after Drayton, Hampshire, the birthplace of the wife of one of the Alberta town's postmasters.[6]

  1. ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Drayton Valley" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 17, 2016. p. 204. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  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. ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  6. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 44.