Drayton Valley | |
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Town | |
| Town of Drayton Valley | |
 Drayton Valley panorama | |
| Motto: Pulling together | |
  Drayton Valley Location of Drayton Valley in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 53°13′20″N 114°58′37″W / 53.22222°N 114.97694°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 11 |
| Municipal district | Brazeau County |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | January 1, 1956 |
| • New town | June 1, 1956 |
| • Town | February 1, 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nancy Dodds |
| • Governing body | Drayton Valley Town Council |
| • MP | Gerald Soroka (Yellowhead) |
| • MLA | Andrew Boitchenko (Drayton Valley-Devon) |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 30.9 km2 (11.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 869 m (2,851 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,291 |
| • Density | 236/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | +1-780, +1-587 |
| Highways | Highway 22 |
| Waterways | North Saskatchewan River |
| Website | Official 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]
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Drayton Valley" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 17, 2016. p. 204. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "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.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 44.