BRAZEAU COUNTY
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Brazeau County is located in scenic west central Alberta, Canada.

Large tracts of developed and wilderness land offer the ourdoor enthusiast a wide range of activities. Three major rivers traverse through the County, the North Saskatchewan, Pembina, and Brazeau Rivers. Many large lakes are easily accessible. Blue skies and wide open spaces provide for an abundance of recreational activities: boating, waterskiing, swimming, windsurfing, canoeing, big game hunting, game birds such as ducks, Canada goose, and grouse, and fishing.

3 major rivers traverse through the county, the North Saskatchewan, Pembina, and the Brazeau River. Many large lakes are easily accusable. Blue skies and wide open spaces provide for an abundance of recreational activates, boating, waterskiing , swimming, windsurfing, canoeing, Big game hunting, game birds such as ducks, Canada goose, and grouse, and fishing.

There are four major golf courses in the County, making it a golfer's paradise.

Winter outings include cross country skiing, snowmobiling, skating and alpine skiing in the vast western Canadian Rocky Mountains. Jasper, Banff and Lake Louise are world-famous alpine skiing facilities, less than 3½ hours' drive from your doorstep.

Jasper, Banff, and Lake Louise are world famous alpine skiing facilities, less than 31/2 hours drive from your doorstep.

Brazeau County residences are a short distance from the cultural and shopping experiences of the Capital City of Edmonton. The County has approximately 13,000 residents, half of whom live in the Town of Drayton Valley, eight miles west of this beautiful acreage.

Population

  Drayton Valley Brazeau County  
Age Male Female Male Female Combined Total
0-9 500 530 570 530 2130
10-19 465 485 620 545 2115
20-29 510 425 385 370 1690
30-39 570 550 655 645 2420
40-49 385 365 490 420 1660
50-59 220 200 355 355 1130
60-69 150 165 265 180 760
70-79 100 135 80 65 380
80+ 45 85 30 30 190
TOTAL 2945 2940 3450 3140 12,475

Median Family Income

Median Total Income 1993 1994 1995 1996 % Change
Community $54,000 $56,100 $57,400 $58,200 8.0
Province $50,100 $50,000 $50,700 $51,900 3.6
Canada $47,400 $47,800 $49,000 $49,600 4.6

Labour Force by Industry and Occupation Groups

Mining, Quarrying and Oil 1355 19.93%
Retail Trade Industries 660 9.71%
Agriculture and related industry 585 8.60%
Construction Industries 555 8.16%
Transportation & Storage 520 7.65%
Accommodation food & Beverage 480 7.06%
Manufacturing Industries 435 6.40%
Health and Social service 380 5.59%
Educational Services 330 4.85%
Wholesale Trade Industries 265 3.90%
Business Service Industries 215 3.16%
Government services 115 1.69%
Real estate and Insurance 110 1.62%
Finance and Insurance Industries 105 1.54%
Communication and Utilities 105 1.54%
Logging and Forestry 85 1.25%
Other service Industries 420 6.18%
Industry not classified 80 1.18%

AGRICULTURE
Alberta is "Cattle Country", and the County of Brazeau is no exception. There are over 600 farms in the area, the large majority of which are cattle operations.

There are also many purebred cattle operators with international reputations. 65% of the agricultural developments are valued between $200,000 and $1,500,000, with 85% of the farms with land up to 600 acres.

OIL AND GAS
Oil and gas exploration and development have long been the lynchpin of the County.

Oil was discovered in 1953, about four miles from what is today, the Town of Drayton Valley. Over the years, over 8,000 oil wells have been drilled, and more than 300 new wells are drilled annually. At the present time, these oil wells produce 71,000 barrels per day of crude oil, and 14,000 barrels per day of natural gas products. The TransMountain pipeline system delivers this production to the Edmonton terminals for refining and sales.

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