Английская Википедия:Breton, Alberta
Breton Шаблон:IPAc-en is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located roughly Шаблон:Convert southwest of Edmonton.
History
Originally called Keystone, it was established in 1909 by a group of African-American immigrants as a block settlement.[1] The new Black Canadian homesteaders arrived from Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas, just four years after Alberta became a province in 1905.[2]
A Canadian Northern Railway line went through Breton. Breton had several grain elevators and a station.[3]
In 1927 the town was renamed after politician Douglas Breton, in his second year as the region's Member of the Alberta Legislature.[4][5]
Infrastructure
It has one High School (grades 7–12) and one elementary (K-6) school. It has a Paid on call Fire department operating with the Brazeau county fire services, two grocery stores, two golf courses, four restaurants, two hair parlors, a police station with three officers and one secretary.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Breton had a population of 567 living in 259 of its 296 total private dwellings, a change of Шаблон:Percentage from its 2016 population of 574. With a land area of Шаблон:Cvt, it had a population density of Шаблон:Pop density in 2021.[6]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Breton recorded a population of 574 living in 252 of its 292 total private dwellings, a Шаблон:Percentage change from its 2011 population of 496. With a land area of Шаблон:Convert, it had a population density of Шаблон:Pop density in 2016.[7]
The Village of Breton's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 581,[8] a 0.3% increase over its 2007 municipal census population of 579.[9]
See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of villages in Alberta
- Similar 1908 to 1910 Alberta homesteader settlements of Black Canadians:
References
External links
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- Black Canadian culture in Alberta
- Villages in Alberta
- Black Canadian settlements
- Populated places established by African Americans
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