Brownvale

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|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Alberta

|subdivision_type2 = Region

|subdivision_name2 = Northern Alberta

|subdivision_type3 = Census division

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|subdivision_type4 = Municipal district

|subdivision_name4 = Municipal District of Peace No. 135

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|government_type = Unincorporated

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|leader_name1 = Municipal District of Peace No. 135 Council

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| area_land_km2 = 3.06

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| population_total = 114

| population_density_km2 = 37.2

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|timezone = MST

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|area_code = 780, 587, 825

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Brownvale is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Peace No. 135.{{AltaML}} It is located on Highway 737 less than {{convert|1|km}} off Highway 2, approximately {{convert|48|km}} southwest of the Town of Peace River and {{convert|20|km}} southwest of Grimshaw. Duncan's First Nation reserve is less than {{convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the south.

The community originated in the mid-1920s when the railway was extended from Berwyn to Whitelaw.[http://www.mdpeace.com/itoolkit.asp?pg=HAMLET_OF_BROWNVALE Hamlet Brownvale] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714063600/http://www.mdpeace.com/itoolkit.asp?pg=HAMLET_OF_BROWNVALE |date=July 14, 2011 }} M.D. of Peace The town was named after John Brown who came to the area in 1913. In 1924 his homestead was chosen for the location of the community.{{cite book|last=Berwyn Centennial Committee|title=Brick's Hill, Berwyn and Beyond|year=1968|page=265|url=http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=758204|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628054243/http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=758204|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 28, 2013}}

Demographics

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| source = Statistics Canada
{{1951CDNcuipr}}{{1956CDNcuipr}}{{1961CDNcuipr}}{{1966CDNcuipr}}{{1971CDNcuipr}}{{1976CDNcuipr}}{{1981CDNcuipr}}{{1986CDNcuipr}}{{1991CDNcuipr}}{{1996CDNcdplr}}{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48 | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=August 15, 2012 | accessdate=September 19, 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=1302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=July 20, 2021 | accessdate=September 19, 2024}}{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=1302&PR=48&S=51&O=A&RPP=25 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2012 | access-date=September 19, 2024}}

|1941|76

|1951|140

|1956|177

|1961|237

|1966|206

|1971|161

|1976|148

|1981|145

|1986|134

|1991|122

|1991{{abbr|A|adjusted}}|127

|1996|118

|2001|106

|2006|109

|2011|125

|2016|115

|2021|114

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brownvale had a population of 114 living in 52 of its 59 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:114-115}}|115|1}} from its 2016 population of 115. With a land area of {{cvt|3.06|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|114|3.06|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810001201 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 10, 2022}}

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brownvale had a population of 115 living in 54 of its 59 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:115-125}}|125|1}} from its 2011 population of 125. With a land area of {{convert|3.06|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|115|3.06|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=1301&SR=1&S=45&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0#tPopDwell | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 13, 2017}}

Education

Brownvale currently does not have an open school. Previously, Brownvale Elementary School, is now the hamlet's town hall. This building is now used for recreational events, such as bingo, receptions and a memorial services.