Drayton Valley | |
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| Town of Drayton Valley | |
 Drayton Valley panorama | |
| Motto: Pulling together | |
  Drayton Valley Location of Drayton Valley inAlberta | |
| Coordinates:53°13′20″N114°58′37″W / 53.22222°N 114.97694°W /53.22222; -114.97694 | |
| 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 incentral Alberta, Canada. It is located onHighway 22 (Cowboy Trail), approximately 133 kilometres (83 mi) southwest ofEdmonton. It is surrounded byBrazeau County, known for its vastoil fields. The town is located between theNorth Saskatchewan River and thePembina River.
The town was named afterDrayton, Hampshire, the birthplace of the wife of one of the Alberta town's postmasters.[6]
Prior to the 1953oil boom, the community of Drayton Valley was sparsely populated. The main economic activities werefarming andlogging. Drayton Valley was incorporated as a village in 1956 and officially became a town in 1957. In 1955 a ferry was built to cross the North Saskatchewan River.[7] The original bridge that replaced the ferry was eventually replaced by a new bridge in 2014.[8]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, the Town of Drayton Valley had a population of 7,291 living in 2,897 of its 3,250 total private dwellings, a change of0.8% from its 2016 population of 7,235. With a land area of 30.9 km2 (11.9 sq mi), it had a population density of236.0/km2 (611.1/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
In the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Drayton Valley recorded a population of 7,235 living in 2,782 of its 3,116 total private dwellings, a1.6% change from its 2011 population of 7,118. With a land area of 30.72 km2 (11.86 sq mi), it had a population density of235.5/km2 (610.0/sq mi) in 2016.[9]
Oil and gas is the primary driver of Drayton Valley's economy. Agriculture and forestry also play roles in the local economy. A sawmill is located in the town.[10]
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Drayton Valley's Omniplex is a community sports centre that hostsice hockey,ringette,curling,soccer,baseball androdeo. The town also has a publicswimming pool, aski hill, a bowling alley, and the Drayton Valley Golf and Country Club.
Drayton Valley is the home of theDrayton Valley Thunder of theAlberta Junior Hockey League. Drayton Valley is also home to the annual DV100 bicycle race.
Drayton Valley has six public schools, two Catholic schools, and one outreach school. The public schools and outreach school are operated by the Wild Rose School Division[11] while the Catholic schools are operated by theSt. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Division.
Drayton Valley is served by two weekly newspapers, theDrayton Valley Western Review[12] and theDrayton Valley and District Free Press[13] and one radio station,CIBW-FM, mainly playing country music. AChristian radio station,CIDV-FM, was launched in 2009.
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