Breton, Alberta
Breton is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located roughly southwest of Edmonton.
History
Originally called Keystone, it was established in 1909 by a group of African-American immigrants as a block settlement. The new Black Canadian homesteaders arrived from Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas, just four years after Alberta became a province in 1905.A Canadian Northern Railway line was built through Breton. Breton had several grain elevators and a station.
In 1927 the town was renamed after United Farmers MLA Douglas Breton, shortly after his election as the region's Member of the Alberta Legislature.
Infrastructure
It has one High School and one elementary school. It has a Paid on call Fire department operating with the Brazeau county fire services, one grocery store, one golf course, 2 restaurants, 1 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 from its 2016 population of 574. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.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 change from its 2011 population of 496. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
The Village of Breton's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 581, a 0.3% increase over its 2007 municipal census population of 579.