Breton, Alberta

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subdivision_name2 = Northern Alberta
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subdivision_name3 = 11
subdivision_type4 = Municipal District
subdivision_name4 = Brazeau MD
government_footnotes = Cite web| url= http://www.village.breton.ab.ca/| title= Council| author= Breton|accessdate= 2007-07-15]
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Darren Aldous
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postal_code =T0C 0P0
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Highway 616
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website = [http://www.stettler.net/town/councilstaff.cfm Village of Breton]
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Breton is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located southwest of Edmonton. Originally called Keystone, it was established in 1909 by a group of African-American immigrants as a block settlement. cite web
coauthors = Heritage Community Foundation and Black Pioneers Descendants' Society
title = Alberta's Black Pioneer Heritage - Keystone
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publisher = Heritage Community Foundation and Black Pioneers Descendants' Society
date = 2007
url = http://blackpioneers.albertasource.ca/communities/rural/keystone/index.html
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accessdate = 2008-07-09]

It has one High School (grades 7-12) and one elementary (K-6) school. It has a volunteer fire deptartment, two grocery stores, two golf courses, four restaurants, two hair parlors, a police station with three officers and one secretary.

Demographics

In 2006, Breton had a population of 550 living in 243 dwellings, a 4.0% decrease from 2001. The Village has an area of km2 to mi2|1.73|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a population density of 317.7 inhabitants per square kilometer.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811026&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Breton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4811026 | title= Breton - Community Statistics | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-06-05]

References

External links

* [http://www.albertafirst.com/profiles/statspack/20507.html AlbertaFirst - Breton statistics]
* [http://www.wrsd.ca/bretonel/ Breton Elementary School]