Berwyn | |
Official Name: | Village of Berwyn |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | CAN AB Peace#Canada Alberta |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Alberta |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Northern Alberta |
Subdivision Type3: | Planning region |
Subdivision Name3: | Upper Peace |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ken Montie |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Leader Name1: | Berwyn Village Council |
Leader Title3: | MLA |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Title1: | Incorporated[2] |
Established Date1: | |
Established Title2: | • Village |
Established Date2: | November 28, 1936 |
Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
Area Land Km2: | 1.57 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 577 |
Population Density Km2: | 366.6 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Coordinates: | 56.1475°N -117.7339°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
Elevation M: | 643 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | Highway 2 |
Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Blank1 Info: | Lac Cardinal |
Berwyn is a village in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 37km (23miles) west of the Town of Peace River, 10km (10miles) southwest of the Town of Grimshaw, and 15km (09miles) northeast of the Duncan's First Nation reserve.
The Municipal District of Peace No. 135's municipal office is located adjacent to Berwyn. The village was named after Berwyn, Denbighshire in Wales.[4]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Berwyn had a population of 577 living in 237 of its 274 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 538. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Berwyn recorded a population of 538 living in 232 of its 255 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 526. With a land area of 1.58km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]
Lloyd Garrison School is the only school located in Berwyn. It is a K-6 elementary institution administered by the Peace River School Division (PRSD). Junior and Senior high students are bused to either Grimshaw or Peace River. Separate school students are also bused from Berwyn to Grimshaw.[7] In the 2009/10 school year, junior high enrolment at the school dropped to a total of 25 students, which triggered the PRSD to initiate a low enrolment review.[8]
Post-secondary education is available at Northern Lakes College in the Peace River Campus and Fairview Campus of Grande Prairie Regional College in the Town of Fairview.
Regional planning service, Mackenzie Municipal Services Agency is located in downtown Berwyn. The M.D of Peace No. 135 also has its municipal office in Berwyn.
Health care for residents of Berwyn is provided for by Grimshaw Berwyn & District Community Health Centre in Grimshaw. The Peace River Community Health Centre is also within a short driving distance.
Berwyn is the birthplace of Marco Marra, a genomics expert, and Alex Debogorski of the television show Ice Road Truckers.[9]