Breton, Alberta
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Breton is a village in central Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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. 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
Block Settlement
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. The town is named after former Alberta MLA Douglas Breton
Douglas Breton
Douglas Corney Breton was a military soldier and a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 to 1930 sitting with United Farmers caucus in government.-Early life:...
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It has one High School (grades 7-12) and one elementary (K-6) school. It has a volunteer fire department, two grocery stores, two golf courses, four restaurants, two hair parlors, a police station with three officers and one secretary.
Demographics
The population of the Village of Breton according to its 2007 municipal census is 579.In 2006, Breton had a population of 550 living in 243 dwellings
House
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, a 4.0% decrease from 2001. The Village has an area of 1.73 km² (0.667956734365086 sq mi) and a population density
Population density
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of 317.7 inhabitants per square kilometer.