Brownvale is a hamlet

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 in northern Alberta

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, Canada

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 within the Municipal District of Peace No. 135

Peace No. 135, Alberta

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. It is located on Highway 737 less than 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) off Highway 2, approximately 48 kilometres (29.8 mi) southwest of the Town of Peace River

Peace River, Alberta

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 and 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) southwest of Grimshaw

Grimshaw, Alberta

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. Duncan's First Nation

Duncan's 151a

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 reserve is less than 5 km (3.1 mi) to the south.

The community originated in the mid 1920s when the railway was extended from Berwyn to Whitelaw.

Demographics

As of 2006, Brownvale had a total population of 109 living in 47 dwellings. With a land area of 3.38 km² (1.3 sq mi), it has a population density

Population density

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of 32.3 /km2.