In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada, the MD of Peace No. 135 had a population of 1,581 living in 577 of its 654 total private dwellings, a change of -9.8% from its 2016 population of 1,752. With a land area of 847.22 km2 (327.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.9/km2 (4.8/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Peace No. 135 had a population of 1,747 living in 578 of its 639 total private dwellings, a 20.8% change from its 2011 population of 1,446. With a land area of 847.47 km2 (327.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.1/km2 (5.3/sq mi) in 2016.[16]
Economy
Agriculture is a significant part of the area's economy, with the region being dubbed as most northern agricultural industry oasis in the world.[17] The region has unique growing combination of a northern climate, fertile soils, and a watershed system fed by glacial run offs.
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