Brownfield, Alberta

Demographics

Brownfield recorded a population of 27 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.

Education

Brownfield is home to the Brownfield Community School, which is a part of Clearview School Division No. 71. The Brownfield Community School includes programs from Pre-School to Grade Nine. Following Grade Nine students are bused to Coronation, Alberta for high school.

The building is also home to the Brownfield Public Library, which is a member of the Parkland Regional Library System.

Recreation

Located in Brownfield is the Brownfield Recreation Centre. It includes a two sheet curling rink, concession area, bar, floor curling/dance floor, and stage with sound system. The property also has a small outdoor skating rink and skate shack. It provides a venue for events like curling bonspiels, weddings, community meals (e.g. the annual turkey supper), wedding showers, funerals, and family reunions.

The Brownfield Community School has a small gymnasium. It is used for the local Junior High sports teams, the Brownfield Bobcats (basketball, volleyball, etc.); youth group nights; school concerts; and fitness groups. On the school grounds there are two playground sets, swings, a sand volleyball court, cement basketball court, rough soccer field, and two baseball backstops.

A few miles North in the Battle River Valley lies the County of Paintearth run Burma Park. It has three baseball diamonds, including two with shale and dugouts. Burma Park is a campground and offers a number of RV and Tenting sites.

The surrounding area of Brownfield, especially the Battle River Valley, teems with wildlife and is a great place to go hunting, in the various hunting seasons.

Climate

|Jan record high C= 10.0 |Feb record high C= 14.5 |Mar record high C= 26.0 |Apr record high C= 30.6 |May record high C= 34.5 |Jun record high C= 39.0 |Jul record high C= 40.0 |Aug record high C= 37.8 |Sep record high C= 36.1 |Oct record high C= 29.0 |Nov record high C= 20.6 |Dec record high C= 16.5 |year record high C= 40.0 |Jan record low C= -47.2 |Feb record low C= -45.6 |Mar record low C= -39.5 |Apr record low C= -31.7 |May record low C= -10.0 |Jun record low C= -5.0 |Jul record low C= -1.1 |Aug record low C= -3.0 |Sep record low C= -10.0 |Oct record low C= -27.0 |Nov record low C= -34.0 |Dec record low C= -46.1 |year record low C= -47.2

References

References

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