Peace No. 135Alberta

The town has 1,581 residents and lies in Alberta. Its census division is Division No. 19.

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Photo: Mhalifu · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

1,581

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Alberta’s towns: 40.8

Postsecondary

47%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Peace No. 135 a good place to live?

Hazard risk is low (B+). Where it falls short is schools (D−). Health is weaker too (D). At $348,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.6 times local household income.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Peace No. 135 has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

WeakestD⁻Schools DHealth

What makes Peace No. 135 stand out

The 2 things Peace No. 135 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Schools

Behind 96%

of Canadian towns on schools

Its schools grade: D−.

Health

Behind 87%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: D.

How Peace No. 135 grades

Each subject compares Peace No. 135 with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Peace No. 135 has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsD⁻Open →HealthHealth outcomes are among the weakest comparedDOpen →SafetyBehind most towns comparedC⁻Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesCOpen →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsCOpen →Hazard riskAhead of most towns comparedB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Peace No. 135.

SchoolsSchools D⁻

Peace No. 135 gets a D− for schools

From the town centre, high school starts 4.8 km away, higher than both Alberta’s towns (0.7 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). An elementary school stands 9 km from the centre, above Alberta’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

5schools within 3 kmD⁻Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Grimshaw Public School Bottom fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades K–12	All grades · Grades K–12	519	English public

See all 5 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public3

Other1

Independent1

Schools within 3 km	Peace No. 135	Alberta	Canada
Nearest elementary school	9 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	4.8 km	0.7 km	1.2 km

656

students at the schools within 3 km, 2025/26

4.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

9 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pagePeace No. 135’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school5 schools within 3 km · 1 secondary school and 4 schools for every grade Results0 of 1 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Alberta Language0 of 5 teach in French · 2% of schools in Alberta The boards2 school boards · The Peace River School Division Questions“What schools are there in Peace No. 135?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

HealthHealth D

Peace No. 135 gets a D for health

The average trip from home to a hospital is 9.7 km, above Alberta’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. The region has more smokers than Alberta, 17% of adults to 11%. Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 48% very good or excellent, against 53% in Alberta. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 78.3, women 80.9 and men 76.1 (2022/2024).

48%very good or excellent healthDHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Peace No. 13548%

Alberta’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Peace No. 135	Alberta	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	21%	18%	17%
Smokers	17%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	78.3	81.2	81.5
Very good or excellent health	48%	51%	52%

78.3

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

9.7 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

17%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

7.2 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pagePeace No. 135’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey48% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care9.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 7.2 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 80.9, men 76.1 Conditions and habits21% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: the North Zone

SafetySafety C⁻

The force covering Peace No. 135 records less serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 62

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Peace No. 135 itself

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 96 over 2023–25, between Alberta’s towns (110) and Canadian towns (67). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 44.3 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

96Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023101

202497

202590

2023–2025	Peace No. 135	Alberta	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	62	109	86
Crime Severity Index	96	110	67
Property crime per 1,000	44.3	45	31.2

110

non-violent Crime Severity Index

26%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pagePeace No. 135’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety96 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Peace No. 135’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Peace No. 135 safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: the Fairview detachment area

HousingCost of living C

Most households in Peace No. 135 own their home: 89%, more than in Alberta’s towns or across Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 13% of households, below both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$348,000median home value, 2021CCost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Peace No. 135$348,000

Alberta$400,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Peace No. 135	Alberta	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	13%	21%	18%
Households owning their home	89%	74%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$348,000	$400,000	$406,000

$1,400

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,000

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pagePeace No. 135’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters89% own their home Cost of living3.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $348,000, against the median household income Renting$1,400 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁺

Peace No. 135 is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Government of Alberta

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Radon around Peace No. 135 is ordinary for Canada: 8.9% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Burn scars are few around Peace No. 135, with 0.4% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.01% a year). Peace No. 135 doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Peace Country Health.

Lowwildfire bandB⁺Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Peace No. 1358.9%

Alberta’s towns7.5%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Peace No. 135	Alberta	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	8.9%	7.5%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.013	$0.013	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

3.8 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pagePeace No. 135’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.4% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.013 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon8.9% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Climate

Peace No. 135 has colder winters than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −20.1°C

Most of the snow comes in January, about 25 cm. Frost comes on 206 days a year, above Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159) alike. The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 13 September, 114 days. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 22.7°C in Peace No. 135.

22.7°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−8.1°C

Spring8.7°C

Summer21.7°C

Autumn7.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Peace No. 135	Alberta	Canada
January night low	−20.1°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	22.7°C	23.5°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	384 mm	431 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	206	193	159

206

days with frost a year

114

frost-free days, 21 May to 13 Sep

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 22.7°C, January lows −20.1°C Rain and snow384 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow128 cm of snow a year Weather station3.3 km to the station · Peace River

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Peace River)

Weather

In Peace No. 135, November normally means −3°C afternoons and −12°C nights

Next comes December, with normal highs of −8°C and lows of −18°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Peace River.

−3°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November−3°C

December−8°C

January−10°C

February−6°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−8°C	−18°C	56 mm
Spring	9°C	−4°C	74 mm
Summer	22°C	9°C	173 mm
Autumn	7°C	−4°C	81 mm

−12°C

a normal November night

20 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Peace River); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Peace No. 135’s MP is Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada), for Peace River—Westlock

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s riding map carries non-commercial terms, so Peace No.

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Who runs itMunicipal District

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Fewer visits per person served than all but a few of Alberta’s town libraries: Brownvale Community Library counts 0.2

Brownvale Community Library serves 1,747 people from a single building.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

More of Peace No. 135’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 16%

The under-15s are 15% of the population here. Visible minorities make up 1.7% of the population, below both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents.

44median age

Peace No. 135AlbertaCanada

AlbertaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

19%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree25%

Postsecondary qualification47%

Women and men · all residents

43.7% of Peace No. 135’s residents are women

Here the census found 690 women and 890 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Peace No. 135
	Peace No. 135	Alberta	Canada
Under 15	15%	18%	16%
15 to 64	66%	67%	64%
65+	19%	15%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	25%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	47%	54%	56%

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Immigrants5% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority Ages44 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households575 households · 2.5 people per household English and French6% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Peace No. 135 is a driving town: 93% of commuters go by car, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 25 min, about level with both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk5%

Census 2021	Peace No. 135	Alberta	Canada
Car or van	93%	88%	89%
Average trip	25 min	26 min	26 min

$96,000

median household income, 2020

26%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment9.4% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Where people commute to185 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Peace River

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Outdoors

Peace No. 135 has more protected land around it than 8 in 10 Canadian towns

16 protected areas lie within 10 km. National parks are all over 100 km off.

8%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Peace No. 1358%

Alberta’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Peace No. 135	Alberta	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	8%	0.4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	2	2	4

At the edge

to Peace River Wildland Provincial Park

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas16 protected areas within 10 km · Peace River Wildland Provincial Park National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Peace River Wildland Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

History in Peace No. 135 goes back to 1792: Fort Fork

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 14% of homes, between Alberta’s towns (4.5%) and Canadian towns (18%). Its 1 historic place is of the highest rank.

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Fort Fork 1792

1792

oldest construction date on the record

14%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Peace No. 135	Alberta	Canada
Homes built before 1961	14%	4.5%	18%

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On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Fort Fork Older homes14% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Peace No. 135 have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Nearby attractions

Lac Cardinal Pioneer Village Museum and 5 more in and around Peace No. 135

The best-known places to visit in and around Peace No. 135 come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumLac Cardinal Pioneer Village Museumin town

FortFort Forkin town CathedralCathedralSt. James' Cathedral3.2 km outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumLac Cardinal Regional Pioneer Village Museum800 m outside town, to the west Ski hillSki hillMisery Mountain Ski Hill2.1 km outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumPeace River Museum Archives & Mackenzie Centre2 km outside town, to the east

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Fort Fork: Grapher78, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Peace No. 135

15pages on Peace No. 135

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 96 Housing & costCHomes 3.6 × income Property pricesSchoolsD⁻5 schools within 3 km HealthDLife expectancy 78.3 in its region Work & commuteB⁻59% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from around Peace No. 135

No notable person born in Peace No. 135 is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Chrystia FreelandCanadian politician and journalist · born in Peace River · born 1968

Chris OsgoodCanadian ice hockey player · born in Peace River · born 1972

Brian SkrudlandCanadian ice hockey player · born in Peace River · born 1963

Ken LovsinCanadian ice hockey defenceman · born in Peace River · born 1966

Jillian HarrisCanadian television presenter · born in Peace River · born 1979

Cameron WhitcombCanadian singer and songwriter · born in Peace River · born 2003

Photo credits

Chrystia Freeland: https://www.kmu.gov.ua/ua/mediagallery/premyer-ministr-ukrayini-volodimir-grojsman-zustrivsya-z-ministrom-zakordonnih-sprav-kanadi-hristeyu-friland, CC BY 4.0 · Chris Osgood: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Brian Skrudland: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jillian Harris: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 2.0

Peace No. 135’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

GrimshawPeace RiverNorthern Sunrise CountyPeace No. 135

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Peace No. 135	1,581	—	—	C	C⁻	D
Grimshaw	2,799	9.5	C⁻	B⁻	C⁻	C⁻
Peace River	7,220	11	C⁺	B⁺	D	C⁻
Northern Sunrise County	1,848	18	—	B⁺	C	D

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Peace No. 135

Who are the people of Peace No. 135?

2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 16% have an Indigenous identity and 5% are immigrants.

Is Peace No. 135 growing?

No: the census counted 1,752 in 2016 and 1,581 in 2021, 9.8% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,581.

What kind of homes are in Peace No. 135?

Single-detached houses make up 89% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 24% of households are one person, and the average is 2.5.

Is Peace No. 135 a young town or an old one?

The median resident is 44 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 15% are under 15 and 19% are 65 or over.

About Peace No. 135

Town in Alberta

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Peace No. 135 is one municipality in Alberta, figures and all.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,581 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Alberta
Census division: Division No. 19
Census subdivision: 4819071

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).