List of communities in Alberta
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The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal districts (often named as counties), improvement districts, and special areas), Métis settlements, and Indian reserves. All types of municipalities are governed by local residents and were incorporated under various provincial acts, with the exception of improvement districts (governed by either the provincial or federal government), and Alberta's Indian reserves (governed by local band governments under federal jurisdiction).
Alberta also has numerous unincorporated communities (including urban service areas, hamlets and a townsite) that are not independent municipalities in their own right. However, they are all recognized as sub-municipal entities by Ministry of Municipal Affairs under the jurisdiction of specialized municipalities or rural municipalities, with the exception of the lone townsite (its jurisdiction is shared with an Indian reserve that surrounds it).
With the exception of Métis settlements, Statistics Canada recognizes all of Alberta's municipalities as census subdivisions and groups them into 19 census divisions based on geography. Within census divisions, Statistics Canada groups some of Alberta's municipalities/census subdivisions into two census metropolitan areas (CMAs) or 12 census agglomerations (CAs) for enumeration purposes. All CMAs include large urban centres and surrounding census subdivisions. All CAs also include large urban centres and in some cases their surrounding census subdivisions.
With the exception of Indian reserves, the administration of municipalities in Alberta is regulated by the Municipal Government Act,[1] the Special Areas Act[2] and the Metis Settlements Act.[3]
As of 2019, the combined unofficial population of all of Alberta's municipalities was 4,271,759.[4]
Municipalities
Urban municipalities
Cities
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According to Section 82 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), an area may incorporate as a city if:
- it has a population of 10,000 people or more; and
- the majority of its buildings are on parcels of land smaller than Template:Cvt.[1]
Essentially, cities are formed from urban communities with populations of at least 10,000 people.[5]
Alberta currently has a total of 19 cities with a combined population totalling 2,959,559 as of 2019.[4] List of cities in Alberta
Towns
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According to Section 81 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), an area may incorporate as a town if:
- it has a population of 1,000 people or more; and
- the majority of its buildings are on parcels of land smaller than Template:Cvt.[1]
Essentially, towns are formed from urban communities with populations of at least 1,000 people. When a town's population exceeds 10,000 people, its council may apply to change its status to that of a city, but the change in incorporated status is not mandatory.[5]
Communities with shrinking populations are allowed to retain town status even if the number of residents falls below the 1,000 limit. Some of Alberta's towns have never reached a population of 1,000 people, but were incorporated as towns before the current requirement to have a population of 1,000 or more.
Alberta currently has a total of 107 towns, with a combined population totalling 466,470 as of 2019.[4]
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| Name | Specialized/rural municipality[6] |
Incorporation date (town)[7] |
Population (2021)[8] |
Population (2016)[8] |
Change (%)[8] |
Land area (km2)[8] |
Population density (per km2)[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athabasca[N 1] | Athabasca County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Banff | Improvement District No. 9 (Banff) | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Barrhead | Barrhead No. 11, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Bashaw | Camrose County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Bassano | Newell, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Beaverlodge | Grande Prairie No. 1, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Bentley | Lacombe County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Blackfalds | Lacombe County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Bon Accord | Sturgeon County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Bonnyville | Bonnyville No. 87, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Bow Island | Forty Mile No. 8, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Bowden | Red Deer County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Bruderheim | Lamont County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Calmar | Leduc County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Canmore | Bighorn No. 8, M.D. of Kananaskis Improvement District[9] |
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| Cardston | Cardston County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Carstairs | Mountain View County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Castor | Paintearth No. 18, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Claresholm | Willow Creek No. 26, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Coaldale | Lethbridge County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Coalhurst | Lethbridge County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Cochrane | Rocky View County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Coronation | Paintearth No. 18, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Crossfield | Rocky View County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Daysland | Flagstaff County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Devon | Leduc County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Diamond Valley | Foothills County | Template:Dts[10] | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Didsbury | Mountain View County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Drayton Valley | Brazeau County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Drumheller[N 2] | Kneehill County Special Area No. 2 Starland County Wheatland County[11] |
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| Eckville | Lacombe County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Edson | Yellowhead County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Elk Point | St. Paul No. 19, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Fairview | Fairview No. 136, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Falher | Smoky River No. 130, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Fort Macleod[N 3] | Willow Creek No. 26, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Fox Creek | Greenview No. 16, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Gibbons | Sturgeon County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Grimshaw | Peace No. 135, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Hanna | Special Area No. 2 | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Hardisty | Flagstaff County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| High Level | Mackenzie County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| High Prairie | Big Lakes County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| High River | Foothills No. 31, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Hinton | Yellowhead County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Innisfail | Red Deer County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Irricana | Rocky View County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Killam | Flagstaff County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Lamont | Lamont County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Legal | Sturgeon County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Magrath | Cardston County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Manning | Northern Lights, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Mayerthorpe | Lac Ste. Anne County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| McLennan | Smoky River No. 130, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Milk River | Warner No. 5, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Millet | Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Morinville | Sturgeon County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Mundare | Lamont County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Nanton | Willow Creek No. 26, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Nobleford | Lethbridge County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Okotoks | Foothills No. 31, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Olds | Mountain View County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Onoway | Lac Ste. Anne County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Oyen | Special Area No. 3 | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Peace River[N 4] | Northern Lights, County of Northern Sunrise County Peace No. 135, M.D. of[12] |
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| Penhold | Red Deer County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Picture Butte | Lethbridge County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Pincher Creek | Pincher Creek No. 9, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Ponoka | Ponoka County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Provost | Provost No. 52, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Rainbow Lake | Mackenzie County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Raymond | Warner No. 5, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Redcliff | Cypress County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Redwater | Sturgeon County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Rimbey | Ponoka County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Rocky Mountain House | Clearwater County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Sedgewick | Flagstaff County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Sexsmith | Grande Prairie No. 1, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Slave Lake | Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Smoky Lake | Smoky Lake County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Spirit River | Spirit River No. 133, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| St. Paul[N 5] | St. Paul No. 19, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Stavely | Willow Creek No. 26, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Stettler | Stettler No. 6, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Stony Plain | Parkland County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Strathmore | Wheatland County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Sundre | Mountain View County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Swan Hills | Big Lakes County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Sylvan Lake | Red Deer County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Taber | Taber, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Thorsby | Leduc County | Template:Dts[13] | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Three Hills | Kneehill County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Tofield | Beaver County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Trochu | Kneehill County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Two Hills | Two Hills No. 21, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Valleyview | Greenview No. 16, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Vauxhall | Taber, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Vegreville | Minburn No. 27, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Vermilion | Vermilion River, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Viking | Beaver County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Vulcan | Vulcan County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Wainwright | Wainwright No. 61, M.D. of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Wembley | Grande Prairie No. 1, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Westlock | Westlock County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Whitecourt | Woodlands County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
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Villages
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According to Section 80 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), an area may incorporate as a village if:
- it has a population of 300 people or more; and
- the majority of its buildings are on parcels of land smaller than Template:Cvt.[1]
Essentially, villages are formed from urban communities with populations of at least 300 people. When a village's population exceeds 1,000 people, its council may apply to change its status to that of a town, but the change in incorporated status is not mandatory.
Communities with shrinking populations are allowed to retain village status even if the number of residents falls below the 300 limit. Some of Alberta's villages have never reached a population of 300 people, but were incorporated as villages before there was a requirement to have a population of 300 or more.
Alberta currently has a total of 81 villages, with a combined population totalling 34,600 as of 2021.[14]
| Name | Rural municipality[6] |
Incorporation date (village)[7] |
Population (2016)[15] |
Population (2011)[15] |
Change (%)[15] |
Land area (km²)[15] |
Population density (per km²)[15] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Acme | Kneehill County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Alberta Beach | Lac Ste. Anne County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Alix | Lacombe County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Alliance | Flagstaff County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Amisk | Provost No. 52, MD of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Andrew | Lamont County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Arrowwood | Vulcan County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Barnwell | Taber, MD of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Barons | Lethbridge County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Bawlf | Camrose County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Beiseker | Rocky View County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Berwyn | Peace No. 135, MD of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Big Valley | Stettler No. 6, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Bittern Lake[lower-alpha 1] | Camrose County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Boyle | Athabasca County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Breton | Brazeau County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Carbon | Kneehill County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Carmangay | Vulcan County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Champion | Vulcan County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Chauvin | Wainwright No. 61, MD of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Chipman | Lamont County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Clive | Lacombe County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Clyde | Westlock County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Consort | Special Area No. 4 | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Coutts | Warner No. 5, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Cowley | Pincher Creek No. 9, MD of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Cremona | Mountain View County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Czar | Provost No. 52, MD of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Delburne | Red Deer County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Delia[lower-alpha 2] | Starland County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Donalda | Stettler No. 6, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Donnelly | Smoky River No. 130, MD of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Duchess | Newell, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Edberg | Camrose County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Edgerton | Wainwright No. 61, MD of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Elnora | Red Deer County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Empress | Special Area No. 2 | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Foremost | Forty Mile No. 8, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Forestburg | Flagstaff County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Girouxville | Smoky River No. 130, MD of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Glendon | Bonnyville No. 87, MD of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Glenwood | Cardston County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Hay Lakes[lower-alpha 3] | Camrose County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Heisler | Flagstaff County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Hill Spring | Cardston County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Hines Creek | Clear Hills County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Holden | Beaver County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Hughenden | Provost No. 52, MD of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Hussar | Wheatland County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Innisfree | Minburn No. 27, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Irma | Wainwright No. 61, MD of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Kitscoty | Vermilion River, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Linden | Kneehill County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Lomond | Vulcan County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Longview | Foothills County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Lougheed | Flagstaff County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Mannville | Minburn No. 27, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Marwayne | Vermilion River, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Milo | Vulcan County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Morrin | Starland County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Munson | Starland County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Myrnam | Two Hills No. 21, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Nampa | Northern Sunrise County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Paradise Valley | Vermilion River, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Rockyford | Wheatland County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Rosalind | Camrose County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Rosemary | Newell, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Rycroft | Spirit River No. 133, MD of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Ryley[lower-alpha 4] | Beaver County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Spring Lake[lower-alpha 5] | Parkland County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Standard | Wheatland County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Stirling | Warner No. 5, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Veteran | Special Area No. 4 | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Vilna | Smoky Lake County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Warburg | Leduc County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Warner | Warner No. 5, County of | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Waskatenau | Smoky Lake County | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Youngstown | Special Area No. 3 | Template:Dts | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Total villages | — | — | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". |
Summer villages
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According to former Section 79 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), a summer village is an area that:
- has at least 60 parcels of land developed with dwelling buildings; and
- has a population of less than 300 persons where the majority of the persons who would be electors do not permanently reside in that area.
As a result of Section 79 being repealed,[1] summer villages can no longer be formed in Alberta.[5]
Essentially, summer villages were once formed from urban communities with populations of less than 300 people and significant non-permanent populations. When a summer village's population exceeds 300 people, its council may apply to change its status to that of a village, but the change in incorporated status is not mandatory.
Alberta currently has a total of 51 summer villages, with a combined population totalling 5,200 as of 2019.[4]
| Name | Rural municipality[6] | Incorporation date (summer village)[21] |
Population (2016)[22] |
Population (2011)[22] |
Change (%)[22] |
Land area (km2)[22] |
Population density (per km2)[22] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentia Beach | Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Betula Beach | Parkland County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Birch Cove | Lac Ste. Anne County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Birchcliff | Lacombe County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Bondiss | Athabasca County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Bonnyville Beach | Bonnyville No. 87, M.D. of | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Burnstick Lake | Clearwater County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Castle Island | Lac Ste. Anne County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Crystal Springs | Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Ghost Lake | Bighorn No. 8, M.D. of | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Golden Days | Leduc County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Grandview | Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Gull Lake | Lacombe County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Half Moon Bay | Lacombe County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Horseshoe Bay | St. Paul No. 19, County of | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Island Lake | Athabasca County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Island Lake South | Athabasca County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Itaska Beach | Leduc County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Jarvis Bay | Red Deer County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Kapasiwin | Parkland County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Lakeview | Parkland County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Larkspur | Westlock County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Ma-Me-O Beach | Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Mewatha Beach | Athabasca County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Nakamun Park | Lac Ste. Anne County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Norglenwold | Red Deer County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Norris Beach | Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Parkland Beach | Ponoka County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Pelican Narrows | Bonnyville No. 87, M.D. of | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Point Alison | Parkland County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Poplar Bay | Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Rochon Sands | Stettler No. 6, County of | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Ross Haven | Lac Ste. Anne County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Sandy Beach | Lac Ste. Anne County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Seba Beach | Parkland County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Silver Beach | Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Silver Sands | Lac Ste. Anne County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| South Baptiste | Athabasca County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| South View | Lac Ste. Anne County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Sunbreaker Cove | Lacombe County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Sundance Beach | Leduc County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Sunrise Beach | Lac Ste. Anne County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Sunset Beach | Athabasca County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Sunset Point | Lac Ste. Anne County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Val Quentin | Lac Ste. Anne County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Waiparous | Bighorn No. 8, M.D. of | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| West Baptiste | Athabasca County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| West Cove | Lac Ste. Anne County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Whispering Hills | Athabasca County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| White Sands | Stettler No. 6, County of | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Yellowstone | Lac Ste. Anne County | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Total summer villages | — | — | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". |
Specialized municipalities
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- where the Minister of Alberta Municipal Affairs (AMA) is satisfied that the other incorporated statuses under the MGA do not meet the needs of the municipality's residents;
- to form a local government that, in the opinion of the Minister of AMA, will provide for the orderly development of the municipality in a similar fashion to the other incorporated statuses within the MGA; or
- for any other circumstances that are deemed appropriate by the Minister of AMA.[1]
Essentially, specialized municipalities are municipalities that are unconventional in nature compared to other municipalities in Alberta, and they are incorporated under the authority of the existing MGA instead of relying on the creation of their own separate acts (i.e., the Special Areas Act[2] allowed the incorporation of Alberta's three special areas and the Metis Settlements Act[3] allowed the incorporation of Alberta's eight Métis settlements).[5]
Alberta's six specialized municipalities have a combined population totalling 242,395 as of 2019.[4] List of specialized municipalities in Alberta
Rural municipalities
Municipal districts
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According to Section 78 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), a municipal district is an area in which:
- the majority of the buildings used as dwellings are on parcels of land with an area of at least Template:Cvt; and
- there is a population of 1,000 or more.[1]
Essentially, municipal districts are large rural areas in which their citizens reside on farms, country residential subdivisions or unincorporated communities (i.e., hamlets, localities and other settlements).[5]
In Alberta, the term county is synonymous with the term municipal district – it is not its own incorporated municipal status that is different from that of a municipal district. As such, Alberta Municipal Affairs provides municipal districts with the opportunity to brand themselves either as municipal districts or counties in their official names.
Of Alberta's 63 municipal districts, 46 of them brand themselves as counties. Over the past 30 years, Alberta has observed a trend of numerous municipal districts rebranding themselves as counties through official name changes. Some of the reasons why a municipal district would rebrand itself as a county include that the term county is: more recognizable by the general public; has a more traditional appeal; and is more marketable from an economic development perspective.
The last municipal district (MD) to rebrand itself as a county was the MD of Foothills No. 31, which was renamed as Foothills County on January 1, 2019.[23]
Alberta's 63 municipal districts have a combined population totalling 471,852 as of 2019.[4]
Improvement districts
According to Section 581 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), Alberta's Lieutenant Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, may form an improvement district. Section 582 of the MGA requires that the order to form an improvement district must describe its boundaries and give it an official name.
Alberta currently has seven improvement districts, which have a combined population totaling 2,146.[28] With some exceptions, their boundaries are coterminous with that of a national or provincial park. Five of them are located within national parks, and two are within provincial parks.
Special areas
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Alberta's three special areas had a combined population totalling 4,184 in 2016.[4]
| Special area | Incorporation date (special area)[30] |
Population (2016)[31] |
Population (2011)[31] |
Change (%)[31] | Area (km2)[31] | Population density (/km2)[31] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Special Area No. 3 | Template:Dts | Template:Nts | Template:Nts | Template:Nts | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". |
| Special Area No. 4 | Template:Dts | Template:Nts | Template:Nts | Template:Nts | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". |
| Total special areas | — | Template:Nts | Template:Nts | Template:Nts | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". |
Unincorporated communities
Urban service areas
An urban service area is a type of hamlet that is not officially defined under the Municipal Government Act (MGA). However, the province of Alberta recognizes it as equivalent to a city for the purposes of program delivery and grant eligibility according to the Orders in Council that established the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo and Strathcona County as specialized municipalities.[32][33]
These Orders in Council (see Schedule 1, Section 7[32] and Schedule 1, Section 3[33] respectively) also state that:
- the specialized municipalities shall provide to the province of Alberta any information required to administer programs or to determine the amount of grants which would have been paid if the urban service areas were incorporated cities; and
- for the purposes of enactments affecting roads, culverts, ditches, drains, and highways, the urban service areas are deemed to be cities.
Essentially, urban services areas meet the eligibility requirements of the MGA to incorporate as a city. As such, they are Alberta's largest hamlets.
There are currently two urban services areas in Alberta: Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park.
Fort McMurray, within the jurisdiction of the RM of Wood Buffalo, was formerly a city prior its amalgamation with Improvement District No. 143 on April 1, 1995. It was designated an urban service area at the time of the amalgamation.[32]
Sherwood Park has always been an unincorporated community under the jurisdiction of Strathcona County. It became an urban service area when Strathcona County changed its status from a municipal district to a specialized municipality on January 1, 1996.[33]
Hamlets
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- consist of five or more buildings used as dwellings, a majority of which are on parcels of land smaller than Template:Cvt;
- have a generally accepted boundary and name; and
- contain parcels of land that are used for non‑residential purposes.[1]
Further, Section 59 of the MGA provides the councils of municipal districts (or counties) and specialized municipalities the authority to designate unincorporated communities within its boundaries as hamlets.[1][5] Hamlets may also be designated within improvement districts and special areas by the Minister of Municipal Affairs pursuant to Section 590 of the MGA and Section 10 of the Special Areas Act respectively.[1][2]
When a hamlet's population reaches 300, it becomes eligible to incorporated as a village under Section 80 of the MGA, so long as the majority of the buildings are still on parcels of land smaller than Template:Cvt.[1] However, it is a modern-day rarity for a hamlet to incorporate as a village – Barnwell and Wabamun were the last two to do so both on January 1, 1980. It is much more common these days for villages to revert to hamlet status through the dissolution process instead.
There are currently 403 hamlets in Alberta, two of which are the urban services areas presented above.[34]
Townsites
A townsite is a type of unincorporated community that is not officially defined under the Municipal Government Act (MGA), but it is generally regarded as an independent urban area within an Indian reserve that is comparable in population, land area, services, and built form, to that of Alberta's incorporated towns. Essentially, townsites would meet the eligibility requirements of the MGA to incorporate as a town if they were not on Indian reserve lands under federal jurisdiction.
Redwood Meadows is Alberta's only townsite at this time and is located within the Tsuutʼina Nation.
Other unincorporated communities
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Métis settlements
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Métis settlements are rural areas inhabited by the indigenous Métis in Alberta and were established and recognized in 1936 under the Métis Population Betterment Act. The settlements provide an autonomous land base, allow better access to education, health and other social services, and provide economic development opportunities for the only recognized Métis land-base in Canada.[3] Métis settlements now operate under the authority of the Métis Settlements Act.[5] These eight Métis settlements are governed by a unique Métis government known as the Métis Settlements General Council (MSGC).
Alberta currently has eight Métis settlements, all of which are in the northern half of the province. The official names of the eight settlements, and the municipal districts they are within, are as follows:
| Name | Municipal district or specialized municipality[87] |
2021 Census of Population[88] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2021) |
Population (2016) |
Change (%) |
Land area (km2) |
Population density (/km2) | ||
| Buffalo Lake | Smoky Lake County | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| East Prairie | Big Lakes County | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Elizabeth | MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Fishing Lake | MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Gift Lake[lower-alpha 6] | Big Lakes County Northern Sunrise County |
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| Kikino[lower-alpha 7] | Smoky Lake County Lac La Biche County |
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| Paddle Prairie | County of Northern Lights | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Peavine | Big Lakes County | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | ||
| Total Metis settlements | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | |||
| Province of Alberta | Script error: No such module "change". | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "Pop density". | |||
- *Areas generated from provincial Métis settlement boundary data.
Very small portions of the Gift Lake Métis Settlement and the Kikino Métis Settlement are also located within Northern Sunrise County and Lac La Biche County respectively.
Alberta's eight Métis settlements have a combined population totalling 5,632 as of 2018.[4]
Indian reserves
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See also
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- List of census divisions of Alberta
- List of designated places in Alberta
- List of ghost towns in Alberta
- List of municipalities in Alberta
- List of population centres in Alberta
- List of settlements in Alberta
Notes
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- ↑ Athabasca was formerly known as Athabasca Landing prior to August 4, 1913.[7]
- ↑ Drumheller originally incorporated as a city on April 3, 1930, but reverted from city status as a result of its amalgamation with the M.D. of Badlands No. 7 in 1998.[7]
- ↑ Fort Macleod, which grew around the NWMP's Fort Macleod barracks (built 1874), was formerly known as Macleod prior to April 1, 1952.[7]
- ↑ Peace River was formerly known as Peace River Crossing prior to May 22, 1916.[7]
- ↑ St. Paul was formerly known as St. Paul de Métis prior to December 15, 1932.
- ↑ Bellis dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
- ↑ Blackie dissolved from village status on August 31, 1997.
- ↑ Burdett dissolved from village status on January 1, 2003.
- ↑ Cadogan dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
- ↑ Cayley dissolved from village status on June 1, 1996.
- ↑ Chinook dissolved from village status on April 1, 1977.
- ↑ Clairmont dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
- ↑ Cluny dissolved from village status on September 15, 1995.
- ↑ Compeer dissolved from village status on December 31, 1936.
- ↑ Craigmyle dissolved from village status on January 1, 1972.
- ↑ Cynthia dissolved from town status on May 1, 1959.
- ↑ Derwent dissolved from village status on September 1, 2010.[55]
- ↑ Diamond City dissolved from village status on June 30, 1937.
- ↑ Dunmore dissolved from village status on February 4, 1919.
- ↑ Eaglesham dissolved from village status on December 31, 1996.
- ↑ Enchant dissolved from village status on January 30, 1945.
- ↑ Entwistle dissolved from village status on December 31, 2000.
- ↑ Erskine dissolved from village status on May 20, 1946.
- ↑ Evansburg dissolved from village status on June 30, 1998.
- ↑ Ferintosh dissolved from village status on January 1, 2020.
- ↑ For Assiniboine dissolved from village status on December 31, 1991.
- ↑ Fort McKay's population does not include portion of community on Indian reserve.
- ↑ Fort McMurray is one of two hamlets designated an urban service area.
- ↑ Fort McMurray's population is that of its population centre as delineated by Statistics Canada.[59]
- ↑ Galahad dissolved from village status on January 1, 2016.[60]
- ↑ Gleichen dissolved from town status on March 31, 1998.
- ↑ Goose Lake is also known as Lone Pine.
- ↑ Grande Cache dissolved from town status on January 1, 2019.[63]
- ↑ Grassy Lake dissolved from village status on July 1, 1996.
- ↑ Grouard, also known as Grouard Mission, dissolved from village status on January 18, 1944.
- ↑ Hairy Hill dissolved from village status on December 31, 1996.
- ↑ Hairy Hill's population is from the 2001 federal census (Statistics Canada did not publish its population in the 2006, 2011 or 2016 federal censuses).
- ↑ Half Moon Lake is also known as Half Moon Estates.
- ↑ Heritage Pointe's population is that of its population centre as delineated by Statistics Canada.[59]
- ↑ Irvine dissolved from town status on December 31, 1996.
- ↑ Islay dissolved from village status on March 2, 1944.
- ↑ Janvier South is also known as Janvier and Chard.
- ↑ Jenner dissolved from village status on June 22, 1943.
- ↑ Kinuso dissolved from village status on September 1, 2009.
- ↑ Lac La Biche dissolved from town status on August 1, 2007, as a result of its amalgamation with Lakeland County to form Lac La Biche County.[69]
- ↑ Langdon dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
- ↑ Lavoy dissolved from village status on April 30, 1999.
- ↑ Lodgepole dissolved from new town status on March 1, 1970.
- ↑ Referred to as Lottie Lake Development by Statistics Canada in the 1991 census.[40]
- ↑ Statistics Canada cautioned that Metiskow's population from the 1991 census may be an estimate.[40]
- ↑ Minburn dissolved from village status on July 1, 2015.[75]
- ↑ Mirror dissolved from village status on January 1, 2004.
- ↑ Monarch dissolved from village status on December 31, 1938.
- ↑ Monitor dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
- ↑ Mountain View dissolved from village status on September 9, 1915.
- ↑ Mulhurst Bay is also known as Mulhurst.
- ↑ New Norway dissolved from village status on November 1, 2012.[77]
- ↑ New Sarepta dissolved from village status on September 1, 2010.[78]
- ↑ Ohaton dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
- ↑ Plamondon dissolved from village status on May 1, 2002.
- ↑ Radway dissolved from village status on December 31, 1996.
- ↑ Ranfurly dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
- ↑ Richdale dissolved from village status on June 2, 1931.
- ↑ Rosebud dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
- ↑ Rumsey dissolved from village status on January 1, 1995.
- ↑ Sandy Lake is also known as Pelican Mountain.
- ↑ Sangudo dissolved from village status on September 16, 2007.
- ↑ Sherwood Park is one of two hamlets designated an urban service area.
- ↑ Strome dissolved from village status on January 1, 2016.[82]
- ↑ Suffield dissolved from village status on January 1, 1930.
- ↑ Swalwell dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
- ↑ Thorhild dissolved from village status on March 18, 2009.
- ↑ Tilley dissolved from village status on August 31, 2013.[83]
- ↑ Torrington dissolved from village status on January 1, 1998.
- ↑ Wabasca was formerly named Wabasca-Desmarais.
- ↑ Statistics Canada cautioned that Wagner's population from the 1991 census may be an estimate.[40]
- ↑ Walsh dissolved from village status on April 30, 1925.
- ↑ Wanham dissolved from village status on December 31, 1999.
- ↑ Warspite dissolved from village status on June 1, 2000.
- ↑ Wildwood dissolved from village status on December 31, 1990.
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External links
- Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
- Alberta Municipal Affairs
- Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
- Association of Summer Villages of Alberta
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