List of communities in Alberta
Communities of the Province of Alberta, Canada are incorporated as towns, cities and villages or unincorporated (hamlets). Regional rural forms of administration include municipal districts, counties, improvement districts, specialized municipalities and regional municipalities. Another form of organisation is an indian reserve, communities governed by local first nation people under direct federal coordination.
Census Divisions are entities established by Statistics Canada for enumeration purposes, while Census Metropolitan Areas include large cities and the surrounding regions.
The administration of communities is regulated by the Municipal Government Act.[1]
As of 2006, Alberta had a population of 3,244,990.[2]
Cities
To qualify as a city in Alberta, a sufficient population size of over 10,000 people must be present and a majority of the buildings are on parcels of land smaller than Template:M2 to ft2.[3]
| City | Area (km²) | Population (2006) | Density (/km²) | Remarks |
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21.48 | 29,035 | 1352 | Part of Calgary Metropolitan Area |
| Brooks | 17.46 | 11,604 | 664 | |
| Calgary | 701.79 | 991,759 | 1413 | Largest city in Alberta |
| Camrose | 25.85 | 15,850 | 613 | |
| Cold Lake | 59.30 | 11,595 | 196 | |
| Edmonton | 683.88 | 712,391 | 1042 | Capital of Alberta |
| Fort Saskatchewan | 45.30 | 14,685 | 324 | Part of Edmonton Capital Region |
| Grande Prairie | 60.42 | 44,631 | 739 | |
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36.97 | 15,630 | 423 | Part of Edmonton Capital Region |
| Lethbridge | 121.83 | 78,713 | 646 | |
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24.19 | 15,487 | 640 | City stretches into Saskatchewan, numbers for Alberta side only |
| Medicine Hat | 111.99 | 56,048 | 500 | |
| Red Deer | 60.90 | 82,971 | 1362 | |
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26.40 | 18,405 | 697 | Part of Edmonton Capital Region |
| St. Albert | 34.61 | 56,310 | 1627 | Part of Edmonton Capital Region |
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15.83 | 11,154 | 705 |
- Sources: Population from Alberta Municipal Affairs[2]; Area from Statistics Canada[4]
- Note: Metropolitan Areas are formed around Calgary and Edmonton; Census Agglomerations are formed around Brooks, Cold Lake, Camrose, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Wetaskiwin and Wood Buffalo.
Special centres
These are large unincorporated settlements. In other words they are large enough to be cities but instead are part of a larger entity with one unified municipal government.
Towns
Alberta has a total of 111 towns, with a population totaling 406,108 in 2005.[5] Towns are formed from communities with populations of at least 1,000 people. When a town's population exceeds 10,000 people, the council may requests a change to city status, but the change in incorporation level is not mandatory.[3] Communities with shrinking populations are allowed to retain town status even if the number of residents falls below the 1,000 limit.
Athabasca · Banff · Barrhead · Bashaw · Bassano · Beaumont · Beaverlodge · Bentley · Black Diamond · Blackfalds · Bon Accord · Bonnyville · Bow Island · Bowden · Bruderheim · Calmar · Canmore · Cardston · Carstairs · Castor · Chestermere · Claresholm · Coaldale · Coalhurst · Cochrane · Coronation · Crossfield · Crowsnest Pass, Municipality of · Daysland · Devon · Didsbury · Drayton Valley · Drumheller · Eckville · Edson · Elk Point · Fairview · Falher · Fort Macleod · Fox Creek · Gibbons · Grande Cache · Granum · Grimshaw · Hanna · Hardisty · High Level · High Prairie · High River · Hinton · Innisfail · Irricana · Killam · Lac La Biche · Lacombe · Magrath · Manning · Mayerthorpe · McLennan · Milk River · Millet · Morinville · Mundare · Nanton · Okotoks · Olds · Onoway · Oyen · Peace River · Penhold · Picture Butte · Pincher Creek · Ponoka · Provost · Rainbow Lake · Raymond · Redcliff · Redwater · Rimbey · Rocky Mountain House · Sedgewick · Sexsmith · Slave Lake · Smoky Lake · Spirit River · St. Paul · Stavely · Stettler · Stony Plain · Strathmore · Sundre · Swan Hills · Sylvan Lake · Taber · Three Hills · Tofield · Trochu · Turner Valley · Two Hills · Valleyview · Vauxhall · Vegreville · Vermilion · Viking · Vulcan · Wainwright · Wembley · Westlock · Whitecourt
Villages
Alberta has a total of 100 communities incorporated as villages, with a cumulative population of 38,906 (as of 2005).[5]Villages are incorporated under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act.[1], if requested by more than 30% of the electors of a community with more than 300 people.[3] Administration is shared and coordinated with the larger municipal districts.
Acme · Alberta Beach · Alix · Alliance · Amisk · Andrew · Arrowwood · Barnwell · Barons · Bawlf · Beiseker · Berwyn · Big Valley · Bittern Lake · Botha · Boyle · Breton · Carbon · Carmangay · Caroline · Cereal · Champion · Chauvin · Chipman · Clive · Clyde · Consort · Coutts · Cowley · Cremona · Czar · Delburne · Delia · Derwent · Dewberry · Donalda · Donnelly · Duchess · Edberg · Edgerton · Elnora · Empress · Ferintosh · Foremost · Forestburg · Gadsby · Galahad · Girouxville · Glendon · Glenwood · Halkirk · Hay Lakes · Heisler · Hill Spring · Hines Creek · Holden · Hughenden · Hussar · Hythe · Innisfree · Irma · Kinuso · Kitscoty · Linden · Lomond · Longview · Lougheed · Mannville · Marwayne · Milo · Minburn · Morrin · Munson · Myrnam · Nampa · New Norway · New Sarepta · Nobleford · Paradise Valley · Rockyford · Rosalind · Rosemary · Rycroft · Ryley · Sangudo · Spring Lake · Standard · Stirling · Strome · Thorhild · Thorsby · Tilley · Veteran · Vilna · Wabamun · Warburg · Warner · Waskatenau · Willingdon · Youngstown
Summer villages
Gull Lake · Lakeview · Ma-Me-O-Beach · Rochon Sands · Seba Beach ·
Hamlets
They are designated as hamlets by the council of a municipal district or county when a community has a generally accepted name and boundary.[3] Hamlets can contain non-residential areas within their boundaries, and are administered by the municipal districts. When their population reaches 300, hamlets can be incorporated as villages.
Abee · Acadia Valley · Aldersyde · Alexo · Ardmore · Ardrossan · Ashmont · Atikameg · Atmore · Balzac · Benchlands · Blairmore · Blue Ridge · Bottrel · Bragg Creek · Brocket · Burdett · Calling Lake · Carway · Cheadle · Chisholm · Cochrane Lake · Coleman · Conrich · Craigmyle · Chisholm · Crooked Creek · Dalemead · Dalroy · Dalum · De Winton · Deadwood · DeBolt · Del Bonita · Delacour · Desmarais · Diamond City · Dickson · Duhamel · Dunmore · Elkwater · Endiang · Entwistle · Erskine · Evansburg · Exshaw · Fort Chipewyan · Fort McMurray · Fort Vermilion · Frank · Frog Lake · Grovedale · Hays · Heritage Pointe · Hillcrest Mines · Indus · Irvine · Janet · Jasper · Jefferson · Kananaskis · Kathyrn · Kavanagh · Kelsey · Keoma · Kingman · La Crete · Lac Des Arcs · Lake Louise · Langdon · Madden · Mallaig · Niton Junction · Nordegg · Ohaton · Pekisko · Pine Lake · Plamondon · Richdale · Rochfort Bridge · Saskatchewan River Crossing · Schuler · Scotfield · Seebe · Seven Persons · Shepard · Sherwood Park · South Cooking Lake · St. Isidore · Star · Tawatinaw · Teepee Creek · Tomahawk · Torrington · Turin · Wabasca · Wabasca-Desmarais · Wanham · Welling · Worsley · Zama City
Ghost towns
A Ghost town is a town that once had a considerable population, that has since dwindled in numbers causing some or all it’s business to close, either do to the rerouting of a highway, train tracks being pulled, or exhaustion of some natural resource.
Alderson · Alexo · Allerston · Allingham · Anthracite · Ardenode · Ardley · Bankhead · Bardo · Battle Bend · Beazer · Bezanson · Bindloss · Buffalo · Bulwark · Butte · Cadomin · Caldwell · Del Bonita · Dorothy · Grand Centre · Lille · Luscar · Maybutt · Mintlaw · Mountain Park · Nemiscam · Nordegg · Pakowki · Pendant d'Oreille · Retlaw · Tail Creek · Taylor Siding · Travers · Twin River · Wardlow · Whisky Gap · Whitford · Whitla · Wimborne · Winnifred · Woolford · Wostok
Municipal districts
Municipal districts (in some cases called counties) are governing organizations for rural areas including farmlands and unincorporated places such as hamlets. As of 2006, there were sixty-four municipal districts and counties in Alberta.[3]
- Municipal districts and counties
Acadia · Athabasca · Barrhead · Beaver · Bighorn · Big Lakes · Birch Hills · Bonnyville · Brazeau · Camrose · Cardston · Clear Hills · Clearwater · Cypress · Fairview · Flagstaff · Foothills · Forty Mile · Grande Prairie · Greenview · Kananaskis · Kneehill · Lacombe · Lac Ste. Anne · Lakeland · Lamont · Leduc · Lesser Slave River · Lethbridge · Mackenzie · Minburn · Mountain View · Newell · Northern Lights · Northern Sunrise · Opportunity · Paintearth · Parkland · Peace · Pincher Creek · Ponoka · Provost · Ranchland · Red Deer · Rocky View · Saddle Hills · Smoky Lake · Smoky River · Spirit River · Starland · Stettler · St. Paul · Strathcona · Sturgeon · Taber · Thorhild · Two Hills · Vermilion River · Vulcan · Wainwright · Warner · Westlock · Wetaskiwin · Wheatland · Willow Creek · Wood Buffalo · Woodlands · Yellowhead
- Specialized municipalities
Crowsnest Pass · Jasper · Municipal District of Mackenzie · Wood Buffalo · Strathcona County
- Improvement districts
4-Waterton Lakes National Park · 5-Kananaskis Country · 9-Banff National Park · 12-Jasper National Park · 13-Elk Island National Park · 24-Wood Buffalo National Park · 25-Willmore Wilderness Park
- Special areas
Special Area 2 · Special Area 3 · Special Area 4
First Nations settlements
Reserves in Alberta cover a total area of 1,622,630 acres (6,566.69 km²) and range from 1,089 acres (4.41 km²) to 354,667 acres (1,435 km²) in size.[3] Under the British North America Act, legislative authority over indian reserves is placed exclusively with the national parliament and specifically the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Local administration is placed with local native governments.
Indian reserves
Desmarais · Little Buffalo · Stoney · Stony Plain · Tsuu T'ina Nation ·
Metis settlements
Buffalo Lake · East Prairie · Elizabeth · Fishing Lake · Gift Lake · Kikino · Paddle Prairie · Peavine
See also
References
- ^ a b Alberta Queens Printer. "Municipal Government Act". Retrieved 2007-01-27.
- ^ a b 2006-Official population lists - Alberta Municipal Affairs
- ^ a b c d e f Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing (2006-05-16). "Types of Municipalities in Alberta".
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- ^ a b Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing (2005-11-28). "2005 Municipal Census" (PDF).
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External links
- Alberta First - Alberta communities (information and statistics)
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