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]

Contents

Cities

Special centres

Towns

Villages

Summer villages

Hamlets

Communities that no longer exist

Municipal districts

First Nations settlements

Indian reserves

Metis settlements

See also

References

External links

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 .^[3]

'City'	'Area' (km²)	'Population' (2006)	'Density' (/km²)	'Remarks'
Flag of Airdrie Airdrie	21.48	29035	1352	Part of Calgary Metropolitan Area
Brooks	17.46	11604	664
Flag of Calgary Calgary	701.79	991759	1413	Largest city in Alberta
Flag of Camrose Camrose	25.85	15850	613
Cold Lake	59.30	11595	196
Flag of Edmonton Edmonton	683.88	712391	1042	Capital of Alberta
Flag of Fort Saskatchewan Fort Saskatchewan	45.30	14685	324	Part of Edmonton Capital Region
Grande Prairie	60.42	44631	739
Flag of Leduc Leduc	36.97	15630	423	Part of Edmonton Capital Region
Flag of Lethbridge Lethbridge	121.83	78713	646
Flag of Lloydminster Lloydminster	24.19	15487	640	City stretches into Saskatchewan, numbers for Alberta side only
Flag of Medicine Hat Medicine Hat	111.99	56048	500
Flag of Red Deer Red Deer	60.90	82971	1362
Flag of Spruce Grove Spruce Grove	26.40	18405	697	Part of Edmonton Capital Region
Flag of St. Albert St. Albert	34.61	56310	1627	Part of Edmonton Capital Region
Flag of Wetaskiwin Wetaskiwin	15.83	11154	705

:''Sources: Population from Alberta Municipal Affairs''; ''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.

★ Fort McMurray

★ Sherwood Park

Towns

Distribution of town and cities in Alberta.

Main articles: Towns of Alberta

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. 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

Main articles: Villages of Alberta

Alberta has a total of 100 communities incorporated as villages, with a cumulative population of 38,906 (as of 2005).Villages are incorporated under the provisions of the ''Municipal Government Act''., if requested by more than 30% of the electors of a community with more than 300 people. 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

Main articles: Hamlets of Alberta

They are designated as hamlets by the council of a municipal district or county when a community has a generally accepted name and boundary. 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

Communities that no longer exist

Bankhead
Beverly
Bowness
Bulwark
Forest Lawn
Grand Centre
Lille
Maybutt
Mountain Park
Nemiscam
Pakowki
Pendant d'Oreille
Retlaw
Taylor Siding
Whisky Gap

Municipal districts

Alberta subdivisions

Main articles: List of Alberta 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.
; 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. 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

Main articles: Métis in Alberta

Buffalo Lake
East Prairie
Elizabeth
Fishing Lake
Gift Lake
Kikino
Paddle Prairie
Peavine

See also

Communities in Canada's provinces and territories

★ List of cities in Canada

★ List of Alberta census divisions

References

1. Municipal Government Act Alberta Queens Printer
2. 2006-Official population lists - Alberta Municipal Affairs
3. Types of Municipalities in Alberta Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing
4. Alberta Community Profiles - Statistics Canada, 2001 Census
5. 2005 Municipal Census Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing

External links

★ Alberta First - Alberta communities (information and statistics)