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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. 2006-Official population lists - Alberta Municipal Affairs


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 .2

:''Sources: Population from Alberta Municipal Affairs''; ''Area from Statistics Canada'' Alberta Community Profiles - Statistics Canada, 2001 Census
:''Note: Metropolitan Area s are formed around Calgary and Edmonton; Census Agglomeration s 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


See Also: Towns of Alberta


Alberta has a total of 111 towns, with a population totaling 406,108 in 2005.3 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

See Also: Villages of Alberta


Alberta has a total of 100 communities incorporated as Village s, 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 District s.

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

See Also: 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 Village s.

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


See Also: List of Alberta Municipal Districts


Municipal District s (in some cases called Counties ) are governing organizations for rural areas including farmlands and unincorporated places such as Hamlet s. 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 km&2) and range from 1,089 acres (4.41 km&2) to 354,667 acres (1,435 km&2) 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

See Also: List of Alberta Indian reserves






























Desmarais




























Little Buffalo


















Stoney
Stony Plain










Tsuu T'ina Nation















Metis settlements

See Also: Métis in Alberta


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


SEE ALSO


  AB List of communities in Alberta
  BC List of communities in British Columbia
  SK List of communities in Saskatchewan
  MB List of communities in Manitoba
  ON List of communities in Ontario
  QC List of communities in Quebec
  NB List of communities in New Brunswick
  PE List of communities in Prince Edward Island
  NS List of communities in Nova Scotia
  NL List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
  YU List of communities in Yukon
  NT List of communities in the Northwest Territories
  NU List of communities in Nunavut
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