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Alberta has a total of 100 communities incorporated as Village s, with a cumulative population of 38,906 (as of 2005). The average population of an Albertan village is between 300 and 500 inhabitants. Alberta Municipal Affairs And Housing - 2005 Municipal Census __TOC__ ADMINISTRATION Villages are incorporated under the provisions of the ''Municipal Government Act'' Government of Alberta - 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. Villages are administered by a Mayor and at least two Councillor s. As of 2005, there were 415 elected officials governing villages throughout the province. Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing - Elected Officials in Villages (xls) Villages may apply for Town status if their population exceeds 1,000. Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing - Types of Municipalities in Alberta LIST OF VILLAGES :''Sources for area and population: from Statistics Canada Statistics Canada - 2001 Community profiles SUMMER VILLAGES A number of communities have been incorporated as Summer Village s. They generally contain seasonal residents, that vote for local administration in both their permanent and seasonal place of residence. No new communities are incorporated as summer villages as of 2005. Summer villages in Alberta include: Betula Beach Birch Cove Birchcliff Bondiss Bonnyville Beach Burnstick Lake Castle Island Crystal Springs Ghost Lake Golden Days Grandview Gull Lake Half Moon Bay Horseshoe Bay Island Lake Island Lake South Itaska Beach Jarvis Bay Kapasiwin Lakeview Larkspur Ma-Me-O-Beach Mewatha Beach Nakamun Park Norglenwold Norris Beach Parkland Beach Pelican Narrows Point Alison Poplar Bay Rochon Sands Ross Haven Sandy Beach Seba Beach Silver Beach Silver Sands South Baptiste South View Sunbreaker Cove Sundance Beach Sunrise Beach Sunset Beach Sunset Point Val Quentin Waiparous West Baptiste West Cove Whispering Hills White Sands Yellowstone SEE ALSO
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