List of hamlets in Alberta
Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, specialized municipalities or rural municipalities (municipal districts, improvement districts and special areas). They consist of five or more dwellings (a majority of which are on parcels of land that are smaller than 1,850 m²), have a generally accepted boundary and name, and contain parcels of land used for non-residential purposes.[1][2]
Section 59 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA) enables specialized municipalities and municipal districts to designate a hamlet, while Section 590 of the MGA enables the Minister of Alberta Municipal Affairs to designate a hamlet within an improvement district.[1] The Minister may also designate a hamlet within a special area pursuant to Section 10 of the Special Areas Act.[3]
A hamlet can be incorporated as a village when its population reaches 300. However, Alberta has not had a hamlet incorporate as a village in over 30 years since both Barnwell and Wabamun incorporated as villages on January 1, 1980.[4][5] Since then, it has been more common for urban municipalities to dissolve from their current municipal status to that of a hamlet under the jurisdiction of its surrounding specialized or rural municipality. As such, the number of hamlets in Alberta has steadily grown over the years.
As of 2017, Alberta has 395 hamlets recognized by Alberta Municipal Affairs.[6] Alberta's two largest hamlets – Fort McMurray (formerly a city) within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and Sherwood Park within Strathcona County – have been further designated as urban service areas by Municipal Affairs. If they were to incorporate as cities, Sherwood Park and Fort McMurray would rank fifth and seventh respectively among Alberta's largest cities by population. Alberta's newest hamlets are Botha and Willingdon, which both dissolved from village status on September 1, 2017 to become hamlets under the jurisdiction of the County of Stettler No. 6 and the County of Two Hills No. 21 respectively.[7][8]
The latest populations of hamlets are not published by Municipal Affairs, with the exception of the two urban service areas.[9] However, the populations of some hamlets are available from:
- Statistics Canada's 2011 federal census population centre[10] and designated place[11] census geographic units;
- Statistics Canada's 2006 and 2001 federal census community profiles[12][13] of urban municipalities that were recently dissolved; and
- detailed breakdowns of municipal censuses conducted by specialized and rural municipalities.
List of hamlets
Latest populations from the 2011 federal census population centre[10] and designated place[11] census geography units unless referenced otherwise.
Notes:
- ^ 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.
- ^ Calling Lake's population includes the designated places of Calling Lake (189) and Centre Calling Lake (180).[11]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cochrane Lake is also known as Cochrane Lake Subdivision.
- ^ Colinton's population includes the designated places of Colinton (215) and McNabb's (59), as defined by Statistics Canada,[11] which are both included within the hamlet boundary, as defined by Athabasca County.[29][30]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dead Man's Flats is also known as Pigeon Mountain.
- ^ Derwent dissolved from village status on September 1, 2010.[31]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 excludes 4,342 non-permanent residents.[34]
- ^ Galahad dissolved from village status on January 1, 2016.[14]
- ^ Gleichen dissolved from town status on March 31, 1998.
- ^ Goose Lake is also known as Lone Pine.
- ^ 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 or 2011 federal censuses).
- ^ Half Moon Lake is also known as Half Moon Estates.
- ^ 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.
- ^ La Crete's population includes its population centre (1,885)[10] and designated place (523)[11] populations from the 2011 census (the population centre and designated place boundaries are contiguous with no overlaps).[29]
- ^ 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.[36]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Minburn dissolved from village status on July 1, 2015.[41]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mulhurst Bay's population includes the designated places of Mulhurst part A (295) and Mulhurst part B (0).[11]
- ^ New Norway dissolved from village status on November 1, 2012.[42]
- ^ New Sarepta dissolved from village status on September 1, 2010.[43]
- ^ 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.[15]
- ^ 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.[48]
- ^ Torrington dissolved from village status on January 1, 1998.
- ^ Wabasca was formerly named Wabasca-Desmarais.
- ^ Wabasca's population includes the designated places of Desmarais (138) and Wabasca (1,302)[11] and the Desmarais Indian settlement (129),[50] all of which are located within the hamlet boundary.[29][51]
- ^ Walsh dissolved from village status on April 30, 1925.
- ^ Wanham dissolved from village status on December 31, 1999.
- ^ Wanham's population is from the 2001 federal census (Statistics Canada did not publish its population in the 2006 federal census).
- ^ Warspite dissolved from village status on June 1, 2000.
- ^ Warspite's population is from the 2001 federal census (Statistics Canada did not publish its population in the 2006 federal census).
- ^ Wildwood dissolved from village status on December 31, 1990.
Former hamlets
Numerous communities in Alberta have been previously recognized as hamlets by the Province of Alberta. The following are those hamlets that have been absorbed by urban municipalities through annexation or amalgamation.
See also
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External links
- Rootsweb - Alberta Place Names Index