User:Hwy43/Sandbox/List of census subdivisions in Alberta

Statistics Canada divides the Province of Alberta into 435 census subdivisions among 10 census subdivision types.^[1] The 10 types include cities, towns, villages, summer villages, municipal districts, improvement districts, special areas and specialized municipalities,^[1] which are also Alberta municipal status types,^[2] and Indian reserves and Indian settlements, which are deemed equivalents to municipalities by Statistics Canada.^[1]

Cities[edit]

In 2011, Statistics Canada recognized 16 cities as census subdivisions.^[1]

Cities of Alberta

Name	Region	Incorporation date (city)^[3]	Council size^[3]	2021 Census of Population^[4]
Name	Region	Incorporation date (city)^[3]	Council size^[3]	Population (2021)	Population (2016)	Change (%)	Land area (km²)	Population density (per km²)
Airdrie	Calgary Metro	Jan 1, 1985	7	74,100	61,581	+20.3%	84.39	878.1
Beaumont^{[AB 1]}	Edmonton Metro	Jan 1, 2019	7	20,888	17,457	+19.7%	24.70	845.7
Brooks^{[AB 2]}	Southern	Sep 1, 2005	7	14,924	14,451	+3.3%	18.21	819.5
Calgary^{[AB 3]}	Calgary Metro	Jan 1, 1894	15	1,306,784	1,239,220	+5.5%	820.62	1,592.4
Camrose	Central	Jan 1, 1955	9	18,772	18,742	+0.2%	41.67	450.5
Chestermere^{[AB 4]}	Calgary Metro	Jan 1, 2015	7	22,163	19,887	+11.4%	32.83	675.1
Cold Lake	North	Oct 1, 2000	7	15,661	14,976	+4.6%	66.61	235.1
Edmonton^{[AB 5]}	Edmonton Metro	Oct 8, 1904	13	1,010,899	933,088	+8.3%	765.61	1,320.4
Fort Saskatchewan	Edmonton Metro	Jul 1, 1985	7	27,088	24,169	+12.1%	56.50	479.4
Grande Prairie	Northern	Jan 1, 1958	9	64,141	63,166	+1.5%	132.71	483.3
Lacombe	Central	Sep 5, 2010	7	13,396	13,057	+2.6%	20.59	650.6
Leduc	Edmonton Metro	Sep 1, 1983	7	34,094	29,993	+13.7%	42.25	807.0
Lethbridge	Southern	May 9, 1906	9	98,406	92,729	+6.1%	121.12	812.5
Lloydminster (part)^{[AB 6]}	Central	Jan 1, 1958	7	19,739	19,645	+0.5%	23.98	823.1
Medicine Hat	Southern	May 9, 1906	9	63,271	63,260	0.0%	111.97	565.1
Red Deer	Central	Mar 25, 1913	9	100,844	100,418	+0.4%	104.34	966.5
Spruce Grove	Edmonton Metro	Mar 1, 1986	7	37,645	34,108	+10.4%	37.52	1,003.3
St. Albert	Edmonton Metro	Jan 1, 1977	7	68,232	65,589	+4.0%	47.84	1,426.3
Wetaskiwin^{[AB 7]}	Central	May 9, 1906	7	12,594	12,655	−0.5%	18.75	671.7
Total cities	—	—	157	3,023,641	2,838,191	+6.5%	2,572.21	1,175.5

Towns[edit]

In 2011, Statistics Canada recognized 108 towns as census subdivisions.^[1]

Towns of Alberta

Name	Specialized/rural municipality^[5]	Incorporation date (town)^[6]	Municipal census population (year)^[7]	Population (2016)^[8]	Population (2011)^[8]	Change (%)^[8]	Land area (km²)^[8]	Population density (per km²)^[8]
Athabasca^{[N 1]}	Athabasca County	Sep 19, 1911		2,965	2,990	−0.8%	17.65	168.0
Banff	Improvement District No. 9 (Banff)	Jan 1, 1990	8,875 (2017)	7,851	7,584	+3.5%	4.77	1,645.9
Barrhead	Barrhead No. 11, County of	Nov 26, 1946		4,579	4,432	+3.3%	8.17	560.5
Bashaw	Camrose County	May 1, 1964		830	873	−4.9%	2.99	277.6
Bassano	Newell, County of	Jan 16, 1911		1,206	1,282	−5.9%	5.22	231.0
Beaverlodge	Grande Prairie No. 1, County of	Jan 24, 1956		2,465	2,365	+4.2%	5.73	430.2
Bentley	Lacombe County	Jan 1, 2001		1,078	1,073	+0.5%	2.24	481.3
Blackfalds	Lacombe County	Apr 1, 1980	10,125 (2018)	9,328	6,300	+48.1%	16.44	567.4
Bon Accord	Sturgeon County	Nov 20, 1979		1,529	1,488	+2.8%	2.13	717.8
Bonnyville	Bonnyville No. 87, M.D. of	Feb 3, 1948	6,422 (2017)	5,975^[9]	6,216	−3.9%	14.18	421.4
Bow Island	Forty Mile No. 8, County of	Feb 1, 1912	2,043 (2017)	1,983	2,025	−2.1%	5.81	341.3
Bowden	Red Deer County	Sep 1, 1981		1,240	1,241	−0.1%	2.8	442.9
Bruderheim	Lamont County	Sep 17, 1980	1,395 (2018)	1,308	1,155	+13.2%	7.12	183.7
Calmar	Leduc County	Jan 19, 1954		2,228	1,970	+13.1%	4.68	476.1
Canmore	Bighorn No. 8, M.D. of Kananaskis Improvement District^[10]	Jun 1, 1966		13,992	12,288	+13.9%	69.43	201.5
Cardston	Cardston County	Jul 2, 1901	3,909 (2018)	3,585	3,580	+0.1%	8.59	417.3
Carstairs	Mountain View County	Sep 1, 1966		4,077	3,442	+18.4%	11.92	342.0
Castor	Paintearth No. 18, County of	Jun 27, 1910		929	932	−0.3%	2.63	353.2
Claresholm	Willow Creek No. 26, M.D. of	Aug 31, 1905		3,780	3,758	+0.6%	8.11	466.1
Coaldale	Lethbridge County	Jan 7, 1952	8,691 (2019)^[11]	8,215	7,493	+9.6%	7.99	1,028.2
Coalhurst	Lethbridge County	Jun 1, 1995	2,784 (2019)^[12]	2,668	1,978	+34.9%	3.11	857.9
Cochrane	Rocky View County	Feb 15, 1971	29,277 (2019)^[13]	25,853	17,580	+47.1%	29.83	866.7
Coronation	Paintearth No. 18, County of	Apr 29, 1912		940	947	−0.7%	3.62	259.7
Crossfield	Rocky View County	Aug 1, 1980	3,308 (2018)	2,983	2,853	+4.6%	11.96	249.4
Daysland	Flagstaff County	Apr 2, 1907		824	807	+2.1%	1.75	470.9
Devon	Leduc County	Feb 24, 1950		6,578	6,515	+1.0%	14.3	460.0
Diamond Valley	Foothills County	Jan 1, 2023^[14]		5,259	4,540	+15.8%	9.63	546.1
Didsbury	Mountain View County	Sep 27, 1906		5,268	4,957	+6.3%	16.37	321.8
Drayton Valley	Brazeau County	Feb 1, 1957		7,235	7,118	+1.6%	30.72	235.5
Drumheller^{[N 2]}	Kneehill County Special Area No. 2 Starland County Wheatland County^[15]	Mar 2, 1916 January 1, 1998		7,982	8,029	−0.6%	108.03	73.9
Eckville	Lacombe County	Jul 1, 1966	1,163 (2018)	1,125	1,125	0.0%	1.6	703.1
Edson	Yellowhead County	Sep 21, 1911		8,414	8,475	−0.7%	29.72	283.1
Elk Point	St. Paul No. 19, County of	Jan 1, 1962		1,452	1,412	+2.8%	4.91	295.7
Fairview	Fairview No. 136, M.D. of	Apr 25, 1949		2,998	3,162	−5.2%	11.36	263.9
Falher	Smoky River No. 130, M.D. of	Jan 1, 1955		1,047	1,075	−2.6%	2.78	376.6
Fort Macleod^{[N 3]}	Willow Creek No. 26, M.D. of	Mar 29, 1912		2,967	3,117	−4.8%	23.41	126.7
Fox Creek	Greenview No. 16, M.D. of	Sep 1, 1983		1,971	1,969	+0.1%	12.36	159.5
Gibbons	Sturgeon County	Apr 1, 1977		3,159	3,030	+4.3%	7.5	421.2
Grimshaw	Peace No. 135, M.D. of	Feb 2, 1953		2,718	2,515	+8.1%	7.09	383.4
Hanna	Special Area No. 2	Apr 14, 1914		2,559	2,673	−4.3%	8.81	290.5
Hardisty	Flagstaff County	Nov 9, 1910		554	639	−13.3%	5.13	108.0
High Level	Mackenzie County	Sep 1, 1983	3,992 (2017)	3,159	3,641	−13.2%	29.2	108.2
High Prairie	Big Lakes County	Jan 10, 1950		2,564	2,600	−1.4%	7.22	355.1
High River	Foothills No. 31, M.D. of	Feb 12, 1906		13,584	12,930	+5.1%	21.39	635.1
Hinton	Yellowhead County	Dec 29, 1958		9,882	9,640	+2.5%	33.52	294.8
Innisfail	Red Deer County	Nov 20, 1903		7,847	7,876	−0.4%	19.4	404.5
Irricana	Rocky View County	Jun 9, 2005		1,216	1,162	+4.6%	3.23	376.5
Killam	Flagstaff County	May 1, 1965		989	981	+0.8%	6.75	146.5
Lamont	Lamont County	May 31, 1968		1,774	1,753	+1.2%	9.2	192.8
Legal	Sturgeon County	Jan 1, 1998		1,345	1,225	+9.8%	3.18	423.0
Magrath	Cardston County	Jul 24, 1907	2,435 (2017)	2,374	2,217	+7.1%	5.99	396.3
Manning	Northern Lights, County of	Jan 1, 1957		1,183	1,164	+1.6%	4.05	292.1
Mayerthorpe	Lac Ste. Anne County	Mar 20, 1961		1,320	1,398	−5.6%	4.37	302.1
McLennan	Smoky River No. 130, M.D. of	Feb 11, 1948	791 (2017)	701	809	−13.3%	3.71	188.9
Milk River	Warner No. 5, County of	Feb 7, 1956		827	811	+2.0%	2.33	354.9
Millet	Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of	Sep 1, 1983		1,945	2,092	−7.0%	3.72	522.8
Morinville	Sturgeon County	Apr 21, 1911	9,893 (2016)	9,848	8,569	+14.9%	11.15	883.2
Mundare	Lamont County	Jan 4, 1951		852	855	−0.4%	4.21	202.4
Nanton	Willow Creek No. 26, M.D. of	Aug 9, 1907		2,181^[9]	2,132	+2.3%	4.87	447.8
Nobleford	Lethbridge County	Feb 28, 2018		1,278	1,000	+27.8%	1.59	803.8
Okotoks	Foothills No. 31, M.D. of	Jun 1, 1904	29,002 (2018)	28,881	24,511	+17.8%	19.63	1,471.3
Olds	Mountain View County	Jul 1, 1905		9,184	8,235	+11.5%	14.93	615.1
Onoway	Lac Ste. Anne County	Sep 1, 2005		1,029	1,039	−1.0%	3.32	309.9
Oyen	Special Area No. 3	Sep 1, 1965	1,022 (2017)	1,001	973	+2.9%	5.28	189.6
Peace River^{[N 4]}	Northern Lights, County of Northern Sunrise County Peace No. 135, M.D. of^[16]	Dec 1, 1919		6,842	6,729	+1.7%	26.26	260.5
Penhold	Red Deer County	Sep 1, 1980		3,277	2,375	+38.0%	5.29	619.5
Picture Butte	Lethbridge County	Jan 1, 1960		1,810	1,650	+9.7%	2.85	635.1
Pincher Creek	Pincher Creek No. 9, M.D. of	May 12, 1906		3,642	3,685	−1.2%	10.09	361.0
Ponoka	Ponoka County	Oct 15, 1904		7,229	6,778	+6.7%	17.33	417.1
Provost	Provost No. 52, M.D. of	Dec 29, 1952		1,998	2,041	−2.1%	4.72	423.3
Rainbow Lake	Mackenzie County	Sep 1, 1995		795	870	−8.6%	10.76	73.9
Raymond	Warner No. 5, County of	Jul 1, 1903	4,252 (2018)	3,708	3,743	−0.9%	6.66	556.8
Redcliff	Cypress County	Aug 5, 1912		5,600	5,588	+0.2%	16.25	344.6
Redwater	Sturgeon County	Dec 31, 1950		2,053	1,915	+7.2%	20.03	102.5
Rimbey	Ponoka County	Dec 13, 1948		2,567	2,378	+7.9%	11.4	225.2
Rocky Mountain House	Clearwater County	Aug 31, 1939		6,635	6,933	−4.3%	12.71	522.0
Sedgewick	Flagstaff County	May 1, 1966		811	857	−5.4%	2.72	298.2
Sexsmith	Grande Prairie No. 1, County of	Oct 15, 1979		2,620	2,418	+8.4%	13.24	197.9
Slave Lake	Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.D. of	Aug 2, 1965		6,651	6,782	−1.9%	14.44	460.6
Smoky Lake	Smoky Lake County	Feb 1, 1962		964	1,022	−5.7%	4.26	226.3
Spirit River	Spirit River No. 133, M.D. of	Sep 18, 1951		995	1,025	−2.9%	3.14	316.9
St. Paul^{[N 5]}	St. Paul No. 19, County of	Dec 15, 1936	5,963 (2017)	5,827	5,405	+7.8%	8.64	674.4
Stavely	Willow Creek No. 26, M.D. of	May 25, 1912		541	505	+7.1%	1.83	295.6
Stettler	Stettler No. 6, County of	Nov 23, 1906		5,952	5,748	+3.5%	13.14	453.0
Stony Plain	Parkland County	Dec 10, 1908	17,842 (2019)^[17]	17,189	15,051	+14.2%	35.72	481.2
Strathmore	Wheatland County	Jul 6, 1911	13,528 (2018)	13,756	12,305	+11.8%	27.4	502.0
Sundre	Mountain View County	Jan 1, 1956		2,729	2,610	+4.6%	11.11	245.6
Swan Hills	Big Lakes County	Jan 1, 1967		1,301	1,465	−11.2%	26.12	49.8
Sylvan Lake	Red Deer County	May 20, 1946		14,816	12,362	+19.9%	23.36	634.2
Taber	Taber, M.D. of	Jul 1, 1907		8,428	8,104	+4.0%	15.67	537.8
Thorsby	Leduc County	Jan 1, 2017^[18]	1,015 (2017)	985	951	+3.6%	3.85	255.8
Three Hills	Kneehill County	Jan 1, 1929		3,212	3,198	+0.4%	6.75	475.9
Tofield	Beaver County	Sep 10, 1909		2,081	2,182	−4.6%	8.21	253.5
Trochu	Kneehill County	Aug 1, 1962		1,058	1,072	−1.3%	2.78	380.6
Two Hills	Two Hills No. 21, County of	Jan 1, 1955	1,443 (2017)	1,352	1,379	−2.0%	3.38	400.0
Valleyview	Greenview No. 16, M.D. of	Feb 5, 1957		1,863	1,761	+5.8%	9.32	199.9
Vauxhall	Taber, M.D. of	Jan 1, 1961		1,222	1,288	−5.1%	2.72	449.3
Vegreville	Minburn No. 27, County of	Aug 15, 1906		5,708	5,717	−0.2%	14.08	405.4
Vermilion	Vermilion River, County of	Aug 27, 1906	4,150 (2017)	4,084	3,930	+3.9%	12.93	315.9
Viking	Beaver County	Nov 10, 1952		1,083	1,041	+4.0%	3.7	292.7
Vulcan	Vulcan County	Jun 15, 1921		1,917	1,836	+4.4%	6.34	302.4
Wainwright	Wainwright No. 61, M.D. of	Jul 14, 1910		6,270	5,925	+5.8%	9.1	689.0
Wembley	Grande Prairie No. 1, County of	Aug 1, 1980		1,516	1,383	+9.6%	4.75	319.2
Westlock	Westlock County	Jan 7, 1947		5,101	4,823	+5.8%	13.37	381.5
Whitecourt	Woodlands County	Dec 20, 1971		10,204	9,605	+6.2%	26.44	385.9
Total towns	—	—	—	454,181	420,498	+8.0%	1,248.01	363.9

Villages[edit]

In 2011, Statistics Canada recognized 95 villages as census subdivisions.^[1] In November 2012, the Province of Alberta dissolved the Village of New Norway to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of Camrose County,^[19] bringing the total amount of villages to 94.

Villages of Alberta

Name	Rural municipality^[5]	Incorporation date (village)^[6]-->	Population (2016)^[20]	Population (2011)^[20]	Change (%)^[20]	Land area (km²)^[20]	Population density (per km²)^[20]
Acme	Kneehill County	July 7, 1910	653	653	0.0%	2.48	263.3/km²
Alberta Beach	Lac Ste. Anne County	January 1, 1999	1,018	865	+17.7%	2.01	506.5/km²
Alix	Lacombe County	June 3, 1907	734	830	−11.6%	3.13	234.5/km²
Alliance	Flagstaff County	August 26, 1918	154	174	−11.5%	0.51	302.0/km²
Amisk	Provost No. 52, MD of	January 1, 1956	204	207	−1.4%	0.76	268.4/km²
Andrew	Lamont County	June 24, 1930	425	379	+12.1%	1.17	363.2/km²
Arrowwood	Vulcan County	May 13, 1926	207	188	+10.1%	0.75	276.0/km²
Barnwell	Taber, MD of	January 1, 1980	947	771	+22.8%	1.51	627.2/km²
Barons	Lethbridge County	May 6, 1910	341	315	+8.3%	0.81	421.0/km²
Bawlf	Camrose County	October 12, 1906	422	403	+4.7%	0.89	474.2/km²
Beiseker	Rocky View County	February 23, 1921	819	785	+4.3%	2.85	287.4/km²
Berwyn	Peace No. 135, MD of	November 28, 1936	538	526	+2.3%	1.58	340.5/km²
Big Valley	Stettler No. 6, County of	March 9, 1942	346	364	−4.9%	1.86	186.0/km²
Bittern Lake^[a]	Camrose County	November 2, 1904	220	224	−1.8%	6.57	33.5/km²
Boyle	Athabasca County	December 31, 1953	845	916	−7.8%	7.13	118.5/km²
Breton	Brazeau County	January 1, 1957	574	496	+15.7%	1.72	333.7/km²
Carbon	Kneehill County	November 18, 1912	454	592	−23.3%	1.99	228.1/km²
Carmangay	Vulcan County	March 4, 1936	242	367	−34.1%	1.86	130.1/km²
Caroline	Clearwater County	December 31, 1951	512	501	+2.2%	2.04	251.0/km²
Champion	Vulcan County	May 27, 1911	317	378	−16.1%	0.89	356.2/km²
Chauvin	Wainwright No. 61, MD of	December 30, 1912	335	334	+0.3%	2.24	149.6/km²
Chipman	Lamont County	October 21, 1913	274	284	−3.5%	9.61	28.5/km²
Clive	Lacombe County	January 9, 1912	715	675	+5.9%	2.17	329.5/km²
Clyde	Westlock County	January 28, 1914	430	503	−14.5%	1.31	328.2/km²
Consort	Special Area No. 4	September 23, 1912	729	689	+5.8%	3.05	239.0/km²
Coutts	Warner No. 5, County of	January 1, 1960	245	277	−11.6%	1.24	197.6/km²
Cowley	Pincher Creek No. 9, MD of	August 16, 1906	209	236	−11.4%	1.37	152.6/km²
Cremona	Mountain View County	January 1, 1955	444	457	−2.8%	1.94	228.9/km²
Czar	Provost No. 52, MD of	November 12, 1917	202	167	+21.0%	1.12	180.4/km²
Delburne	Red Deer County	January 17, 1913	892	830	+7.5%	3.98	224.1/km²
Delia^[b]	Starland County	July 20, 1914	216	186	+16.1%	1.33	162.4/km²
Donalda	Stettler No. 6, County of	December 30, 1912	219	259	−15.4%	0.99	221.2/km²
Donnelly	Smoky River No. 130, MD of	January 1, 1956	342	305	+12.1%	1.31	261.1/km²
Duchess	Newell, County of	May 12, 1921	1,085	992	+9.4%	1.96	553.6/km²
Edberg	Camrose County	February 4, 1930	151	168	−10.1%	0.35	431.4/km²
Edgerton	Wainwright No. 61, MD of	September 11, 1917	384	317	+21.1%	2.04	188.2/km²
Elnora	Red Deer County	July 22, 1929	298	313	−4.8%	1.47	202.7/km²
Empress	Special Area No. 2	February 5, 1914	135	188	−28.2%	1.58	85.4/km²
Foremost	Forty Mile No. 8, County of	December 31, 1950	541	526	+2.9%	2.16	250.5/km²
Forestburg	Flagstaff County	August 21, 1919	875	831	+5.3%	2.73	320.5/km²
Girouxville	Smoky River No. 130, MD of	December 31, 1951	219	266	−17.7%	0.67	326.9/km²
Glendon	Bonnyville No. 87, MD of	January 1, 1956	493	486	+1.4%	1.99	247.7/km²
Glenwood	Cardston County	January 1, 1961	316	287	+10.1%	1.37	230.7/km²
Halkirk	Paintearth No. 18, County of	February 10, 1912	112	121	−7.4%	0.61	183.6/km²
Hay Lakes^[c]	Camrose County	April 17, 1928	495	425	+16.5%	0.59	839.0/km²
Heisler	Flagstaff County	January 1, 1961	160	151	+6.0%	0.64	250.0/km²
Hill Spring	Cardston County	January 1, 1961	162	186	−12.9%	0.96	168.8/km²
Hines Creek	Clear Hills County	December 31, 1951	346	380	−8.9%	5.33	64.9/km²
Holden	Beaver County	April 14, 1909	350	381	−8.1%	1.74	201.1/km²
Hughenden	Provost No. 52, MD of	December 27, 1917	243	230	+5.7%	0.78	311.5/km²
Hussar	Wheatland County	April 20, 1928	190	176	+8.0%	0.75	253.3/km²
Innisfree	Minburn No. 27, County of	March 11, 1911	193	220	−12.3%	1.01	191.1/km²
Irma	Wainwright No. 61, MD of	May 30, 1912	521	457	+14.0%	1.34	388.8/km²
Kitscoty	Vermilion River, County of	March 22, 1911	925	846	+9.3%	1.51	612.6/km²
Linden	Kneehill County	January 1, 1964	828	725	+14.2%	2.58	320.9/km²
Lomond	Vulcan County	February 16, 1916	166	173	−4.0%	1.21	137.2/km²
Longview	Foothills County	January 1, 1964	307	307	0.0%	1.1	279.1/km²
Lougheed	Flagstaff County	November 7, 1911	256	233	+9.9%	2.1	121.9/km²
Mannville	Minburn No. 27, County of	December 29, 1906	828	803	+3.1%	1.64	504.9/km²
Marwayne	Vermilion River, County of	December 31, 1952	564	612	−7.8%	1.6	352.5/km²
Milo	Vulcan County	May 7, 1931	91	122	−25.4%	0.98	92.9/km²
Morrin	Starland County	April 16, 1920	240	245	−2.0%	0.67	358.2/km²
Munson	Starland County	May 5, 1911	192	204	−5.9%	2.53	75.9/km²
Myrnam	Two Hills No. 21, County of	August 22, 1930	339	370	−8.4%	2.79	121.5/km²
Nampa	Northern Sunrise County	January 1, 1958	364	362	+0.6%	1.71	212.9/km²
Paradise Valley	Vermilion River, County of	January 1, 1964	179	174	+2.9%	0.63	284.1/km²
Rockyford	Wheatland County	March 28, 1919	316	325	−2.8%	1.08	292.6/km²
Rosalind	Camrose County	January 1, 1966	188	190	−1.1%	0.62	303.2/km²
Rosemary	Newell, County of	December 31, 1951	396	342	+15.8%	0.59	671.2/km²
Rycroft	Spirit River No. 133, MD of	March 15, 1944	612	628	−2.5%	1.92	318.8/km²
Ryley^[d]	Beaver County	April 2, 1910	483	497	−2.8%	2.61	185.1/km²
Spring Lake^[e]	Parkland County	January 1, 1999	699	533	+31.1%	2.33	300.0/km²
Standard	Wheatland County	April 29, 1922	353	379	−6.9%	2.35	150.2/km²
Stirling	Warner No. 5, County of	September 3, 1901	978	1,090	−10.3%	2.71	360.9/km²
Veteran	Special Area No. 4	June 30, 1914	207	249	−16.9%	0.84	246.4/km²
Vilna	Smoky Lake County	June 23, 1923	290	249	+16.5%	0.96	302.1/km²
Warburg	Leduc County	December 31, 1953	766	789	−2.9%	2.68	285.8/km²
Warner	Warner No. 5, County of	November 12, 1908	373	331	+12.7%	1.16	321.6/km²
Waskatenau	Smoky Lake County	May 19, 1932	186	255	−27.1%	0.6	310.0/km²
Youngstown	Special Area No. 3	December 31, 1936	154	178	−13.5%	1.11	138.7/km²
Total villages	—	—	33,773	33,448	+1.0%	146.85	230.0/km²

Summer villages[edit]

In 2011, Statistics Canada recognized 51 summer villages as census subdivisions.^[1]

Summer villages of Alberta
	Name	Rural municipality^[5]	Incorporation date (summer village)^[26]	Population (2016)^[27]	Population (2011)^[27]	Change (%)^[27]	Land area (km²)^[27]	Population density (per km²)^[27]
Argentia Beach	Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of	January 1, 1967	27	15	+80.0%	0.73	37.0/km²
Betula Beach	Parkland County	January 1, 1960	16	10	+60.0%	0.25	64.0/km²
Birch Cove	Lac Ste. Anne County	December 31, 1988	45	45	0.0%	0.3	150.0/km²
Birchcliff	Lacombe County	January 1, 1972	117	112	+4.5%	1.03	113.6/km²
Bondiss	Athabasca County	January 1, 1983	110	106	+3.8%	1.23	89.4/km²
Bonnyville Beach	Bonnyville No. 87, M.D. of	January 1, 1958	84	95	−11.6%	0.17	494.1/km²
Burnstick Lake	Clearwater County	December 31, 1991	15^[28]	16	−6.2%	0.18	83.3/km²
Castle Island	Lac Ste. Anne County	January 1, 1955	10	19	−47.4%	0.05	200.0/km²
Crystal Springs	Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of	January 1, 1957	51	90	−43.3%	0.57	89.5/km²
Ghost Lake	Bighorn No. 8, M.D. of	December 31, 1953	82	81	+1.2%	0.67	122.4/km²
Golden Days	Leduc County	January 1, 1965	160	141	+13.5%	2.28	70.2/km²
Grandview	Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of	January 1, 1967	114	108	+5.6%	0.79	144.3/km²
Gull Lake	Lacombe County	September 1, 1993	176	122	+44.3%	0.7	251.4/km²
Half Moon Bay	Lacombe County	January 1, 1978	42	38	+10.5%	0.11	381.8/km²
Horseshoe Bay	St. Paul No. 19, County of	January 1, 1985	49^[f]	37	+32.4%	1.14	43.0/km²
Island Lake	Athabasca County	January 1, 1958	228	243	−6.2%	1.85	123.2/km²
Island Lake South	Athabasca County	January 1, 1983	61	72	−15.3%	0.67	91.0/km²
Itaska Beach	Leduc County	June 30, 1953	23	20	+15.0%	0.29	79.3/km²
Jarvis Bay	Red Deer County	January 1, 1986	213	203	+4.9%	0.53	401.9/km²
Kapasiwin	Parkland County	September 1, 1993	10	10	0.0%	0.3	33.3/km²
Lakeview	Parkland County	October 25, 1913	30	26	+15.4%	0.35	85.7/km²
Larkspur	Westlock County	January 1, 1985	44	38	+15.8%	0.26	169.2/km²
Ma-Me-O Beach	Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of	December 31, 1948	110	113	−2.7%	0.52	211.5/km²
Mewatha Beach	Athabasca County	January 1, 1978	90	79	+13.9%	0.8	112.5/km²
Nakamun Park	Lac Ste. Anne County	January 1, 1966	96	36	+166.7%	0.45	213.3/km²
Norglenwold	Red Deer County	January 1, 1965	273	232	+17.7%	0.62	440.3/km²
Norris Beach	Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of	December 31, 1988	38	46	−17.4%	0.2	190.0/km²
Parkland Beach	Ponoka County	January 1, 1984	153	124	+23.4%	0.95	161.1/km²
Pelican Narrows	Bonnyville No. 87, M.D. of	July 1, 1979	151	162	−6.8%	0.72	209.7/km²
Point Alison	Parkland County	December 31, 1950	10	15	−33.3%	0.16	62.5/km²
Poplar Bay	Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of	January 1, 1967	103	80	+28.8%	0.67	153.7/km²
Rochon Sands	Stettler No. 6, County of	May 17, 1929	86	65	+32.3%	2.16	39.8/km²
Ross Haven	Lac Ste. Anne County	January 1, 1962	160	137	+16.8%	0.71	225.4/km²
Sandy Beach	Lac Ste. Anne County	January 1, 1956	278	223	+24.7%	2.4	115.8/km²
Seba Beach	Parkland County	August 20, 1920	169	143	+18.2%	0.86	196.5/km²
Silver Beach	Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of	December 31, 1953	65	52	+25.0%	0.64	101.6/km²
Silver Sands	Lac Ste. Anne County	January 1, 1969	160	85	+88.2%	2.41	66.4/km²
South Baptiste	Athabasca County	January 1, 1983	66	52	+26.9%	0.93	71.0/km²
South View	Lac Ste. Anne County	January 1, 1970	67	35	+91.4%	0.41	163.4/km²
Sunbreaker Cove	Lacombe County	December 31, 1990	81	69	+17.4%	0.5	162.0/km²
Sundance Beach	Leduc County	January 1, 1970	73	82	−11.0%	0.44	165.9/km²
Sunrise Beach	Lac Ste. Anne County	December 31, 1988	135	149	−9.4%	1.66	81.3/km²
Sunset Beach	Athabasca County	May 1, 1977	49	44	+11.4%	0.74	66.2/km²
Sunset Point	Lac Ste. Anne County	January 1, 1959	169	221	−23.5%	1.15	147.0/km²
Val Quentin	Lac Ste. Anne County	January 1, 1966	252	157	+60.5%	0.31	812.9/km²
Waiparous	Bighorn No. 8, M.D. of	January 1, 1986	49	42	+16.7%	0.41	119.5/km²
West Baptiste	Athabasca County	January 1, 1983	38	52	−26.9%	0.65	58.5/km²
West Cove	Lac Ste. Anne County	January 1, 1963	149	121	+23.1%	1.33	112.0/km²
Whispering Hills	Athabasca County	January 1, 1983	142	108	+31.5%	1.68	84.5/km²
White Sands	Stettler No. 6, County of	January 1, 1980	120	91	+31.9%	1.58	75.9/km²
Yellowstone	Lac Ste. Anne County	January 1, 1965	137	124	+10.5%	0.28	489.3/km²
Total summer villages	—	—	5,176	4,586	+12.9%	40.79	126.9/km²

Specialized municipalities[edit]

In 2011, Statistics Canada recognized five specialized municipalities as census subdivisions.^[1]

Specialized municipalities of Alberta

List of specialized municipalities in Alberta
Name	Region	Incorporation date (specialized municipality)^[30]	Council size^[30]	Municipal census population (year)^[31]	2021 Census of Population^[32]
Name	Region	Incorporation date (specialized municipality)^[30]	Council size^[30]	Municipal census population (year)^[31]	Population (2021)	Population (2016)	Change (%)	Land area (km²)	Population density (/km²)
Crowsnest Pass, Municipality of	Southern Alberta	January 16, 2008	7		5,695	5,589	+1.9%	370.15	15.4
Jasper, Municipality of	Alberta's Rockies	July 20, 2001	7	4,584^[g] (2011)	4,738	4,590	+3.2%	921.90	5.1
Lac La Biche County^[h]	Northern Alberta	January 1, 2018	9	8,544 (2016)	7,673	8,330	−7.9%	12,527.48	0.6
Mackenzie County	Northern Alberta	June 23, 1999	10	11,750 (2015)	12,804	11,171	+14.6%	79,629.26	0.2
Strathcona County	Edmonton Metro	January 1, 1996	9	95,597 (2015)	99,225	98,044	+1.2%	1,170.65	84.8
Wood Buffalo, Regional Municipality of	Northern Alberta	April 1, 1995	11	81,948^[i] (2015)	72,326	71,589	+1.0%	60,843.88	1.2
Total specialized municipalities		—	53	—	202,461	199,298	+1.6%	155,463.32	1.3
Province of Alberta		—	—	—\|	4,262,635	4,067,175	+4.8%	634,658.27	6.7

Municipal districts[edit]

In 2011, Statistics Canada recognized 64 municipal districts as census subdivisions.^[1]

Municipal districts of Alberta

Municipal district (MD)	Incorporation date^[33]	Census division	Council size^[33]	Municipal census population (year)^[34]	Population (2016)^[35]	Population (2011)^[35]	Change (%)^[35]	Land area (km²)^[35]	Population density (per km²)^[35]
AcadiaMD of Acadia No. 34	December 9, 1913	4	5		493	495	−0.4	1,082.60	0.5
Athabasca County	January 1, 1947	13	9		7,869	7,662	2.7	6,124.43	1.3
Barrhead County of Barrhead No. 11	January 1, 1955	13	7		6,288	6,096	3.1	2,406.25	2.6
Beaver County	February 1, 1943	10	5		5,905	5,689	3.8	3,317.57	1.8
Big Lakes Big Lakes County	January 1, 1995	17	9	3,861 (2013)	5,672	5,912	−4.1	13,942.43	0.4
Bighorn MD of Bighorn No. 8	January 1, 1988	15	5		1,334	1,341	−0.5	2,761.18	0.5
Birch Hills County	January 1, 1995	19	7		1,553	1,582	−1.8	2,859.60	0.5
Bonnyville MD of Bonnyville No. 87	January 1, 1955	12	7	11,836 (2014)	13,575	11,191	21.3	6,064.73	2.2
Brazeau County	July 1, 1988	11	7		7,771	7,132	9.0	3,005.35	2.6
Camrose County	January 1, 1944	10	7		8,458	8,004	5.7	3,324.21	2.5
Cardston County	January 1, 1954	3	7		4,481	4,167	7.5	3,429.82	1.3
Clear Hills County	January 1, 1995	17	7	2,829 (2012)	3,023	2,801	7.9	15,125.49	0.2
Clearwater County	January 1, 1985	9	7		11,947	12,278	−2.7	18,682.45	0.6
Cypress County	January 1, 1985	1	9		7,662	7,214	6.2	13,173.25	0.6
Fairview MD of Fairview No. 136	December 9, 1914	19	5		1,604	1,673	−4.1	1,387.58	1.2
Flagstaff County	January 1, 1944	7	7		3,738	3,591	4.1	4,067.58	0.9
Foothills County	January 1, 1954	6	7		22,766	21,248	7.1	3,636.8	6.3
Forty Mile County of Forty Mile No. 8	January 1, 1954	1	7		3,581	3,336	7.3	7,249.31	0.5
Grande Prairie County of Grande Prairie No. 1	December 21, 1943	19	9		22,303	19,724	13.1	5,802.21	3.8
Greenview MD of Greenview No. 16	January 1, 1994	18	8		5,583	5,299	5.4	32,984.24	0.2
Kneehill County	January 1, 1944	5	7		5,001	4,921	1.6	3,381.02	1.5
Lac Ste. Anne County	January 1, 1944	13	7		10,899	10,260	6.2	2,850.38	3.8
Lacombe County	January 1, 1944	8	7		10,343	10,307	0.3	2,765.16	3.7
Lamont County	January 1, 1944	10	5		3,899	3,872	0.7	2,385.09	1.6
Leduc County	January 1, 1944	11	7		13,780	13,494	2.1	2,601.49	5.3
Lesser Slave River MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124	January 1, 1995	17	7		2,803	2,929	−4.3	10,074.39	0.3
Lethbridge County	January 1, 1954	2	7		10,353	10,046	3.1	2,836.64	3.6
Minburn County of Minburn No. 27	January 30, 1942	10	7		3,188	3,383	−5.8	2,913.02	1.1
Mountain View County	January 1, 1944	6	7		13,074	12,359	5.8	3,782.64	3.5
Newell County of Newell	January 1, 1953	2	10		7,524	7,138	5.4	5,904.67	1.3
Northern Lights County of Northern Lights	January 1, 1995	17	7		4,200	4,117	2.0	20,755.37	0.2
Northern Sunrise County	April 1, 1994	17	6	1,933 (2013)	1,891	1,791	5.6	21,150.97	0.1
Opportunity MD of Opportunity No. 17	August 1, 1995	17	11	2,639 (2016)	3,181	3,074	3.5	29,142.10	0.1
Paintearth County of Paintearth No. 18	January 1, 1944	7	7		2,102	2,029	3.6	3,283.36	0.6
Parkland County	January 1, 1969	11	7		32,097	30,568	5.0	2,390.23	13.4
Peace MD of Peace No. 135	December 11, 1916	19	5		1,747	1,446	20.8	847.47	2.1
Pincher Creek MD of Pincher Creek No. 9	January 1, 1944	3	5		2,965	3,158	−6.1	3,482.05	0.9
Ponoka County	January 1, 1952	8	5		9,806	8,856	10.7	2,814.26	3.5
Provost MD of Provost No. 52	March 1, 1943	7	7		2,205	2,288	−3.6	3,628.39	0.6
Ranchland MD of Ranchland No. 66	January 1, 1995	15	3	104 (2013)	92	79	16.5	2,638.70	0
Red Deer County	January 1, 1944	8	7		19,541	18,316	6.7	3,961.85	4.9
Rocky View County	January 1, 1955	6	9	38,055^[36] (2013)	39,407	35,754	10.2	3,836.33	10.3
Saddle Hills County	January 1, 1995	19	7		2,225	2,288	−2.8	5,838.15	0.4
Smoky Lake County	March 1, 1943	12	5		4,107	3,910	5.0	3,412.92	1.2
Smoky River MD of Smoky River No. 130	January 1, 1952	19	6		2,023	2,126	−4.8	2,840.14	0.7
Spirit River MD of Spirit River No. 133	December 11, 1916	19	4		700	713	−1.8	683.60	1
St. Paul County of St. Paul No. 19	January 30, 1942	12	7	6,168 (2012)	5,827	5,405	7.8	3,309.44	1.8
Starland County	February 1, 1943	5	5	2,071 (2013)	2,066	2,057	0.4	2,559.95	0.8
Stettler County of Stettler No. 6	March 1, 1943	7	7		5,322	5,103	4.3	4,018.84	1.3
Sturgeon County	January 1, 1955	11	7		20,495	19,578	4.7	2,090.13	9.8
Taber MD of Taber	January 1, 1954	2	7	7,173 (2016)	7,098	6,851	3.6	4,201.65	1.7
Thorhild County	January 1, 1955	13	5		3,254	3,417	−4.8	2,001.74	1.6
Two Hills County of Two Hills No. 21	January 1, 1944	10	5		3,322	3,160	5.1	2,637.18	1.3
Vermilion River County of Vermilion River	January 1, 1944	10	7	8,116 (2015)	8,267	7,905	4.6	5,519.75	1.5
Vulcan County	January 1, 1951	5	7	3,839 (2012)	3,984	3,875	2.8	5,433.43	0.7
Wainwright MD of Wainwright No. 61	January 30, 1942	7	7		4,479	4,138	8.2	4,156.56	1.1
Warner County of Warner No. 5	January 1, 1954	2	7		3,847	3,841	0.2	4,531.55	0.8
Westlock County	February 1, 1943	13	7		7,220	7,644	−5.5	3,171.83	2.3
Wetaskiwin County of Wetaskiwin No. 10	February 1, 1943	11	7		11,181	10,866	2.9	3,132.06	3.6
Wheatland County	January 1, 1955	5	7		8,788	8,285	6.1	4,545.92	1.9
Willow Creek MD of Willow Creek No. 26	January 1, 1954	3	7		5,179	5,107	1.4	4,558.14	1.1
Woodlands County	January 1, 1994	13	7	4,612 (2014)	4,754	4,306	10.4	7,669.13	0.6
Yellowhead County	January 1, 1994	14	9		10,995	10,469	5.0	22,293.16	0.5
Total municipal districts	—	—	437	—	479,167	4,560,664	5.1	399,087.25	1.2

Improvement districts[edit]

In 2011, Statistics Canada recognized seven improvement districts as census subdivisions.^[1] In September 2011, after census enumeration, the Province of Alberta approved the formation of a new improvement district named Improvement District No. 349,^[37] bringing the total amount of improvement districts to eight.

Official name ^[38]	Population in 2011 ^[39]	Population in 2006 ^[39]	Area (km²) ^[39]	Location notes
Improvement District No. 04 (Waterton)	88	160	480.58	Coincident with Waterton Lakes National Park
Improvement District No. 09 (Banff)	1,175	938	6,782.23	Coincident with Banff National Park excluding the Town of Banff
Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper National Park)	34	24	10,181.58	Coincident with Jasper National Park excluding the Municipality of Jasper
Improvement District No. 13 (Elk Island)	10	21	165.28	Coincident with Elk Island National Park
Improvement District No. 24 (Wood Buffalo)	590	422	33,412.25	Coincident with the Alberta portion of Wood Buffalo National Park
Improvement District No. 25 (Willmore Wilderness)	0	0	4,604.97	Coincident with Willmore Wilderness Park
Improvement District No. 349				Consists mostly of the Alberta portion of the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range
Kananaskis Improvement District	249	429	4,210.72	Consists mostly of Kananaskis Country

Special areas[edit]

In 2011, Statistics Canada recognized three special areas as census subdivisions.^[1]

Special area	Incorporation date (special area)^[40]	Population (2016)^[41]	Population (2011)^[41]	Change (%)^[41]	Area (km²)^[41]	Population density (/km²)^[41]

Special Area No. 2	April 7, 1959	1,905	2,025	−5.9	9,347.57	0.20
Special Area No. 3	April 7, 1959	1,042	1,122	−7.1	6,625.58	0.16
Special Area No. 4	January 1, 1969	1,237	1,352	−8.5	4,402.64	0.28
Total special areas	—	4,184	4,499	−7.0	20,375.79	0.21

Indian reserves[edit]

In 2011, Statistics Canada recognized 81 of a total 137 Indian reserves as census subdivisions.^[1]

Indian reserves of Alberta recognized as census subdivisions
	Official name^[42]	First Nation(s)^[43]	Tribal council^[44]	Treaty	Area (ha)^[42]	Population (2011)^[45]	Population (2006)^[45]
Alexander 134	Alexander First Nation		6	7,280.5	1,027	962
Alexis 133	Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation	Yellowhead Tribal Development Foundation	6	6,175.2	817	734
Allison Bay 219	Mikisew Cree First Nation	Athabasca Tribal Council Limited	8	1,861	84	62
Beaver Lake 131	Beaver Lake Cree Nation	Tribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated	6	6,145.3	423	379
Beaver Ranch 163	Tallcree First Nation	North Peace Tribal Council	8	841.7	16	15
Big Horn 144A	Bearspaw First Nation Chiniki First Nation Stoney First Nation Wesley First Nation		7	2,127.4	134	161
Blood 148	Kainai Nation (Blood Tribe)	Treaty 7 Management Corporation	7	134,292.9	4,679	4,177
Blood 148A	Kainai Nation (Blood Tribe)	Treaty 7 Management Corporation	7	1,971.7	0	0
Boyer 164	Beaver First Nation	North Peace Tribal Council	8	4,249.3	213	178
Bushe River 207	Dene Tha' First Nation	North Peace Tribal Council	8	11,167.5	492	400
Charles Lake 225	Mikisew Cree First Nation	Athabasca Tribal Council Limited	8	64.5	0	0
Child Lake 164A	Beaver First Nation	North Peace Tribal Council	8	2,826	188	160
Chipewyan 201A	Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation	Athabasca Tribal Council Limited	8	9,515.6	5	0
Clear Hills 152C	Horse Lake First Nation	Western Cree Tribal Council	8	1,547.1	0	0
Cold Lake 149	Cold Lake First Nations	Tribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated	6	14,528.1	594	438
Cold Lake 149A	Cold Lake First Nations	Tribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated	6	71.6	45	49
Cold Lake 149B	Cold Lake First Nations	Tribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated	6	4,134	149	105
Dog Head 218	Mikisew Cree First Nation	Athabasca Tribal Council Limited	8	29.7	111	91
Drift Pile River 150	Driftpile First Nation	Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council	8	6,354.8	800	720
Duncan's 151A	Duncan's First Nation	Western Cree Tribal Council	8	2,036.8	164	102
Eden Valley 216	Bearspaw First Nation Chiniki First Nation Stoney First Nation Wesley First Nation		7	1,690.8	587	370
Ermineskin 138	Ermineskin Cree Nation		6	10,295.8	1,874	1,464
Fort Mckay 174	Fort McKay First Nation	Athabasca Tribal Council Limited	8	3,106.7	0	0
Fort Vermilion 173B	Tallcree First Nation	North Peace Tribal Council	8	49.7	97	71
Fox Lake 162	Little Red River Cree Nation	North Peace Tribal Council	8	10,438.3	1,875	1,753
Gregoire Lake 176	Fort McMurray First Nation	Athabasca Tribal Council Limited	8	2,231.9	274	81
Gregoire Lake 176A	Fort McMurray First Nation	Athabasca Tribal Council Limited	8	67.4	0	121
Hay Lake 209	Dene Tha' First Nation	North Peace Tribal Council	8	12,355.3	949	951
Heart Lake 167	Heart Lake First Nation	Tribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated	6	4,496.2	159	165
Horse Lakes 152B	Horse Lake First Nation	Western Cree Tribal Council	8	1,552	402	335
Janvier 194	Chipewyan Prairie First Nation	Athabasca Tribal Council Limited	8	2,486.7	295	271
Jean Baptiste Gambler 183	Bigstone Cree Nation		8	198.7	254	214
John D'or Prairie 215	Little Red River Cree Nation	North Peace Tribal Council	8	14,034	1,123	1,025
Kapawe'no First Nation 150B	Kapawe'no First Nation	Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council	8	29.6	115	143
Kapawe'no First Nation 150C	Kapawe'no First Nation	Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council	8	21	0	0
Kapawe'no First Nation 150D	Kapawe'no First Nation	Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council	8	390.1	5	0
Kapawe'no First Nation 230	Kapawe'no First Nation	Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council	8	846	0	0
Kehewin 123	Kehewin Cree Nation	Tribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated	6	8,225	1,065	1,007
Loon Lake 235	Loon River Cree	Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council	8	6,902.3	511	425
Louis Bull 138B	Louis Bull Tribe		6	3,388.1	1,309	1,180
Makaoo 120	Onion Lake Cree Nation		6	5,626.6	180	155
Montana 139	Montana First Nation		6	2,824.8	653	635
Namur Lake 174B	Fort McKay First Nation	Athabasca Tribal Council Limited	8	3,122.2	0	0
Namur River 174A	Fort McKay First Nation	Athabasca Tribal Council Limited	8	4,614.9	0	0
O'Chiese 203	O'Chiese First Nation	Yellowhead Tribal Development Foundation	6	14,131.9	751	450
Old Fort 217	Mikisew Cree First Nation	Athabasca Tribal Council Limited	8	1,509	0	0
Pigeon Lake 138A	Ermineskin Cree Nation Louis Bull Tribe Montana First Nation Samson Cree Nation		6	1,921.1	485	353
Piikani	Piikani Nation	Treaty 7 Management Corporation	7	42,699.2	1,217	1,300
Puskiakiwenin 122	Frog Lake First Nation	Tribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated	6	10,339.1	484	411
Saddle Lake 125	Saddle Lake Cree Nation		6	25,780.6	—	—
Samson 137	Samson Cree Nation		6	13,552	3,746	3,295
Samson 137A	Samson Cree Nation		6	134.4	38	32
Sawridge 150G	Sawridge First Nation	Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council	8	906.5	48	45
Sawridge 150H	Sawridge First Nation	Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council	8	1,236.8	20	10
Siksika 146	Siksika Nation	Treaty 7 Management Corporation	7	71,087.5	2,972	2,767
Stoney 142-143-144	Bearspaw First Nation Chiniki First Nation Stoney First Nation Wesley First Nation		7	39,264.5	3,494	2,529
Stony Plain 135	Enoch Cree Nation	Yellowhead Tribal Development Foundation	6	5,306.2	987	1,418
Sturgeon Lake 154	Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation	Western Cree Tribal Council	8	14,814.3	1,162	1,051
Sturgeon Lake 154A	Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation	Western Cree Tribal Council	8	753.1	24	21
Sucker Creek 150A	Sucker Creek Cree First Nation	Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council	8	5,987	677	594
Sunchild 202	Sunchild First Nation	Yellowhead Tribal Development Foundation	6	5,218.1	677	482
Swan River 150E	Swan River First Nation	Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council	8	4,271.1	312	305
Tall Cree 173	Tallcree First Nation	North Peace Tribal Council	8	4,031.5	202	201
Tall Cree 173A	Tallcree First Nation	North Peace Tribal Council	8	2,723.4	163	123
Thabacha Náre 196A	Smith's Landing First Nation		8	397.2	0	0
Thebathi 196	Smith's Landing First Nation		8	6,524	30	15
Tsuu T'ina Nation 145	Tsuu T'ina Nation	Treaty 7 Management Corporation	7	27,685.3	1,777
Unipouheos 121	Frog Lake First Nation	Tribal Chiefs Ventures Incorporated	6	8,506.3	813	749
Upper Hay River 212	Dene Tha' First Nation	North Peace Tribal Council	8	1,418	292	289
Utikoomak Lake 155	Whitefish Lake First Nation	Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council	8	6,756.1	644	786
Utikoomak Lake 155A	Whitefish Lake First Nation	Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council	8	1,041	121	103
Wabamun 133A	Paul Band		6	6,116.9	1,069	1,088
Wabamun 133B	Paul Band		6	178.5	17	20
Wabasca 166	Bigstone Cree Nation		8	8,452.4	152	78
Wabasca 166A	Bigstone Cree Nation		8	682.1	738	648
Wabasca 166B	Bigstone Cree Nation		8	2,413.4	250	216
Wabasca 166C	Bigstone Cree Nation		8	3,502.6	182	173
Wabasca 166D	Bigstone Cree Nation		8	5,817.4	885	863
White Fish Lake 128	Saddle Lake Cree Nation		6	4,542.7	1,188	1,237
Woodland Cree 226	Woodland Cree First Nation	Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council	8	11,660	706	439
Woodland Cree 228	Woodland Cree First Nation	Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council	8	3,786	143	117

Indian settlements[edit]

In 2011, Statistics Canada recognized four of a total of six Indian settlements as census subdivisions.^[1]

Indian settlements of Alberta recognized as census subdivisions
Official name^[42]	First Nation(s)^[43]	Tribal council^[44]	Treaty	Area (ha)^[42]	Population (2011)^[45]	Population (2006)^[45]
Carcajou Settlement 187				0.43	0	0
Desmarais Settlement	Bigstone Cree Nation		8	1.44	129	78
Fort MacKay				8.17	562	521
Little Buffalo Indian Settlement	Lubicon Lake Indian Nation		8	12.10	387	n/a

Notes[edit]

^ Athabasca was formerly known as Athabasca Landing prior to August 4, 1913.^[6]
^ Drumheller originally incorporated as a city on April 3, 1930, but reverted from city status as a result of its amalgamation with the M.D. of Badlands No. 7 in 1998.^[6]
^ Fort Macleod, which grew around the NWMP's Fort Macleod barracks (built 1874), was formerly known as Macleod prior to April 1, 1952.^[6]
^ Peace River was formerly known as Peace River Crossing prior to May 22, 1916.^[6]
^ St. Paul was formerly known as St. Paul de Métis prior to December 15, 1932.

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[23] Drumheller originally incorporated as a city on April 3, 1930, but reverted from city status as a result of its amalgamation with the M.D. of Badlands No. 7 in 1998.^[6]

[25] Fort Macleod, which grew around the NWMP's Fort Macleod barracks (built 1874), was formerly known as Macleod prior to April 1, 1952.^[6]

[26] Peace River was formerly known as Peace River Crossing prior to May 22, 1916.^[6]

[28] St. Paul was formerly known as St. Paul de Métis prior to December 15, 1932.

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[muntypes-2] "Types of Municipalities in Alberta". Alberta Municipal Affairs. Retrieved 2012-11-07.

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[ABmunilocations-12] "Communities Within Specialized and Rural Municipalities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. April 9, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.

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[20] "2019 Municipal Census Count" (PDF). Town of Coalhurst. Retrieved July 12, 2019.

[21] "Cochrane's population continues to grow". Town of Cochrane. May 28, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.

[DiamondValley-22] "O.C. 156/2022". Government of Alberta. May 25, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

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[PeaceRiver-27] "Census Profile - Map: Peace River, Town (Census Subdivision), Alberta". Statistics Canada. March 22, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.

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[Thorsby-30] "Order in Council (O.C.) 344/2016" (PDF). Province of Alberta. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.

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