Special Areas Board, Alberta

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The Special Areas Board is the governing body of Alberta's Special Areas. Special Areas are designated districts of county or municipal district level, that are governed by appointed councils, under the direct authority of Alberta Municipal Affairs.

Three Special Areas are established in Alberta, all located in the south-east of the province, in Census Division 4.

1 Demographics
2 Communities
- 2.1 Surrounding Communities
3 References

[edit] Demographics

Special Areas in Alberta
Special Area	Population	Dwellings	Area	Density
Name	(2001)		(km²)	/km²
Special Area 2	2,331	851	9,342.42	0.2
Special Area 3	1,469	564	6,623.92	0.2
Special Area 4	1,514	583	4,403.23	0.3

Source: Statistics Canada^[1]

[edit] Communities

The following communities are located in the Special Areas^[2]:

Towns

Hanna
Oyen

Villages

Hamlets

Altario
Bindloss
Cessford
Chinook
Compeer
Dorothy
Iddesleigh
Jenner

Kirriemuir
Monitor
New Brigden
Richdale
Sedalia
Sibbald
Sunnynook
Wardlow

[edit] Surrounding Communities

Stettler County	Paintearth County	Municipal District of Provost
Starland County		Saskatchewan Municipal District of Acadia
	Special Areas

Wheatland County	Newell County	Cypress County

[edit] References

^ Special Area 2 - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE.
^ Alberta Municipal Affairs - Municipal Profile

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