List of communities in Alberta

Alberta also has numerous unincorporated communities (including urban service areas, hamlets and a townsite) that are not independent municipalities in their own right.All CAs also include large urban centres and in some cases their surrounding census subdivisions.[5] Communities with shrinking populations are allowed to retain town status even if the number of residents falls below the 1,000 limit.Communities with shrinking populations are allowed to retain village status even if the number of residents falls below the 300 limit.Over the past 30 years, Alberta has observed a trend of numerous municipal districts rebranding themselves as counties through official name changes.Section 582 of the MGA requires that the order to form an improvement district must describe its boundaries and give it an official name.[4] An urban service area is a type of hamlet that is not officially defined under the Municipal Government Act (MGA).There are currently two urban services areas in Alberta: Fort McMurray, within the jurisdiction of the RM of Wood Buffalo, was formerly a city prior its amalgamation with Improvement District No.[1][2] When a hamlet's population reaches 300, it becomes eligible to incorporated as a village under Section 80 of the MGA, so long as the majority of the buildings are still on parcels of land smaller than 1,850 m2 (19,900 sq ft).[47] A townsite is a type of unincorporated community that is not officially defined under the Municipal Government Act (MGA), but it is generally regarded as an independent urban area within an Indian reserve that is comparable in population, land area, services, and built form, to that of Alberta's incorporated towns.Essentially, townsites would meet the eligibility requirements of the MGA to incorporate as a town if they were not on Indian reserve lands under federal jurisdiction.
Rural and specialized municipalities, cities, towns, and select hamlets in Alberta
Locations of Alberta's specialized and rural municipalities
Distribution of Alberta's 6 specialized municipalities (red) and 74 rural municipalities, which include municipal districts that are often branded as counties (orange), improvement districts (dark green) and special areas (light green) (2020)
6 specialized municipalitiesmunicipal districtsspecial areasAlbertalocal governmentscitiesvillagessummer villagesspecialized municipalitiesMétis settlementsIndian reservesAlberta's Indian reservesband governmentsMinistry of Municipal AffairsStatistics CanadaList of cities in AlbertaRegion2021 Census of PopulationAirdrieCalgary MetroBeaumontEdmonton MetroBrooksSouthernCalgaryCamroseCentralChestermereCold LakeEdmontonFort SaskatchewanGrande PrairieNorthernLacombeLethbridgeLloydminsterMedicine HatRed DeerSpruce GroveSt. AlbertWetaskiwinList of towns in AlbertaincorporatedSpecializedMunicipalcensusAthabascaAthabasca CountyImprovement District No. 9 (Banff)BarrheadBarrhead No. 11, County ofBashawCamrose CountyBassanoNewell, County ofBeaverlodgeGrande Prairie No. 1, County ofBentleyLacombe CountyBlackfaldsBon AccordSturgeon CountyBonnyvilleBonnyville No. 87, M.D. ofBow IslandForty Mile No. 8, County ofBowdenRed Deer CountyBruderheimLamont CountyCalmarLeduc CountyCanmoreBighorn No. 8, M.D. ofKananaskis Improvement DistrictCardstonCardston CountyCarstairsMountain View CountyCastorPaintearth No. 18, County ofClaresholmWillow Creek No. 26, M.D. ofCoaldaleLethbridge CountyCoalhurstCochraneRocky View CountyCoronationCrossfieldDayslandFlagstaff CountyDiamond ValleyFoothills CountyDidsburyDrayton ValleyBrazeau CountyDrumhellerKneehill CountySpecial Area No. 2Starland CountyWheatland CountyEckvilleYellowhead CountyElk PointSt. Paul No. 19, County ofFairviewFairview No. 136, M.D. ofFalherSmoky River No. 130, M.D. ofFort MacleodFox CreekGreenview No. 16, M.D. ofGibbonsGrimshawPeace No. 135, M.D. ofHardistyHigh LevelMackenzie CountyHigh PrairieBig Lakes CountyHigh RiverFoothills No. 31, M.D. ofHintonInnisfailIrricanaKillamLamontMagrathManningNorthern Lights, County ofMayerthorpeLac Ste. Anne CountyMcLennanMilk RiverWarner No. 5, County ofMilletWetaskiwin No. 10, County ofMorinvilleMundareNantonNoblefordOkotoksOnowaySpecial Area No. 3Peace RiverNorthern Sunrise CountyPenholdPicture ButtePincher CreekPincher Creek No. 9, M.D. ofPonokaPonoka CountyProvostProvost No. 52, M.D. ofRainbow LakeRaymondRedcliffCypress CountyRedwaterRimbeyRocky Mountain HouseClearwater CountySedgewickSexsmithSlave LakeLesser Slave River No. 124, M.D. ofSmoky LakeSmoky Lake CountySpirit RiverSpirit River No. 133, M.D. ofSt. PaulStavelyStettlerStettler No. 6, County ofStony PlainParkland CountyStrathmoreSundreSwan HillsSylvan LakeTaber, M.D. ofThorsbyThree HillsTofieldBeaver CountyTrochuTwo HillsTwo Hills No. 21, County ofValleyviewVauxhallVegrevilleMinburn No. 27, County ofVermilionVermilion River, County ofVikingVulcanVulcan CountyWainwrightWainwright No. 61, M.D. ofWembleyWestlockWestlock CountyWhitecourtWoodlands CountyList of villages in AlbertaAlberta BeachAllianceProvost No. 52, MD ofAndrewArrowwoodBarnwellTaber, MD ofBaronsBeisekerBerwynPeace No. 135, MD ofBig ValleyBittern LakeBretonCarbonCarmangayChampionChauvinWainwright No. 61, MD ofChipmanConsortSpecial Area No. 4CouttsCowleyPincher Creek No. 9, MD ofCremonaDelburneDonaldaDonnellySmoky River No. 130, MD ofDuchessEdbergEdgertonElnoraEmpressForemostForestburgGirouxvilleGlendonBonnyville No. 87, MD ofGlenwoodHay LakesHeislerHill SpringHines CreekClear Hills CountyHoldenHughendenHussarInnisfreeKitscotyLindenLomondLongviewLougheedMannvilleMarwayneMorrinMunsonMyrnamParadise ValleyRockyfordRosalindRosemaryRycroftSpirit River No. 133, MD ofSpring LakeStandardStirlingVeteranWarburgWarnerWaskatenauYoungstownList of summer villages in AlbertaArgentia BeachBetula BeachBirch CoveBirchcliffBondissBonnyville BeachBurnstick LakeCastle IslandCrystal SpringsGhost LakeGolden DaysGrandviewGull LakeHalf Moon BayHorseshoe BayIsland LakeIsland Lake SouthItaska BeachJarvis BayKapasiwinLakeviewLarkspurMa-Me-O BeachMewatha BeachNakamun ParkNorglenwoldNorris BeachParkland BeachPelican NarrowsPoint AlisonPoplar BayRochon SandsRoss HavenSandy BeachSeba BeachSilver BeachSilver SandsSouth BaptisteSouth ViewSunbreaker CoveSundance BeachSunrise BeachSunset BeachSunset PointVal QuentinWaiparousWest BaptisteWest CoveWhispering HillsWhite SandsYellowstoneList of specialized municipalities in AlbertaCrowsnest Pass, Municipality ofSouthern AlbertaJasper, Municipality ofAlberta's RockiesLac La Biche CountyNorthern AlbertaStrathcona CountyWood Buffalo, Regional Municipality ofList of municipal districts in Albertamunicipal districtcountyMD of Acadia No. 34County of Barrhead No. 11MD of Bighorn No. 8Birch Hills CountyMD of Bonnyville No. 87MD of Fairview No. 136County of Forty Mile No. 8County of Grande Prairie No. 1MD of Greenview No. 16MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124County of Minburn No. 27County of NewellCounty of Northern LightsMD of Opportunity No. 17County of Paintearth No. 18MD of Peace No. 135MD of Pincher Creek No. 9MD of Provost No. 52MD of Ranchland No. 66Saddle Hills CountyMD of Smoky River No. 130MD of Spirit River No. 133County of St. Paul No. 19County of Stettler No. 6MD of TaberThorhild CountyCounty of Two Hills No. 21County of Vermilion RiverMD of Wainwright No. 61County of Warner No. 5County of Wetaskiwin No. 10MD of Willow Creek No. 26Improvement District No. 4 (Waterton)Waterton Lakes National ParkBanff National ParkImprovement District No. 12 (Jasper National Park)Jasper National ParkJasperImprovement District No. 13 (Elk Island)Elk Island National ParkImprovement District No. 24 (Wood Buffalo)Wood Buffalo National ParkPeace Point 222Improvement District No. 25 (Willmore Wilderness)Willmore Wilderness ParkKananaskis CountrySpecial Areas BoardRegional Municipality (RM) of Wood BuffaloFort McMurraySherwood ParkList of hamlets in Albertaunincorporated communitiescountiesvillageWabamunAcadia ValleyAcadia No. 34, MD ofAlcomdaleAlder FlatsAldersydeAlhambraAltarioAntler LakeWood Buffalo, RM ofArdenodeArdleyArdmoreArdrossanArmenaAshmontAtmoreBalzacBeauvallonBeaver CrossingBeaver LakeBeaver MinesBeaverdamBeazerBellisBenaltoBenchlandsBighorn No. 8, MD ofBentonBezansonBindlossBirchamBlackfootBlackieBlue RidgeBlueskyFairview No. 136, MD ofBlufftonBottrelBow CityBragg CreekBreynatBrosseauBrownfieldBrownvaleBuck CreekBuck LakeBuffaloBuffalo LakesBufordBurdettByemoorCadoganCadominCadotte LakeCalahooCalling LakeOpportunity No. 17, MD ofCampsieCanyon CreekLesser Slave River No. 124, MD ofCarbondaleCardiffCarolineCarolsideCarselandCarvelCarwayCaslanCassilsCavendishCayleyCerealCessfordChancellorCheadleCherhillCherry GroveChinookChisholmClairmontClandonaldCleardaleCochrane LakeColintonCollingwood CoveCompeerCondorConklinConrichCraigmyleCynthiaDalemeadDalroyDarwellDe WintonDead Man's FlatsDeadwoodDeBoltGreenview No. 16, MD ofDel BonitaDelacourDemmittDerwentDesert BlumeDewberryDiamond CityDicksonDimsdaleDixonvilleDonatvilleDorothyDuffieldDuhamelDunmoreDuvernayEagleshamEdwandEgremontEllscottElmworthEnchantEndiangEnildaEnsignEntwistleErskineEstherEtzikomEvansburgExshawFabyanFallisFawcettFederalFerintoshFlatbushFort AssiniboineFort ChipewyanFort KentFort McKayFort VermilionGadsbyGainfordGalahadGasoline AlleyGleichenGlenevisGoodfareGoose LakeGrande CacheGranumWillow Creek No. 26, MD ofGrasslandGrassy LakeGreen CourtGreenshieldsGregoire Lake EstatesGrouardGrovedaleGwynneHairy HillHalcourtHalf Moon LakeHalkirk HarmonyHartellHarvie HeightsHastings LakeHaynesHayterHeinsburgHemarukaHeritage PointeHerrontonHeskethHilliardHoadleyHuallenHuxleyIddesleighIron RiverIron SpringsIrvineJanvier SouthJarvieJean CoteJennerJoffreJohnson's AdditionJosephburgJoussardKathyrnKavanaghKeephillsKelseyKimballKingmanKinsellaKinusoKirkcaldyKirriemuirLa CoreyLa CreteLa GlaceLac des ArcsLac La BicheLafondLake LouiseI.D. No. 9 (Banff)Lake Newell ResortLamoureuxLandry HeightsLanfineLangdonLeavittLeedaleLeslievilleLindberghLinn ValleyLittle BuffaloLittle SmokyLodgepoleLong LakeLottie LakeLousanaLowland HeightsLoyalistLundbreckLyaltaLymburnMaddenMallaigManolaManyberriesMarie ReineMarkervilleMarlboroMarten BeachMaskwacisMcLaughlinMeanookMearnsMeeting CreekMetiskowMichichiMillarvilleMinburnMirrorMitsue Lake IndustrialMonarchMonitorMoon River EstatesMorecambeMorningsideMossleighMountain ViewMulhurst BayMusidoraNamakaNaphthaNeerlandiaNestowNew BrigdenNew DaytonNew NorwayNew SareptaNewbrookNightingaleNiton JunctionNordeggNorth Cooking LakeNorth StarNotikewinOhatonParklandPatriciaPelican PointPeoriaPerryvalePibrochPickardvillePincher StationPine SandsPlamondonPoplar RidgePriddisPriddis GreensPurple SpringsQueenstownRadwayRainierRanfurlyRed Earth CreekRed WillowRedlandRich ValleyRichdaleRidgevalleyRivercourseRiverviewRivière Qui BarreRochesterRochfort BridgeRocky RapidsRolling HillsRolly ViewRosebudRoselynnRound HillRowleyRumseySandy LakeSangudoSaprae CreekScandiaSchulerScotfieldSedaliaSeven PersonsShaughnessySheernessShouldiceSibbaldSouth Cooking LakeSpeddenSpring CouleeSpringbrookSpruce ViewSt. EdouardSt. FrancisSt. IsidoreSt. LinaSt. MichaelSt. VincentStanmoreStreamstownStromeSuffieldSunnybrookSunnynookSunnyslopeSwalwellTangentTawatinawTeepee CreekTelfordvilleTherienThorhildThroneThunder LakeTilleyTillicum BeachTomahawkTorringtonTraversTulliby LakeTwin ButteValhalla CentreVeinervilleVeniceVillage at Pigeon LakeVilleneuveViolet GroveWabascaWagnerWandering RiverWanhamWardlowWarspiteWaterton ParkI.D. No. 4 (Waterton)WatinoWedgewoodWellingWelling StationWesteroseWhitelawWhitfordWhitlaWidewaterWildwoodWillingdonWimborneWinfieldWinnifredWithrowWokingWoodhouseWoolfordWorsleyWostokWrenthamZama Cityunincorporated communityRedwood MeadowsTsuutʼina NationList of localities in AlbertaMétis in AlbertaMétis Population Betterment ActMétis Settlements General CouncilspecializedmunicipalityBuffalo LakeEast PrairieElizabethFishing LakeGift LakeKikinoPaddle PrairiePeavineList of Indian reserves in AlbertaConstitution Act, 1982Parliament of CanadaGovernment of CanadaIndigenous and Northern Affairs CanadaɁejëre Kʼelnı Kuę́ 196ISmith's LandingFort Smith, Northwest TerritoriesAlexander 134AlexanderBeaver Hills CreeAlexander 134AAlexander 134BAlexis 133Alexis Nakota SiouxNakodaAlexis Cardinal River 234Alexis Elk River 233Alexis Whitecourt 232Allison Bay 219Mikisew CreeWoodland CreeAmber River 211Dene Tha'SlaveyNorth Peace Tribal CouncilAssineau River 150FSwan RiverWoods CreeLesser Slave Lake Indian Regional CouncilBeaver Lake 131Beaver Lake CreeBeaver Ranch 163Tallcree Tribal GovernmentAnishinaabeBeaver Ranch 163ABeaver Ranch 163BBig Horn 144ABearspawChinikiStoneyWesleyBistcho Lake 213Blood 148Blackfoot ConfederacyBlood 148ABlue Quills First Nation Indian ReserveFrog LakeHeart LakeKehewin CreeSaddle LakeChipewyanBoyer 164BeaverDane-zaaBuck Lake 133CBushe River 207Charles Lake 225Child Lake 164AChipewyan 201Athabasca ChipewyanAthabasca Tribal CouncilChipewyan 201AChipewyan 201BChipewyan 201CChipewyan 201DChipewyan 201EChipewyan 201FChipewyan 201GClear Hills 152CHorse LakeWestern Cree Tribal CouncilClearwater 175Fort McMurray #468Cold Lake 149Cold Lake 149ACold Lake 149BCold Lake 149CCollin Lake 223Cornwall Lake 224Cowper Lake 194AChipewyan PrairieDevil's Gate 220Dog Head 218Drift Pile River 150Driftpile CreeDuncans 151ADuncan'sEden Valley 216Enoch Cree Nation 135Enoch CreeEnoch Cree Nation No. 135AErmineskin 138Ermineskin TribeMaskwacis Cree Tribal CouncilFitzgerald No. 196Salt River First Nation #195Akaitcho Territory GovernmentFort McKay 174Fort McKay 174CFort McKay 174DFort Vermilion 173BFox Lake 162Little Red River CreeGregoire Lake 176Gregoire Lake 176AGregoire Lake 176BHay Lake 209Heart Lake 167Heart Lake 167AHokedhe Túe 196EHorse Lakes 152BJackfish Point 214Janvier 194Jean Baptiste Gambler 183Bigstone CreeJohn D'Or Prairie 215K'i Túe 196DKapawe'no First Nation 150BKapawe'noKapawe'no First Nation 150CKapawe'no First Nation 150DKapawe'no First Nation 229Kapawe'no First Nation 230Kapawe'no First Nation 231Kehewin 123Li Dezé 196CLoon Lake 235Loon River CreeKee Tas Kee Now Tribal CouncilLoon Prairie 237Louis Bull 138BLouis BullMakaoo 120Onion Lake CreeSaskatchewanMontana 139MontanaNamur Lake 174BNamur River 174AO'Chiese 203O'ChieseO'Chiese Cemetery 203AOld Fort 217Peerless Trout 238Peerless TroutPeigan Timber Limit "B"PiikaniPiegan BlackfeetPigeon Lake 138ASamsonPuskiakiwenin 122Saddle Lake 125Saddle Lake CreeSamson 137Samson 137ASandy Point 221Sawridge 150GSawridgeSawridge 150HSiksika 146SiksikaStoney 142-143-144Stoney 142BSturgeon Lake 154Sturgeon Lake CreeSturgeon Lake 154ASturgeon Lake 154BSucker Creek 150ASucker CreekSunchild 202SunchildSwampy Lake 236Swan River 150ETall Cree 173Tall Cree 173AThabacha Náre 196AThebathi 196Tsu K'adhe Túe 196FTsu Nedehe Tue 196HTsu Túe 196GTsuu T'ina Nation 145Tsuut'inaTthejëre Ghaı̨lı̨ 196BUnipouheos 121Upper Hay River 212Utikoomak Lake 155Whitefish LakeUtikoomak Lake 155AUtikoomak Lake 155BWabamun 133AWabamun 133BWabasca 166Wabasca 166AWabasca 166BWabasca 166CWabasca 166DWadlin Lake 173CWhite Fish Lake 128William McKenzie 151KWinefred Lake 194BWoodland Cree 226Woodland Cree 227Woodland Cree 228Zama Lake 210List of census divisions of AlbertaList of designated places in AlbertaList of ghost towns in AlbertaList of municipalities in AlbertaList of population centres in AlbertaList of settlements in Albertathird-largest citycensus metropolitan areapopulation centrenew townmunicipal census in 2017Kikino Metis SettlementAlberta Municipal AffairsProvince of AlbertaAlberta TransportationParks CanadaDominion Bureau of StatisticsList of communities in Canadaprovince or territoryBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecNorthwest TerritoriesNunavutCensus divisionsCensus agglomerationsMunicipalitiesSchool authoritiesHamletsIndian reserves and settlementsMetis settlementsGhost townsPopulation centresDesignated placesLocalitiesurbanservice areasRegionsCalgary Metropolitan RegionEdmonton Metropolitan RegionCalgary–Edmonton CorridorCentral AlbertaRockiesMunicipaldistrictsAcadiaBig LakesBighornBirch HillsBrazeauClear HillsClearwaterCypressFlagstaffFoothillsForty MileGreenviewKneehillLac Ste. 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