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Alberta subdivisions

Counties and municipal districts of Alberta are administrative subdivisions of the province. They include counties, municipal districts, specialized municipalities, special areas, regional municipalities, improvement districts, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.^[1]

Municipal districts (in some cases called counties) are governing organizations for rural areas including farmlands and unincorporated places such as hamlets. As of 2006, there were at least 64 municipal districts in Alberta^[2], administered by Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing, a department of the Government of Alberta. Municipal districts are managed by elected councils, led by a Chief elected official (CEO), in most cases called a reeve. Special areas are managed by boards appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor of the province. Other forms of government within the municipal district frame include specialized municipalities, regional municipalities and improvement districts. Metis settlements and Indian reserves are administered by local governments and coordinated on a federal level.^[1]

The improvement districts are governed directly by Alberta Municipal Affairs. If the need arises, Improvement districts are incorporated as either municipal districts (with an elected council) or special areas (with an appointed council). Once they are firmly established, municipal districts are declared either counties or special municipalities, or, in the case of large scarcely populated areas, they become regional municipalities.

[edit] List of municipal districts

The following is an alphabetical list of these subdivisions.^[3]

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Name	No.	Type	Census Division No.	Seat	Population (2005)	Population (2006)
Acadia	34	Municipal District	4	Acadia Valley	&0000000000000512.000000512	&0000000000000545.000000545
Athabasca	12	County	13	Athabasca	&0000000000007521.0000007,521	&0000000000007587.0000007,587
Barrhead	11	County	13	Barrhead	&0000000000005768.0000005,768	&0000000000005845.0000005,845
Beaver	9*	County	10	Ryley	&0000000000005644.0000005,644	&0000000000005676.0000005,676
Big Lakes	125*	Municipal District	17	High Prairie	&0000000000004181.0000004,181	&0000000000005805.0000005,805
Bighorn	8	Municipal District	15	Exshaw	&0000000000001644.0000001,644	&0000000000001264.0000001,264
Birch Hills	19*	County	19	Wanham	&0000000000001644.0000001,644	&0000000000001470.0000001,470
Bonnyville	87	Municipal District	12	Bonnyville	&0000000000008399.0000008,399	&0000000000010194.00000010,194
Brazeau	77*	County	11	Drayton Valley	&0000000000006895.0000006,895	&0000000000007040.0000007,040
Camrose	22*	County	10	Camrose	&0000000000007294.0000007,294	&0000000000007160.0000007,160
Cardston	6*	County	3	Cardston	&0000000000004325.0000004,325	&0000000000004037.0000004,037
Clear Hills	21*	Municipal District	17	Worsley	&0000000000002772.0000002,772	&0000000000002714.0000002,714
Clearwater	99*	County	9	Rocky Mountain House	&0000000000011505.00000011,505	&0000000000011826.00000011,826
Cypress	1*	County	1	Dunmore	&0000000000006114.0000006,114	&0000000000006729.0000006,729
Fairview	136	Municipal District	19	Fairview	&0000000000001806.0000001,806	&0000000000001432.0000001,432
Flagstaff	29*	County	7	Sedgewick	&0000000000003697.0000003,697	&0000000000003506.0000003,506
Foothills	31	Municipal District	6	High River	&0000000000017682.00000017,682	&0000000000019736.00000019,736
Forty Mile	8	County	1	Foremost	&0000000000003432.0000003,432	&0000000000003414.0000003,414
Grande Prairie	1	County	19	Clairmont	&0000000000017989.00000017,989	&0000000000017970.00000017,970
Greenview	16	Municipal District	18	Valleyview	&0000000000005439.0000005,439	&0000000000005464.0000005,464
Kneehill	48*	County	5	Three Hills	&0000000000005319.0000005,319	&0000000000005218.0000005,218
Lac Ste. Anne	28*	County	13	Sangudo	&0000000000008948.0000008,948	&0000000000009516.0000009,516
Lac La Biche	—*	County	12	Lac La Biche	&0000000000005301.0000005,301	&0000000000006365.0000006,365
Lacombe	14*	County	8	Lacombe	&0000000000010651.00000010,651	&0000000000010742.00000010,742
Lamont	30*	County	10	Lamont	&0000000000004167.0000004,167	&0000000000001664.0000001,664
Leduc	25*	County	11	Nisku	&0000000000012536.00000012,536	&0000000000012730.00000012,730
Lesser Slave River	124	Municipal District	17	Slave Lake	&0000000000002840.0000002,840	&0000000000002820.0000002,820
Lethbridge	26*	County	2	Lethbridge	&0000000000009930.0000009,930	&0000000000010302.00000010,302
Mackenzie	23	County-Specialized Municipality	17	Fort Vermilion	&0000000000009687.0000009,687	&0000000000010002.00000010,002
Minburn	27	County	10	Vegreville	&0000000000003436.0000003,436	&0000000000003319.0000003,319
Mountain View	17*	County	6	Didsbury	&0000000000012134.00000012,134	&0000000000012391.00000012,391
Newell	4	County	2	Brooks	&0000000000007137.0000007,137	&0000000000006862.0000006,862
Northern Lights	22	Municipal District	17	Manning	&0000000000003636.0000003,636	&0000000000003772.0000003,772
Northern Sunrise	131*	County	17	Peace River	&0000000000002324.0000002,324	&0000000000001747.0000001,747
Opportunity	17	Municipal District	17	Wabasca	&0000000000003570.0000003,570	&0000000000002847.0000002,847
Paintearth	18	County	7	Castor	&0000000000002192.0000002,192	&0000000000002126.0000002,126
Parkland	31*	County	11	Stony Palin	&0000000000029679.00000029,679	&0000000000029265.00000029,265
Peace	135	Municipal District	19	Berwyn	&0000000000001496.0000001,496	&0000000000001487.0000001,487
Pincher Creek	9	Municipal District	3	Pincher Creek	&0000000000003197.0000003,197	&0000000000003309.0000003,309
Ponoka	3*	County	8	Ponoka	&0000000000008810.0000008,810	&0000000000008640.0000008,640
Provost	52	Municipal District	7	Provost	&0000000000002635.0000002,635	&0000000000002072.0000002,072
Ranchland	66	Municipal District	15	Nanton	&0000000000000096.00000096	&0000000000000086.00000086
Red Deer	23*	County	8	Red Deer	&0000000000018639.00000018,639	&0000000000019108.00000019,108
Rocky View	44	County	6	Calgary	&0000000000034597.00000034,597	&0000000000034171.00000034,171
Saddle Hills	20*	County	19	Spirit River	&0000000000002566.0000002,566	&0000000000002458.0000002,458
Smoky Lake	13*	County	12	Smoky Lake	&0000000000002773.0000002,773	&0000000000003357.0000003,357
Smoky River	130	Municipal District	19	Falher	&0000000000002379.0000002,379	&0000000000002442.0000002,442
Special Areas	2,3,4	Board/Special Area	4	Hanna	&0000000000005314.0000005,314	&0000000000004729.0000004,729
Spirit River	133	Municipal District	19	Spirit River	&0000000000000824.000000824	&0000000000000662.000000662
St. Paul	19	County	12	St. Paul	&0000000000006145.0000006,145	&0000000000005925.0000005,925
Starland	47*	County	5	Morrin	&0000000000002210.0000002,210	&0000000000002371.0000002,371
Stettler	6	County	7	Stettler	&0000000000005357.0000005,357	&0000000000005216.0000005,216
Strathcona	20*	County/Specialized Municipality	11	Sherwood Park	&0000000000080232.00000080,232	&0000000000082511.00000082,511
Sturgeon	90*	County	11	Morinville	&0000000000018864.00000018,864	&0000000000018621.00000018,621
Taber	14*	Municipal District	2	Taber	&0000000000006012.0000006,012	&0000000000007591.0000007,591
Thorhild	7	County	13	Thorhild	&0000000000003120.0000003,120	&0000000000000505.000000505
Two Hills	21	County	10	Two Hills	&0000000000002614.0000002,614	&0000000000002801.0000002,801
Vermilion River	24	County	10	Kitscoty	&0000000000007524.0000007,524	&0000000000007467.0000007,467
Vulcan	2*	County	5	Vulcan	&0000000000003778.0000003,778	&0000000000003718.0000003,718
Wainwright	61	Municipal District	7	Wainwright	&0000000000004231.0000004,231	&0000000000003558.0000003,558
Warner	5	County	2	Warner	&0000000000003798.0000003,798	&0000000000003674.0000003,674
Westlock	92*	County	13	Westlock	&0000000000006859.0000006,859	&0000000000006910.0000006,910
Wetaskiwin	10	County	11	Wetaskiwin	&0000000000010695.00000010,695	&0000000000010535.00000010,535
Wheatland	16*	County	5	Strathmore	&0000000000007889.0000007,889	&0000000000008164.0000008,164
Willow Creek	26	Municipal District	3	Claresholm	&0000000000005412.0000005,412	&0000000000005337.0000005,337
Wood Buffalo	143*	Regional MD/Specialized Municipality	16	Fort McMurray	&0000000000078792.00000078,792	&0000000000051496.00000051,496
Woodlands	15*	County	13	Whitecourt	&0000000000003818.0000003,818	&0000000000004158.0000004,158
Yellowhead	94*	County	14	Edson	&0000000000009881.0000009,881	&0000000000010045.00000010,045

2005 population from Alberta Municipal Affairs^[4], does not include population of towns located inside counties or municipal districts

2006 population from Canada 2006 Census^[5]

* Denotes numbers dropped from official name

[edit] Other types of municipalities

Census subdivision

Other than municipal districts, Alberta's area contains two census metropolitan areas (Calgary and Edmonton) and seven improvement districts (the five national parks, which are administered by Parks Canada, and two provincial parks). Five administrative units are designated as specialized municipalities.

[edit] Improvement districts

The improvement districts are governed by Alberta's Minister of Municipal Affairs, directly or through elected or appointed advisory councils.

Alberta Improvement Districts
Subdivision			Census Division
Name	No.	Type	No.
Banff	9	Improvement District (National park)	15
Elk Island	13	Improvement District (National park)	13
Jasper	12	Improvement District (National park)	15
Kananaskis	5	Improvement District (Provincial Park)	15
Waterton Lakes	4	Improvement District (National Park)	3
Willmore Wilderness	9	Improvement District (Provincial Park)	15
Wood Buffalo	24	Improvement District (National park)	16

[edit] Specialized municipalities

Specialized municipalities are areas with special needs and circumstances that require specific administration methods.

Alberta Specialized Municipalities
Subdivision			Census Division	Special
Name	No.	Type	No.	Reason
Jasper	—	Specialized municipality	15	Development Area inside the Jasper National Park
Crowsnest Pass	—	Specialized Municipality	3	Amalgamation of several dissolved towns
Mackenzie	23	County/Specialized Municipality	17	Large scarcely populated area
Strathcona	20	County/Specialized Municipality	11	Populous sub-urban area
Wood Buffalo	143	Regional MD/Specialized Municipality	16	Large area with a strong unincorporated economic centre (Fort McMurray)

[edit] Demographics

As of 2006, the cumulative population of all rural municipalities of Alberta (including towns on their area) was 615,163.^[4]

Alberta Population
Municipality Type	Cumulative population
Rural
Municipal Districts and Counties	433,936
Specialized Municipalities	173,354
Improvement Districts	2,559
Special Areas	5,314
Urban
Cities	2,166,268
Towns	411,362
Villages	38,971
Summer Villages	4,107
First Nations
First Nations	60,938
Metis	9,119
Total
Alberta total	3,244,990

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Government of Alberta (May 2006). "Types of Municipalities". http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/ms_TypesMunicipalitiesAlberta.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2006). "Interactive municipalities map". http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/ms_RuralMunicipalMap.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
^ Alberta First (2006). "Municipalities listing". http://www.albertafirst.com/about/municipalities.asp. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
^ ^a ^b Alberta Municipal Affairs (February 2007). "2006 Municipal Census" (PDF). http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/images/2006pop.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
^ Statistics Canada (2007). "2006 Cenus Profiles". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Search/List/Page.cfm?Lang=E&GeoCode=48. Retrieved 2007-06-11.

[edit] External links

[muntypes-0] Government of Alberta (May 2006). "Types of Municipalities". http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/ms_TypesMunicipalitiesAlberta.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-15.

[1] Alberta Municipal Affairs (2006). "Interactive municipalities map". http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/ms_RuralMunicipalMap.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-15.

[2] Alberta First (2006). "Municipalities listing". http://www.albertafirst.com/about/municipalities.asp. Retrieved 2007-02-15.

[2006pop-mun-3] Alberta Municipal Affairs (February 2007). "2006 Municipal Census" (PDF). http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/images/2006pop.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-15.

[4] Statistics Canada (2007). "2006 Cenus Profiles". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Search/List/Page.cfm?Lang=E&GeoCode=48. Retrieved 2007-06-11.

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