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.

Contents 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 Cereal Consort Empress Veteran Youngstown

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

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