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Towns with populations less than 1,000, whether their populations have declined below 1,000 or they were incorporated as towns prior to the minimum 1,000 population requirement, are permitted to retain town status. A total of 699 elected town officials (107 mayors and 592 councillors) [needs update] provide town governance throughout the ...
According to Section 81 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), an area may incorporate as a town if: it has a population of 1,000 people or more; and; the majority of its buildings are on parcels of land smaller than 1,850 m 2 (19,900 sq ft). [1] Essentially, towns are formed from urban communities with populations of at least 1,000 people.
The Town of Strathcona incorporated as a city on March 15, 1907, and subsequently amalgamated with Edmonton on February 1, 1912. Fort McMurray was incorporated as a city on September 1, 1980, but reverted to its current urban service area form as a result of its amalgamation with Improvement District (I.D.)
Distribution of Alberta's 80 villages. A village is an urban municipality status type used in the Canadian province of Alberta.Alberta villages are created when communities with populations of at least 300 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller than 1,850 m 2, apply to Alberta Municipal Affairs for village status under the authority of the Municipal ...
[2] [3] These 19 cities include Lloydminster, of which a portion is located within the neighbouring province of Saskatchewan. [14] Alberta's largest city by population and land area is Calgary with 1,306,784 and 820.62 km 2 (316.84 sq mi), while Wetaskiwin is its smallest city by population with 12,594 and land area at 18.75 km 2 (7.24 sq mi). [3]
The City of Edmonton, the provincial capital of Alberta, Canada is divided into 7 geographic sectors [1] and 375 neighbourhoods, [2] not including those proposed and planned neighbourhoods that have yet to be developed. This article generally describes each sector, their neighbourhoods, and the applicable intermediary areas between the sector ...
Distribution of Alberta's 19 cities and 12 other communities eligible for city status. To qualify as a city in Alberta, a sufficient population size (10,000 people or more) must be present and a majority of the buildings must be on parcels of land less than 1,850 square metres (19,900 sq ft). [1]
A village is a type of incorporated municipality within the majority of the provinces and territories of Canada. As of January 1, 2012, there were 550 villages among the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Yukon.