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However, Statistics Canada embeds Alberta's eight Metis settlements, a separate type of municipality, into the census subdivisions for six municipal districts. [ 33 ] Combined, Alberta has 73 rural municipalities comprising 63 municipal districts, 7 improvement districts and 3 special areas. [ 2 ]
With the exception of Indian reserves, the administration of municipalities in Alberta is regulated by the Municipal Government Act, [1] the Special Areas Act [2] and the Metis Settlements Act. [3] As of 2019, the combined unofficial population of all of Alberta's municipalities was 4,271,759. [4]
List of municipalities in Alberta. List of cities in Alberta; List of improvement districts in Alberta; List of Metis settlements in Alberta; List of municipal districts in Alberta; List of special areas in Alberta; List of specialized municipalities in Alberta; List of summer villages in Alberta; List of towns in Alberta; List of villages in ...
A municipal district (MD) is the most common form of all rural municipality statuses used in the Canadian province of Alberta.Alberta's municipal districts, most of which are branded as a county (e.g. Yellowhead County, County of Newell, etc.), are predominantly rural areas that may include either farmland, Crown land or a combination of both depending on their geographic location.
A city is the highest form of all incorporated urban municipality statuses used in the Canadian Province of Alberta. Alberta cities are created when communities with populations of at least 10,000 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller than 1,850 m², apply to Alberta Municipal Affairs for city status under ...
Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities (OARM) – 1933-1982; Current sub-associations within AMO: Association francaise des municipalités de l’Ontario (AFMO) Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) Eastern Ontario Wardens Group; Western Ontario Wardens Group
Lac La Biche County changed status from a municipal district to Alberta's sixth specialized municipality on January 1, 2018. [14] It was originally formed on August 1, 2007, when the Town of Lac La Biche amalgamated with the surrounding Lakeland County. [15] In 2015, it launched an investigation into the possibility of a change in status.
The Province of Alberta currently has 253 urban municipalities including 19 cities, 105 towns, 78 villages and 51 summer villages. [1] In addition, there are 106 communities that previously held some form of urban municipality status. These include 2 former cities, 16 former towns, 2 former new towns, 85 former villages, and 1 former summer ...