Villages of Alberta
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Villages in Alberta are incorporated communities with populations between 300 and 1,000 inhabitants.
Alberta has a total of 100 communities incorporated as villages, with a cumulative population of 38,906 (as of 2005). The average population of an Albertan village is between 300 and 500 inhabitants.[1]
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[edit] Administration
Villages are incorporated under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act[2], if requested by more than 30% of the electors of a community with more than 300 people. Administration is shared and coordinated with the larger municipal districts.
Villages are administered by a mayor and at least two councillors. As of 2005, there were 415 elected officials governing villages throughout the province.[3]
Villages may apply for town status if their population exceeds 1,000.[4]
[edit] List of villages
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- Sources for area and population: from Statistics Canada[5]
[edit] Summer villages
A number of communities have been incorporated as summer villages. They generally contain seasonal residents, that vote for local administration in both their permanent and seasonal place of residence.[4] No new communities are incorporated as summer villages as of 2005.
Summer villages in Alberta include:
Betula Beach · Birch Cove · Birchcliff · Bondiss · Bonnyville Beach · Burnstick Lake · Castle Island · Crystal Springs · Ghost Lake · Golden Days · Grandview · Gull Lake · Half Moon Bay · Horseshoe Bay · Island Lake · Island Lake South · Itaska Beach · Jarvis Bay · Kapasiwin · Lakeview · Larkspur · Ma-Me-O-Beach · Mewatha Beach · Nakamun Park · Norglenwold · Norris Beach · Parkland Beach · Pelican Narrows · Point Alison · Poplar Bay · Rochon Sands · Ross Haven · Sandy Beach · Seba Beach · Silver Beach · Silver Sands · South Baptiste · South View · Sunbreaker Cove · Sundance Beach · Sunrise Beach · Sunset Beach · Sunset Point · Val Quentin · Waiparous · West Baptiste · West Cove · Whispering Hills · White Sands · Yellowstone
[edit] See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of Alberta Municipal Districts
- Towns of Alberta
- Hamlets of Alberta
- List of Alberta Indian reserves
- Census divisions of Alberta
[edit] References
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing - 2005 Municipal Census
- ^ Government of Alberta - Municipal Government Act
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing - Elected Officials in Villages (xls)
- ^ a b Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing - Types of Municipalities in Alberta
- ^ Statistics Canada - 2001 Community profiles
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- Alberta First - municipal profiles and statistics
- The Development of Municipalities in Alberta
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