List of villages in Alberta

Distribution of Alberta's 90 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 m², apply to Alberta Municipal Affairs for village status under the authority of the Municipal Government Act.^[1] Applications for village status are approved via orders in council made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under recommendation from the Minister of Municipal Affairs.^[1]

As of 2016, Alberta had 90 villages that had a cumulative population of 38,223 and an average population of 425 in the 2011 Census.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] This amount was reduced from 92 on January 1, 2016 when both Galahad and Strome dissolved and become hamlets under the jurisdiction of Flagstaff County.^[6]^[7] Alberta's largest and smallest villages are Stirling and Gadsby with populations of 1,090 and 25 respectively.^[2]

When a village's population reaches or exceeds 1,000 people, the council may request a change to town status, but the change in incorporated status is not mandatory.^[8] Villages with populations less than 300, whether their populations have declined below 300 or they were incorporated as villages prior to the minimum 300 population requirement, are permitted to retain village status.

Village governance is delivered by 372 elected village officials (90 mayors and 282 councillors) throughout the province.^[9]

The highest frequencies of villages in Alberta are found along existing and former rail lines in the east central portion of the province.

Administration

Pursuant to Part 5, Division 1 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), each municipality created under the authority of the MGA is governed by a council. As a requirement of the MGA, a village council consists of three councillors by default, one of which is the village's chief elected official (CEO) or mayor. A village council may consist of a higher odd number if council passes a bylaw altering its size.^[1] For the 2013-2017 term, 39 villages have a council of three, and 51 have a council of five.^[9]

Village councils are governed by a mayor and an even number of councillors that are elected by popular vote, resulting in a total odd number of councillors to avoid tie votes on council matters.^[1] All council members are elected under the provisions of the Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA).^[10] Mayoral or councillor candidates are required to be residents of their municipality for a minimum of six consecutive months prior to nomination day. The last municipal election was October 21, 2013.

Alberta Municipal Affairs, a ministry of the Cabinet of Alberta, is charged with coordination of all levels of local government.

Administrative duties of villages include public safety, local transit, roads, water service, drainage and waste collection, as well as coordination of infrastructure with provincial and regional authorities (including road construction, education, and health).

Big Valley

Beiseker

Milo

Rycroft

List

Municipal census population (year)^[11]	Population (2011)^[2]	Population (2006)^[2]	Change (%)^[2]	Land area (km²)^[2]	Population density (per km²)^[2]
Acme	Kneehill County	1910-07-07 !July 7, 1910		align=center\| 7002653000000000000♠653	7002656000000000000♠656	3000500000000000000♠−0.5	7000247000000000000♠2.47	7002263890000099999♠263.9
Alberta Beach	Lac Ste. Anne County	1999-01-01 !January 1, 1999		align=center\| 7002865000000000000♠865	7002884000000000000♠884	2999790000000000000♠−2.1	7000198000000000000♠1.98	7002436700000000000♠436.7
Alix	Lacombe County	1907-06-03 !June 3, 1907		align=center\| 7002830000000000000♠830	7002851000000000000♠851	2999750000000000000♠−2.5	7000315000000000000♠3.15	7002263390000099999♠263.4
Alliance	Flagstaff County	1918-08-26 !August 26, 1918		align=center\| 7002174000000000000♠174	7002158000000000000♠158	7001101000000000000♠10.1	6999640000000000000♠0.64	7002270100000000000♠270.1
Amisk	Provost No. 52, M.D. of	1956-01-01 !January 1, 1956		align=center\| 7002207000000000000♠207	7002172000000000000♠172	7001203000000000000♠20.3	6999760000000000000♠0.76	7002272200000000000♠272.2
Andrew	Lamont County	1930-06-24 !June 24, 1930		align=center\| 7002379000000000000♠379	7002465000000000000♠465	2998815000000000000♠−18.5	7000123000000000000♠1.23	7002308700000000000♠308.7
Arrowwood	Vulcan County	1926-05-13 !May 13, 1926		align=center\| 7002188000000000000♠188	7002221000000000000♠221	2998851009999900000♠−14.9	6999660000000000000♠0.66	7002286100000000000♠286.1
Barnwell	Taber, M.D. of	1980-01-01 !January 1, 1980	7002960000000000000♠960 (2015)	align=center\| 7002771000000000000♠771	7002618000000000000♠618	7001248000000000000♠24.8	7000149000000000000♠1.49	7002517200000000000♠517.2
Barons	Lethbridge County	1910-05-06 !May 6, 1910	7002318000000000000♠318 (2014)	align=center\| 7002315000000000000♠315	7002276000000000000♠276	7001141000000000000♠14.1	6999680000000000000♠0.68	7002462200000000000♠462.2
Bawlf	Camrose County	1906-10-12 !October 12, 1906		align=center\| 7002403000000000000♠403	7002367000000000000♠367	7000980000000000000♠9.8	6999960000000000000♠0.96	7002418500000000000♠418.5
Beiseker	Rocky View County	1921-02-23 !February 23, 1921		align=center\| 7002785000000000000♠785	7002804000000000000♠804	2999760000000000000♠−2.4	7000284000000000000♠2.84	7002276800000000000♠276.8
Berwyn	Peace No. 135, M.D. of	1936-11-28 !November 28, 1936		align=center\| 7002526000000000000♠526	7002516000000000000♠516	7000190000000000000♠1.9	7000166000000000000♠1.66	7002316700000000000♠316.7
Big Valley	Stettler No. 6, County of	1942-03-09 !March 9, 1942	7002347000000000000♠347 (2015)	align=center\| 7002364000000000000♠364	7002351000000000000♠351	7000370000000000000♠3.7	7000184000000000000♠1.84	7002198300000000000♠198.3
Bittern Lake^{[N 1]}	Camrose County	1904-11-02 !November 2, 1904		align=center\| 7002224000000000000♠224	7002225000000000000♠225	3000600000000000000♠−0.4	7000664000000000000♠6.64	7001337000000000000♠33.7
Botha	Stettler No. 6, County of	1911-09-05 !September 5, 1911		align=center\| 7002175000000000000♠175	7002185000000000000♠185	2999460000000099999♠−5.4	7000109000000000000♠1.09	7002160690000000000♠160.7
Boyle	Athabasca County	1953-12-31 !December 31, 1953	7002948000000000000♠948 (2014)	align=center\| 7002916000000000000♠916	7002854000000000000♠854	7000730000000000000♠7.3	7000728000000000000♠7.28	7002125800000000000♠125.8
Breton	Brazeau County	1957-01-01 !January 1, 1957	7002581000000000000♠581 (2012)	align=center\| 7002496000000000000♠496	7002550000000000000♠550	2999019999999999999♠−9.8	7000173000000000000♠1.73	7002286500000000000♠286.5
Carbon	Kneehill County	1912-11-18 !November 18, 1912		align=center\| 7002592000000000000♠592	7002570000000000000♠570	7000390000000000000♠3.9	7000200000000000000♠2.00	7002295600000000000♠295.6
Carmangay	Vulcan County	1936-03-04 !March 4, 1936	7002262000000000000♠262 (2013)	align=center\| 7002367000000000000♠367	7002336000000000000♠336	7000920000000099999♠9.2	7000186000000000000♠1.86	7002197100000000000♠197.1
Caroline	Clearwater County	1951-12-31 !December 31, 1951		align=center\| 7002501000000000000♠501	7002515000000000000♠515	2999730000000000000♠−2.7	7000198000000000000♠1.98	7002252800000000000♠252.8
Cereal	Special Area No. 3	1914-08-19 !August 19, 1914		align=center\| 7002134000000000000♠134	7002126000000000000♠126	7000630000000000000♠6.3	6999950000000000000♠0.95	7002141600000000000♠141.6
Champion	Vulcan County	1911-05-27 !May 27, 1911		align=center\| 7002378000000000000♠378	7002364000000000000♠364	7000380000000000000♠3.8	6999880000000000000♠0.88	7002429700000000000♠429.7
Chauvin	Wainwright No. 61, M.D. of	1912-12-30 !December 30, 1912	7002340000000000000♠340 (2011)	align=center\| 7002334000000000000♠334	7002308000000000000♠308	7000840000000000000♠8.4	7000232000000099999♠2.32	7002143900000000000♠143.9
Chipman	Lamont County	1913-10-21 !October 21, 1913		align=center\| 7002284000000000000♠284	7002253000000000000♠253	7001123000000000000♠12.3	7000961000000000000♠9.61	7001295000000000000♠29.5
Clive	Lacombe County	1912-01-09 !January 9, 1912		align=center\| 7002675000000000000♠675	7002562000000000000♠562	7001201000000000000♠20.1	7000212000000000000♠2.12	7002318300000000000♠318.3
Clyde	Westlock County	1914-01-28 !January 28, 1914		align=center\| 7002503000000000000♠503	7002470000000000000♠470	7000700000000000000♠7.0	7000136000000000000♠1.36	7002370700000000000♠370.7
Consort	Special Area No. 4	1912-09-23 !September 23, 1912	7002722000000000000♠722 (2012)	align=center\| 7002689000000000000♠689	7002739000000000000♠739	2999320000000000000♠−6.8	7000283000000000000♠2.83	7002243300000000000♠243.3
Coutts	Warner No. 5, County of	1960-01-01 !January 1, 1960		align=center\| 7002277000000000000♠277	7002305000000000000♠305	2999080000000000000♠−9.2	6999980000000000000♠0.98	7002283300000000000♠283.3
Cowley	Pincher Creek No. 9, M.D. of	1906-08-16 !August 16, 1906		align=center\| 7002236000000000000♠236	7002219000000000000♠219	7000780000000000000♠7.8	7000140000000099999♠1.40	7002168800000000000♠168.8
Cremona	Mountain View County	1955-01-01 !January 1, 1955		align=center\| 7002457000000000000♠457	7002463000000000000♠463	2999870000000099999♠−1.3	7000171000000000000♠1.71	7002267800000000000♠267.8
Czar	Provost No. 52, M.D. of	1917-11-12 !November 12, 1917		align=center\| 7002167000000000000♠167	7002175000000000000♠175	2999540000000000000♠−4.6	7000118000000000000♠1.18	7002141600000000000♠141.6
Delburne	Red Deer County	1913-01-17 !January 17, 1913		align=center\| 7002830000000000000♠830	7002765000000000000♠765	7000850000000000000♠8.5	7000392000000000000♠3.92	7002211500000000000♠211.5
Delia^{[N 2]}	Starland County	1914-07-20 !July 20, 1914		align=center\| 7002186000000000000♠186	7002207000000000000♠207	2998899000000000000♠−10.1	7000131000000000000♠1.31	7002142500000000000♠142.5
Dewberry	Vermilion River, County of	1957-01-01 !January 1, 1957		align=center\| 7002201000000000000♠201	7002196000000000000♠196	7000260000000000000♠2.6	6999840000000000000♠0.84	7002238500000000000♠238.5
Donalda	Stettler No. 6, County of	1912-12-30 !December 30, 1912		align=center\| 7002259000000000000♠259	7002224000000000000♠224	7001156000000000000♠15.6	6999990000000000000♠0.99	7002262300000000000♠262.3
Donnelly	Smoky River No. 130, M.D. of	1956-01-01 !January 1, 1956		align=center\| 7002305000000000000♠305	7002293000000000000♠293	7000410009999999999♠4.1	7000127000000000000♠1.27	7002239900000000000♠239.9
Duchess	Newell, County of	1921-05-12 !May 12, 1921		align=center\| 7002992000000000000♠992	7002978000000000000♠978	7000140000000099999♠1.4	7000189000000000000♠1.89	7002526200000000000♠526.2
Edberg	Camrose County	1930-02-04 !February 4, 1930		align=center\| 7002168000000000000♠168	7002155000000000000♠155	7000840000000000000♠8.4	6999360000000000000♠0.36	7002470900000000000♠470.9
Edgerton	Wainwright No. 61, M.D. of	1917-09-11 !September 11, 1917	7002401000000000000♠401 (2012)	align=center\| 7002317000000000000♠317	7002373000000000000♠373	2998850000000000000♠−15.0	7000189000000000000♠1.89	7002168100000000000♠168.1
Elnora	Red Deer County	1929-07-22 !July 22, 1929	7002320000000000000♠320 (2011)	align=center\| 7002313000000000000♠313	7002280000000000000♠280	7001118000000000000♠11.8	7000148000000000000♠1.48	7002210900000000000♠210.9
Empress	Special Area No. 2	1914-02-05 !February 5, 1914		align=center\| 7002188000000000000♠188	7002136000000000000♠136	7001382000000000000♠38.2	7000175000000000000♠1.75	7002107600000000000♠107.6
Ferintosh	Camrose County	1911-01-09 !January 9, 1911		align=center\| 7002181000000000000♠181	7002153000000000000♠153	7001183000000000000♠18.3	6999620000000000000♠0.62	7002290200000000000♠290.2
Foremost	Forty Mile No. 8, County of	1950-12-31 !December 31, 1950		align=center\| 7002526000000000000♠526	7002524000000000000♠524	6999400000000000000♠0.4	7000189000000000000♠1.89	7002277800000000000♠277.8
Forestburg	Flagstaff County	1919-08-21 !August 21, 1919	7002880000000000000♠880 (2014)	align=center\| 7002831000000000000♠831	7002895000000000000♠895	2999280000000099999♠−7.2	7000275000000000000♠2.75	7002302000000000000♠302.0
Gadsby	Stettler No. 6, County of	1910-05-06 !May 6, 1910		align=center\| 7001250000000000000♠25	7001350000000000000♠35	2998714000000000000♠−28.6	6999820009999900000♠0.82	7001305000000000000♠30.5
Girouxville	Smoky River No. 130, M.D. of	1951-12-31 !December 31, 1951		align=center\| 7002266000000000000♠266	7002282000000000000♠282	2999430000000000000♠−5.7	6999579990000000000♠0.58	7002461200000000000♠461.2
Glendon	Bonnyville No. 87, M.D. of	1956-01-01 !January 1, 1956		align=center\| 7002486000000000000♠486	7002421000000000000♠421	7001154000000000000♠15.4	7000198000000000000♠1.98	7002245100000000000♠245.1
Glenwood	Cardston County	1961-01-01 !January 1, 1961		align=center\| 7002287000000000000♠287	7002280000000000000♠280	7000250000000000000♠2.5	7000146000000000000♠1.46	7002197200000000000♠197.2
Halkirk	Paintearth No. 18, County of	1912-02-10 !February 10, 1912		align=center\| 7002121000000000000♠121	7002113000000000000♠113	7000710000000000000♠7.1	6999650000000000000♠0.65	7002185700000000000♠185.7
Hay Lakes^{[N 3]}	Camrose County	1928-04-17 !April 17, 1928	7002492000000000000♠492 (2015)	align=center\| 7002425000000000000♠425	7002362000000000000♠362	7001174009999900000♠17.4	6999579990000000000♠0.58	7002730100000000000♠730.1
Heisler	Flagstaff County	1961-01-01 !January 1, 1961		align=center\| 7002151000000000000♠151	7002153000000000000♠153	2999870000000099999♠−1.3	6999760000000000000♠0.76	7002199900000000000♠199.9
Hill Spring	Cardston County	1961-01-01 !January 1, 1961		align=center\| 7002186000000000000♠186	7002192000000000000♠192	2999690000000000000♠−3.1	7000111000000000000♠1.11	7002167200000000000♠167.2
Hines Creek	Clear Hills County	1951-12-31 !December 31, 1951		align=center\| 7002380000000000000♠380	7002430000000000000♠430	2998884000000000000♠−11.6	7000437000000000000♠4.37	7001869000000000000♠86.9
Holden	Beaver County	1909-04-14 !April 14, 1909		align=center\| 7002381000000000000♠381	7002398000000000000♠398	2999570000000000000♠−4.3	7000170000000000000♠1.70	7002224300000000000♠224.3
Hughenden	Provost No. 52, M.D. of	1917-12-27 !December 27, 1917	7002258000000000000♠258 (2012)	align=center\| 7002230000000000000♠230	7002231000000000000♠231	3000600000000000000♠−0.4	6999780000000000000♠0.78	7002296600000000000♠296.6
Hussar	Wheatland County	1928-04-20 !April 20, 1928		align=center\| 7002176000000000000♠176	7002187000000000000♠187	2999410009999999999♠−5.9	6999990000000000000♠0.99	7002177800000000000♠177.8
Hythe	Grande Prairie No. 1, County of	1929-08-31 !August 31, 1929		align=center\| 7002820000000000000♠820	7002821000000000000♠821	3000900000000000000♠−0.1	7000412000000000000♠4.12	7002198800000000000♠198.8
Innisfree	Minburn No. 27, County of	1911-03-11 !March 11, 1911		align=center\| 7002220000000000000♠220	7002233000000000000♠233	2999440000000000000♠−5.6	7000127000000000000♠1.27	7002172600000000000♠172.6
Irma	Wainwright No. 61, M.D. of	1912-05-30 !May 30, 1912		align=center\| 7002457000000000000♠457	7002444000000000000♠444	7000290000000000000♠2.9	7000111000000000000♠1.11	7002410700000000000♠410.7
Kitscoty	Vermilion River, County of	1911-03-22 !March 22, 1911	7002967000000000000♠967 (2013)	align=center\| 7002846000000000000♠846	7002709000000000000♠709	7001193000000000000♠19.3	7000154000000000000♠1.54	7002549790000099999♠549.8
Linden	Kneehill County	1964-01-01 !January 1, 1964		align=center\| 7002725000000000000♠725	7002660000000000000♠660	7000980000000000000♠9.8	7000256000000000000♠2.56	7002283300000000000♠283.3
Lomond	Vulcan County	1916-02-16 !February 16, 1916		align=center\| 7002173000000000000♠173	7002175000000000000♠175	2999890000000000000♠−1.1	7000128000000000000♠1.28	7002134900000000000♠134.9
Longview	Foothills No. 31, M.D. of	1964-01-01 !January 1, 1964		align=center\| 7002307000000000000♠307	7002300000000000000♠300	7000230000000099999♠2.3	7000109000000000000♠1.09	7002282100000000000♠282.1
Lougheed	Flagstaff County	1911-11-07 !November 7, 1911	7002273000000000000♠273 (2013)	align=center\| 7002233000000000000♠233	7002217000000000000♠217	7000740000000000000♠7.4	7000192000000000000♠1.92	7002121500000000000♠121.5
Mannville	Minburn No. 27, County of	1906-12-29 !December 29, 1906		align=center\| 7002803000000000000♠803	7002782000000000000♠782	7000270000000000000♠2.7	7000215000000000000♠2.15	7002373600000000000♠373.6
Marwayne	Vermilion River, County of	1952-12-31 !December 31, 1952	7002667000000000000♠667 (2013)	align=center\| 7002612000000000000♠612	7002521000000000000♠521	7001175000000000000♠17.5	7000168000000000000♠1.68	7002364500000000000♠364.5
Milo	Vulcan County	1931-05-07 !May 7, 1931		align=center\| 7002122000000000000♠122	7002100000000000000♠100	7001220000000000000♠22.0	7000104000000000000♠1.04	7002116900000000000♠116.9
Morrin	Starland County	1920-04-16 !April 16, 1920		align=center\| 7002245000000000000♠245	7002253000000000000♠253	2999680000000000000♠−3.2	6999820009999900000♠0.82	7002298890000000000♠298.9
Munson	Starland County	1911-05-05 !May 5, 1911		align=center\| 7002204000000000000♠204	7002217000000000000♠217	2999400000000000000♠−6.0	7000260000000000000♠2.60	7001785000000000000♠78.5
Myrnam	Two Hills No. 21, County of	1930-08-22 !August 22, 1930		align=center\| 7002370000000000000♠370	7002362000000000000♠362	7000220000000000000♠2.2	7000275990000099999♠2.76	7002134190000099999♠134.2
Nampa	Northern Sunrise County	1958-01-01 !January 1, 1958		align=center\| 7002362000000000000♠362	7002360000000000000♠360	6999600000000000000♠0.6	7000186000000000000♠1.86	7002194900000000000♠194.9
Nobleford	Lethbridge County	1918-02-28 !February 28, 1918		align=center\| 7003100000000000000♠1,000	7002689000000000000♠689	7001451000000000000♠45.1	7000154000000000000♠1.54	7002647790000000000♠647.8
Paradise Valley	Vermilion River, County of	1964-01-01 !January 1, 1964		align=center\| 7002174000000000000♠174	7002183000000000000♠183	2999510000000099999♠−4.9	6999569999999900000♠0.57	7002306890000000000♠306.9
Rockyford	Wheatland County	1919-03-28 !March 28, 1919		align=center\| 7002325000000000000♠325	7002349000000000000♠349	2999309999999999999♠−6.9	7000108000000000000♠1.08	7002300000000000000♠300.0
Rosalind	Camrose County	1966-01-01 !January 1, 1966		align=center\| 7002190000000000000♠190	7002190000000000000♠190	5000000000000000000♠0.0	6999590000000000000♠0.59	7002322200000000000♠322.2
Rosemary	Newell, County of	1951-12-31 !December 31, 1951	7002421000000000000♠421 (2012)	align=center\| 7002342000000000000♠342	7002388000000000000♠388	2998881000000000000♠−11.9	6999560000000000000♠0.56	7002607790000000000♠607.8
Rycroft	Spirit River No. 133, M.D. of	1944-03-15 !March 15, 1944		align=center\| 7002628000000000000♠628	7002638000000000000♠638	2999840000000000000♠−1.6	7000169000000000000♠1.69	7002372500000000000♠372.5
Ryley^{[N 4]}	Beaver County	1910-04-02 !April 2, 1910		align=center\| 7002497000000000000♠497	7002458000000000000♠458	7000850000000000000♠8.5	7000197000000000000♠1.97	7002251900000000000♠251.9
Spring Lake^{[N 5]}	Parkland County	1999-01-01 !January 1, 1999	7002614000000000000♠614 (2012)	align=center\| 7002533000000000000♠533	7002501000000000000♠501	7000640000000000000♠6.4	7000212000000000000♠2.12	7002251500000000000♠251.5
Standard	Wheatland County	1922-04-29 !April 29, 1922		align=center\| 7002379000000000000♠379	7002380000000000000♠380	3000700000000000000♠−0.3	7000234000000000000♠2.34	7002162100000000000♠162.1
Stirling^{[N 6]}	Warner No. 5, County of	1901-09-03 !September 3, 1901	7003121500000000000♠1,215 (2015)	align=center\| 7003109000000000000♠1,090	7002921000000000000♠921	7001183000000000000♠18.3	7000264000000000000♠2.64	7002413600000000000♠413.6
Thorsby	Leduc County	1949-12-31 !December 31, 1949	7003102500000000000♠1,025 (2015)	align=center\| 7002951000000000000♠951^[16]	7002945000000000000♠945	6999600000000000000♠0.6	7000387000000000000♠3.87	7002245700000000000♠245.7
Veteran	Special Area No. 4	1914-06-30 !June 30, 1914		align=center\| 7002249000000000000♠249	7002293000000000000♠293	2998850000000000000♠−15.0	6999840000000000000♠0.84	7002297000000000000♠297.0
Vilna	Smoky Lake County	1923-06-23 !June 23, 1923	7002290000000000000♠290 (2012)	align=center\| 7002249000000000000♠249	7002274000000000000♠274	2999090000000000000♠−9.1	6999900000000000000♠0.90	7002277500000000000♠277.5
Wabamun	Parkland County	1980-01-01 !January 1, 1980		align=center\| 7002661000000000000♠661	7002601000000000000♠601	7001100000000000000♠10.0	7000324000000000000♠3.24	7002203800000000000♠203.8
Warburg	Leduc County	1953-12-31 !December 31, 1953		align=center\| 7002789000000000000♠789	7002621000000000000♠621	7001271000000000000♠27.1	7000270000000000000♠2.70	7002292600000000000♠292.6
Warner	Warner No. 5, County of	1908-11-12 !November 12, 1908	7002392000000000000♠392 (2011)	align=center\| 7002331000000000000♠331	7002307000000000000♠307	7000780000000000000♠7.8	7000115000000099999♠1.15	7002288500000000000♠288.5
Waskatenau	Smoky Lake County	1932-05-19 !May 19, 1932		align=center\| 7002255000000000000♠255	7002278000000000000♠278	2999169999999999999♠−8.3	6999600000000000000♠0.60	7002427600000000000♠427.6
Willingdon	Two Hills No. 21, County of	1928-08-31 !August 31, 1928		align=center\| 7002275000000000000♠275	7002295000000000000♠295	2999320000000000000♠−6.8	6999970000000000000♠0.97	7002283800000000000♠283.8
Youngstown	Special Area No. 3	1936-12-31 !December 31, 1936		align=center\| 7002178000000000000♠178	7002170000000000000♠170	7000470000000000000♠4.7	7000100000000000000♠1.00	7002177700000000000♠177.7
Total villages	–	–	–	7004382230000000000♠38,223	7004368370000000000♠36,837	7000380000000000000♠3.8	7002163870000000000♠163.87	7002233300000000000♠233.3

Notes:

↑ Bittern Lake was formerly known as Rosenroll prior to December 16, 1911.^[12]
↑ Delia was formerly known as Highland prior to December 9, 1915.^[13]
↑ Hay Lakes was formerly known as Hay Lake prior to January 1, 1932.
↑ Ryley was also known as Equity in 1909.^[14]
↑ Spring Lake was formerly known as Edmonton Beach prior to January 1, 1999.^[15]
↑ Stirling is designated a national historic site.

Village status eligibility

Stirling is Alberta's largest village by population

Numerous Alberta hamlets meet the minimum population requirement for village status eligibility.

Town status eligibility

The villages of Stirling, Thorsby and Nobleford are currently eligible for town status having populations of 1,090, 1,025 and 1,000 respectively,^[2]^[17] of which Thorsby is in the final consultation phase before deciding to formally apply for town status.^[18]

References

1 2 3 4 "Municipal Government Act". Alberta Queen's Printer. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. August 9, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
↑ "Order in Council (O.C.) 328/2012". Province of Alberta. October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
↑ "O.C. 250/2013". Alberta Queen's Printer. August 13, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
↑ "O.C. 152/2015". Government of Alberta. June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
1 2 "O.C. 259/2015". Government of Alberta. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
1 2 "O.C. 260/2015". Government of Alberta. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
↑ "Types of Municipalities in Alberta". Alberta Municipal Affairs. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
1 2 "Municipal Profiles (Villages)" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
↑ "Local Authorities Election Act". Alberta Queen's Printer. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
↑ 2015 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-2630-1. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
↑ "Order in Council (O.C.) 979/11" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 16, 1911. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
↑ "Change in Name of Village Municipality - Highland to Delia" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 9, 1915. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
↑ "The Village of Ryley - Equity". Village of Ryley. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
↑ "Order in Council (O.C.) 517/98". Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 9, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
↑ "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. December 30, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
↑ Mark Wierzbicki (May 21, 2015). "Thorsby council briefs". Leduc Representative. Canoe Sun Media. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
↑ "Town Status – Join the conversation". Village of Thorsby. June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.

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