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List Of Designated Places In Alberta
A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data. It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada Population centre (Canada), population centres (areas with a population of at least 1,000 and no fewer than 400 persons per square kilometre)." Provincial and territorial authorities collaborate with Statistics Canada in the creation of designated places so that data can be published for sub-areas within municipalities. Starting in 2016, Statistics Canada allowed the overlapping of designated places with population centres. At the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population, Alberta had 311 designated places, an increase from 304 in 2011. Designated place types in Alberta include 18 List of former urban municipalities in Alberta, dissolved municipalities, 10 Métis settlements, and 283 unincorporated places. In 2021, the 311 designated places had a ...
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Langdon, Alberta
Langdon is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County. It previously held village status between August 31, 1907, and January 1, 1946. Langdon is located east of the City of Calgary at the intersection of Alberta Highway 560, Highway 560 (Glenmore Trail) and Alberta Highway 797, Highway 797, approximately south of the Trans Canada Highway and north of Alberta Highway 22X, Highway 22X. It has an elevation of . The hamlet is located in Division No. 6, Alberta, Census Division No. 6 and in the federal riding of Bow River (electoral district), Bow River. The hamlet is represented in federal government by Member of Parliament Martin Shields and in municipal government by Councillor Al Schule. History Langdon was named for R.B. Langdon of Langdon & Shepard, a Canadian Pacific Railway subcontracting firm who built a section of the line just east of Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and t ...
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Antler Lake
Antler Lake is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County. It is located on the shores of Antler Lake on Range Road 211 and 211A just north of Wye Road, approximately east of Sherwood Park and northwest of Tofield. Antler Lake consists of residences developed on the eastern and southern shores of the lake, with some also developed on Hazelnut Island. It also has two playgrounds and access to outdoor recreation opportunities in the surrounding area. The hamlet is near the Strathcona Wilderness Centre, Cooking Lake - Blackfoot Grazing, Wildlife and Provincial Recreation Area, and the Elk Island National Park of Canada. Antler Lake is also situated within of the Uncas Elementary School, which many of the local children attend.Antler Lake


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County Of St
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount.The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, C. W. Onions (Ed.), 1966, Oxford University Press Literal equivalents in other languages, derived from the equivalent of "count", are now seldom used officially, including , , , , , , , and ''zhupa'' in Slavic languages; terms equivalent to commune/community are now often instead used. When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. The Saxons had already established the districts that became the historic counties of England, calling them shires;Vision of Britai– Type details for ancient county. Retrieved 31 March 2012 many county names derive from the name of the county town (county seat) with th ...
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Ashmont, Alberta
Ashmont, Alberta is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of St. Paul No. 19. It is located near the intersection of Highway 28 and Highway 36, approximately northwest of the Town of St. Paul. It has an elevation is . Ashmont is surrounded by numerous lakes, such as Upper Mann Lake, Batty Lake, Lottie Lake, Floatingstone Lake and Garner Lake. Many provincial recreation areas are established on the shores of these lakes. A first settler named the community after his native home in Ashmont, Boston. Ashmont began as a farming community in the early part of the 20th century. At its peak in the 1960s it boasted a grain elevator, four general stores, a pool hall, Legion Hall, two gas stations and a school. As is typical of many small rural communities it has fallen on hard times. Only one store remains, kept alive by the local lake communities and a relatively large school (K to 12). Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Cana ...
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Rocky View County
Rocky View County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada that is named for its views of the nearby Rocky Mountains to the west. It surrounds most of Calgary, forming the city's northern boundary and most of the city's western and eastern boundaries. At a population of 41,028 in 2021, Rocky View County is the most populous municipal district in Alberta. Though predominantly rural in nature, Rocky View County is home to 14 hamlets, including Langdon, one of Alberta's most populous hamlets. Its rural areas are home to numerous country residential subdivisions. History The Municipal District (MD) of Calgary No. 44 was originally formed on January 1, 1955 from part of Improvement District No. 46 and parts of five municipal districts – the MD of Serviceberry No. 43, the MD of Conrich No. 44, the MD of Springbank No. 45, the MD of Kneehill No. 48, and the MD of Mountain View No. 49. The MD of Calgary No. 44 was renamed the MD of Rocky View No. 44 on January ...
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Locality (settlement)
In geography, statistics and archaeology, a settlement, locality or populated place is a community in which people live. The complexity of a settlement can range from a minuscule number of dwellings grouped together to the largest of cities with surrounding urbanized areas. Settlements may include hamlets, villages, towns and cities. A settlement may have known historical properties such as the date or era in which it was first settled, or first settled by particular people. In the field of geospatial predictive modeling, settlements are "a city, town, village or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work". A settlement conventionally includes its constructed facilities such as roads, enclosures, field systems, boundary banks and ditches, ponds, parks and woods, wind and water mills, manor houses, moats and churches. History The earliest geographical evidence of a human settlement was Jebel Irhoud, where early modern human remains of eight individuals ...
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Artists View Park West, Alberta
Artists View Park West is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada within Rocky View County that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada. It is located on the north side of Highway 563 (Old Banff Coach Road), south of Highway 1. It is adjacent to the City of Calgary to the northeast. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Artists View Park West had a population of 205 living in 72 of its 73 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 219. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Artists View Park West had a population of 98 living in 32 of its 32 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 77. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. See also *List of communities in Alberta *List of designated places in Alberta *List of designated places ...
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Camrose County
Camrose County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 10, around the City of Camrose. Geography Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Camrose County. ;Cities * Camrose ;Towns *Bashaw ;Villages * Bawlf * Bittern Lake * Edberg * Hay Lakes * Rosalind ; Summer villages *none The following hamlets are located within Camrose County. ;Hamlets *Armena * Duhamel * Ferintosh, dissolved from village status on January 1, 2020 * Kelsey * Kingman * Meeting Creek * New Norway, dissolved from village status on November 1, 2012 * Ohaton * Pelican Point * Round Hill * Tillicum Beach The following localities are located within Camrose County. ;Localities *Ankerton *Barlee Junction *Battle * Braim (designated place) *Campbelton *Demay *Dinant *Dorenlee *Dried Meat Lake *Edensville *Ervick *Ferlow Junction *Grouse Meadows *Kiron *Mccree Acres *Meldal Subdivision *Miquelon Acres *Paradise Resort ...
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Armena
Armena is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Camrose County. It is located approximately northwest of Camrose along Highway 21 and has an elevation of . The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 10 and in the federal riding of Crowfoot. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Armena had a population of 37 living in 17 of its 18 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 42. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Armena had a population of 42 living in 16 of its 16 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 47. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. See also *List of communities in Alberta *List of designated places in Alberta *List of hamlets in Alberta Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities administered by, and ...
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Ardrossan, Alberta
Ardrossan is a hamlet (place), hamlet in Alberta, Canada, within Strathcona County. It is located on Alberta Highway 824, Highway 824, approximately east of Sherwood Park. The community takes its name from Ardrossan, in Scotland. Ardrossan is located directly to the east of Sherwood Park, and is just south of the Alberta Highway 16, Yellowhead Highway on List of Alberta provincial highways, Range Road 222. It can also be accessed by List of Alberta provincial highways, Township Road 530 coming out of Sherwood Park. Ardrossan has a large recreation complex. Demographics The population of Ardrossan according to the 2022 Alberta municipal censuses, 2022 municipal census conducted by Strathcona County is 919, an increase from its 2018 Alberta municipal censuses, 2018 municipal census population count of 532. In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ardrossan had a population of 898 living in 309 of its 319 total private dwellings, a ...
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Municipal District Of Bonnyville No
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The term is derived from French and Latin . The English word ''municipality'' derives from the Latin social contract (derived from a word meaning "duty holders"), referring to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction, from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco, to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York. The ...
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Ardmore, Alberta
Ardmore, Alberta is a hamlet (place), hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87. It is located approximately east of Bonnyville, Alberta, Bonnyville along Alberta Highway 28, Highway 28 and has an elevation is . The community's name may be a transfer from a place of the same name in Ireland or Scotland. Demographics In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ardmore had a population of 346 living in 148 of its 159 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 315. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. As a designated place in the 2016 Canadian census, 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ardmore had a population of 315 living in 133 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 333. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. See also *List of communities in Alberta *List ...
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