Special Area No. 2 is a
special area in
southern
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Alberta
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, Canada. It is a rural municipality similar to a
municipal district
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Brazil
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; however, the elected council is overseen by four representatives appointed by the province, the
Special Areas Board
The Special Areas Board is the governing body of Alberta's special areas. Special areas are designated rural municipalities similar to municipal districts; however, the elected advisory councils are overseen by four representatives appointed by ...
.
Special Area 2 has two provincial parks,
Little Fish Lake Provincial Park
Little Fish Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located east of Drumheller on the shore of Little Fish Lake (Alberta), Little Fish Lake.
The park is situated at an elevation of and has an area of . It was established ...
, and the portion of
Dinosaur Provincial Park
Dinosaur Provincial Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated a two hour drive east of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; or , about a half-hour drive northeast of Brooks.
The park is situated in the Red Deer River valley, which is noted for its strik ...
north of the
Red Deer River
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Red Deer River ...
. Lakes include
Little Fish Lake
Little Fish Lake is a lake in Alberta. It is located 43 km east from Drumheller in Little Fish Lake Provincial Park
Little Fish Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located east of Drumheller on the shore of Littl ...
, Dowling Lake, and the south portion of Sullivan Lake.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities are surrounded by Special Area No. 2.
;
Cities
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*none
;
Towns
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
*
Hanna
;
Villages
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*
Empress
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;
Summer villages
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The following
hamlets
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are located within Special Area No. 2.
[
* Bindloss
* Cessford
*]Dorothy
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Arts and entertainment
Characters
*Dorothy Gale, protagonist of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum
* Ace (''Doctor Who'') or Dorothy, a character playe ...
*Iddesleigh
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* Jenner
* Richdale
*Sunnynook
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The suburb is centred on the Sunnynook Shopping Centre and the nearby Sunnynook Park. A skate ...
* Wardlow
The following localities are located within Special Area No. 2.Cavendish
Cavendish may refer to:
People
* The House of Cavendish, a British aristocratic family
* Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673), British poet, philosopher, and scientist
* Cavendish (author) (1831–1899), pen name of Henry Jones, English auth ...
*Clivale
*Comet
*Dowling
* Finnegan
*Galarneauville
*Garden Plain
*Halliday
*Halsbury
*Howie
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*Hutton
*Lawsonburg
*Lonebutte
*Lorne CrossingSheerness
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*Spondin
*Stanmore
*Stoppington
*Taplow
*Trefoil
*Watts
*West Wingham
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Special Area No. 2 had a population of 1,860 living in 644 of its 783 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,905. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Special Area No. 2 had a population of 1,905 living in 648 of its 750 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 2,025. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
*
List of communities in Alberta
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*
List of improvement districts in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal districts ...
*
List of municipal districts in Alberta
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*
List of municipalities in Alberta
Alberta is the fourth-most populous province in Canada with 4,262,635 residents as of 2021 Census of Population and is the fourth-largest in land area at . Alberta's 344 municipalities cover of the province's land mass and are home to of i ...
References
External links
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{{Alberta Regions Red Deer
1959 establishments in Alberta
Special areas in Alberta