Special Area No. 4 is a
special area in
central
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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.
Special Area 4 has one provincial park,
Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park. Lakes include Grassy Island Lake and Sounding Lake.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities are surrounded by Special Area No. 4.
;
Cities
*none
;
Towns
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*none
;
Villages
*
Consort
*
Veteran
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A military veteran that has ...
;
Summer villages
*none
The following
hamlets are located within Special Area No. 4.
[
; Hamlets
* Altario
* Compeer
* Kirriemuir
*]Monitor
Monitor or monitor may refer to:
Places
* Monitor, Alberta
* Monitor, Indiana, town in the United States
* Monitor, Kentucky
* Monitor, Oregon, unincorporated community in the United States
* Monitor, Washington
* Monitor, Logan County, West Vir ...
The following localities are located within Special Area No. 4.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Special Area No. 4 had a population of 1,236 living in 421 of its 489 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,237. 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. 4 had a population of 1,237 living in 429 of its 471 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 1,352. 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
References
External links
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{{Alberta Regions Red Deer
1969 establishments in Alberta
Special areas in Alberta