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Special Area No. 4 is a special area in
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, Canada. It is a rural municipality similar to a
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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 ;
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*none ; Villages * Consort *
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; Summer villages *none The following hamlets are located within Special Area No. 4. ; Hamlets * Altario * Compeer * Kirriemuir *
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The following localities are located within Special Area No. 4. ;Localities *Ensleigh * Hemaruka *Idamay *Little Gem *Lloyds Hill *Loyalist *Neutral Valley *Pemukan *Sounding Lake *Wiste


Demographics

In the
2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
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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

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List of communities 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 district ...
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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 ...
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List of municipal districts in Alberta A municipal district (MD) is the most common form of all rural municipality statuses used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta's municipal districts, most of which are branded as a county (e.g. Yellowhead County, County of Newell, etc. ...
* List of municipalities in Alberta


References


External links

* {{Alberta Regions Red Deer 1969 establishments in Alberta Special areas in Alberta