Special Area No. 2 is a special area in southern

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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 The Special Areas Board is the governing body of Alberta's special areas. Special areas are designated List of communities in Alberta#Rural municipalities, rural municipalities similar to List of municipal districts in Alberta, municipal district ...

. 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. The park is situated at an elevation of and has an area of . It was established on April 8, 1957, and is ma ...

, and the portion of

Dinosaur Provincial Park Dinosaur Provincial Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated 220 kilometres (137 mi) east of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; or northeast of Brooks. The park is situated in the Red Deer River valley, which is noted for its striking badland topo ...

north of the

Red Deer River The Red Deer River is a river in Alberta and a small portion of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River and is part of the larger Saskatchewan / Nelson River, Nelson system that empties into Hudson Bay. T ...

. Lakes include Little Fish Lake, Dowling Lake, and the south portion of Sullivan Lake.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Special Area No. 2. ;

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*none ;

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* Hanna ;

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; Summer villages *none The following

hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes a hamlet is defined f ...

are located within Special Area No. 2. * Bindloss *

Buffalo Buffalo most commonly refers to: * True buffalo or Bubalina, a subtribe of wild cattle, including most "Old World" buffalo, such as water buffalo * Bison, a genus of wild cattle, including the American buffalo * Buffalo, New York, a city in the n ...

* Carolside *

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* Cessford *

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* Jenner * Richdale * Rose Lynn * Scapa * Scotfield *

Sheerness Sheerness () is a port town and civil parish beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 13,249, it is the second largest town on the island after the nearby ...

Stanmore Stanmore is part of the London Borough of Harrow in Greater London. It is centred northwest of Charing Cross, lies on the outskirts of the London urban area and includes Stanmore Hill, one of the List of highest points in London, highest point ...

Sunnynook Sunnynook is a suburb on the North Shore in the Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand. It is currently under the governance of Auckland Council. The suburb is centred on the Sunnynook Shopping Centre and the nearby Sunnynook Park. A ska ...

* Wardlow *

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The following

localities Locality may refer to: * Locality, a historical named location or place in Canada * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localitie ...

are located within Special Area No. 2. *Alness * Atlee *Batter Junction *Berry Creek *Bonar *Bullpound *Burfield *Clivale *Comet *Dowling * Finnegan *Galarneauville *Garden Plain *Halliday *Halsbury *

Howie Howie is a Scottish locational surname derived from a medieval estate in Ayrshire, southwest Scotland. While its ancient name is known as "The lands of How", its exact location is lost to time. The word "How", predating written history, appears t ...

*Hutton *Lawsonburg *Lonebutte *Lorne Crossing *Majestic *Medicine Hat Junction *Millerfield * Pollockville *Sharrow *Spondin *Stoppington *Taplow *Trefoil *West Wingham

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

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in ...

, 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.

References

External links

* {{Alberta Regions Red Deer 1959 establishments in Alberta Special areas in Alberta

Geography

Communities and localities

Demographics

See also

References

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