Special Area No. 3

Special area in Alberta, Canada

Oyen

Cereal

Youngstown

Chinook

New
Brigden

Sibbald

Sedalia

Location within Alberta

CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaPlanning regionRed DeerIncorporatedApril 7, 1959^[1]Government

• Governing bodySpecial Areas Board • Municipal officeHanna • District officeOyenArea

(2021)^[2]

• Land6,469.33 km² (2,497.82 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

• Total1,142 • Density0.2/km² (0.5/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Postal Code Prefix

T0J

Area code+1-403WebsiteSpecial Areas Board

Special Area No. 3 is a special area in southern Alberta, Canada. It is a rural municipality similar to a municipal district; however, the elected council is overseen by four representatives appointed by the province, the Special Areas Board.

The Blood Indian Creek Reservoir is located within Special Area 3.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Special Area No. 3.^[3]

Cities

none

Towns

Oyen

Villages

Youngstown

Summer villages

none

The following hamlets are located within Special Area No. 3.^[3]

Hamlets

The following localities are located within Special Area No. 3.^[4]

Localities

Anatole
Benton
Benton Station
Big Stone
Cabin Lake
Calthorpe
Cappon
Dobson
Esther
Excel
Gold Spur
Helmsdale
Lanfine
Naco
Sunnydale
Wastina

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Special Area No. 3 had a population of 1,142 living in 439 of its 527 total private dwellings, a change of -1% from its 2016 population of 1,153. With a land area of 6,469.33 km² (2,497.82 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Special Area No. 3 had a population of 1,042 living in 387 of its 457 total private dwellings, a change of -7.1% from its 2011 population of 1,122. With a land area of 6,625.58 km² (2,558.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

References

^ "Municipal Profile: Special Areas Board" (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 24, 2014. p. 1. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. March 1, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
^ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4804012 - Special Area No. 3, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.

External links

Official website

Places adjacent to Special Area No. 3

Special Area No. 4

Rural Municipality of Antelope Park No. 322, Saskatchewan

Special Area No. 2

Special Area No. 3

Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292, Saskatchewan

Special Area No. 2

Municipal District of Acadia No. 34

Subdivisions of Alberta

Subdivisions

Communities

Cities and urban
service areas

Rural
municipalities

Municipal districts	Acadia Athabasca Barrhead Beaver Big Lakes Bighorn Birch Hills Bonnyville Brazeau Camrose Cardston Clear Hills Clearwater Cypress Fairview Flagstaff Foothills Forty Mile Grande Prairie Greenview Kneehill Lac Ste. Anne Lacombe Lamont Leduc Lesser Slave River Lethbridge Minburn Mountain View Newell Northern Lights Northern Sunrise Opportunity Paintearth Parkland Peace Pincher Creek Ponoka Provost Ranchland Red Deer Rocky View Saddle Hills Smoky Lake Smoky River Spirit River St. Paul Starland Stettler Sturgeon Taber Thorhild Two Hills Vermilion River Vulcan Wainwright Warner Westlock Wetaskiwin Wheatland Willow Creek Woodlands Yellowhead
Improvement districts	4 (Waterton) 9 (Banff) 12 (Jasper) 13 (Elk Island) 24 (Wood Buffalo) 25 (Willmore) Kananaskis
Special areas	2 3 4

Specialized
municipalities

Crowsnest Pass, Municipality of
Jasper, Municipality of
Lac La Biche County
Mackenzie County
Strathcona County
Wood Buffalo, Regional Municipality of

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