List of villages in Alberta

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A village is an urban municipality status type used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta villages are created when communities with populations of at least 300 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller than 1,850 m2, apply to Alberta Municipal Affairs for village status under the authority of the Municipal Government Act.[1] Applications for village status are approved via orders in council made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under recommendation from the Minister of Municipal Affairs.[1]

Distribution of Alberta's 80 villages as of 2024

As of 2026, Alberta had 78 villages[2] that had a cumulative population of 32,191 in the 2021 Census of Population.[3] Alberta's largest and smallest villages are Stirling and Edberg with population counts of 1,164 and 126.[3]

When a village's population reaches or exceeds 1,000 people, the council may request a change to town status, but the change in incorporated status is not mandatory.[4] Villages with populations less than 300, whether their populations have declined below 300 or they were incorporated as villages prior to the minimum 300 population requirement, are permitted to retain village status.

Village governance is delivered by 318 elected village officials (78 mayors and 240 councillors) throughout the province.[5]

Administration

Pursuant to Part 5, Division 1 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), each municipality created under the authority of the MGA is governed by a council. As a requirement of the MGA, a village council consists of three councillors by default, one of which is the village's chief elected official (CEO) or mayor. A village council may consist of a higher number if council passes a bylaw altering its size.[1] For the 2017–2021 term, 36 villages had a council of three, 1 had a council of four, and 44 had a council of five.[5]

Village councils are governed by a mayor and typically an even number of councillors that are elected by popular vote, resulting in a total odd number of councillors to avoid tie votes on council matters.[1] All council members are elected under the provisions of the Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA).[6] Mayoral or councillor candidates are required to be residents of their municipality for a minimum of six consecutive months prior to nomination day. The last municipal election was October 18, 2021.

Alberta Municipal Affairs, a ministry of the Cabinet of Alberta, is charged with coordination of all levels of local government.

Administrative duties of villages include public safety, roads, water service, drainage and waste collection, as well as coordination of infrastructure with provincial and regional authorities (including road construction, education, and health).

List

More information Name, Ruralmunicipality ...
List of villages in Alberta
Name Rural
municipality[7]		 Incorporation
date (village)[8]		 2021 Census of Population[3]
Population
(2021)		 Population
(2016)		 Change Land
area
(km²)		 Population
density
(/km²)
Acme Kneehill CountyJuly 7, 1910606653−7.2%2.49243.4
Alberta Beach Lac Ste. Anne CountyJanuary 1, 19998641,018−15.1%2.02427.7
Alix Lacombe CountyJune 3, 1907774734+5.4%3.11248.9
Alliance Flagstaff CountyAugust 26, 1918166159+4.4%0.62267.7
Amisk Provost No. 52, MD ofJanuary 1, 1956219204+7.4%0.76288.2
Andrew Lamont CountyJune 24, 1930366425−13.9%1.18310.2
Arrowwood Vulcan CountyMay 13, 1926188207−9.2%0.75250.7
Barnwell Taber, MD ofJanuary 1, 1980978947+3.3%1.5652.0
Barons Lethbridge CountyMay 6, 1910313341−8.2%0.81386.4
Bawlf Camrose CountyOctober 12, 1906412422−2.4%0.89462.9
Beiseker Rocky View CountyFebruary 23, 1921754819−7.9%2.85264.6
Berwyn Peace No. 135, MD ofNovember 28, 1936577538+7.2%1.57367.5
Big Valley Stettler No. 6, County ofMarch 9, 1942331346−4.3%1.86178.0
Bittern Lake[a] Camrose CountyNovember 2, 1904216220−1.8%6.5732.9
Boyle Athabasca CountyDecember 31, 1953825845−2.4%7.12115.9
Breton Brazeau CountyJanuary 1, 1957567574−1.2%1.72329.7
Carbon Kneehill CountyNovember 18, 1912492454+8.4%1.99247.2
Carmangay Vulcan CountyMarch 4, 1936269242+11.2%1.8149.4
Champion Vulcan CountyMay 27, 1911351317+10.7%0.88398.9
Chauvin Wainwright No. 61, MD ofDecember 30, 1912304335−9.3%2.22136.9
Chipman Lamont CountyOctober 21, 1913246274−10.2%9.625.6
Clive Lacombe CountyJanuary 9, 1912775715+8.4%2.17357.1
Clyde Westlock CountyJanuary 28, 1914415430−3.5%1.28324.2
Consort Special Area No. 4September 23, 1912644729−11.7%3.02213.2
Coutts Warner No. 5, County ofJanuary 1, 1960224245−8.6%1.18189.8
Cowley Pincher Creek No. 9, MD ofAugust 16, 1906216209+3.3%1.36158.8
Cremona Mountain View CountyJanuary 1, 1955437444−1.6%1.93226.4
Czar Provost No. 52, MD ofNovember 12, 1917248202+22.8%1.12221.4
Delburne Red Deer CountyJanuary 17, 1913919892+3.0%3.79242.5
Delia[b] Starland CountyJuly 20, 1914152216−29.6%1.33114.3
Donalda Stettler No. 6, County ofDecember 30, 1912226219+3.2%0.97233.0
Donnelly Smoky River No. 130, MD ofJanuary 1, 1956338359−5.8%1.26268.3
Duchess Newell, County ofMay 12, 19211,0531,085−2.9%1.93545.6
Edberg Camrose CountyFebruary 4, 1930126151−16.6%0.35360.0
Edgerton Wainwright No. 61, MD ofSeptember 11, 1917385384+0.3%2.01191.5
Elnora Red Deer CountyJuly 22, 1929288298−3.4%1.5192.0
Empress Special Area No. 2February 5, 1914148135+9.6%1.5893.7
Foremost Forty Mile No. 8, County ofDecember 31, 1950630541+16.5%2.13295.8
Forestburg Flagstaff CountyAugust 21, 1919807880−8.3%4.04199.8
Girouxville Smoky River No. 130, MD ofDecember 31, 1951278219+26.9%0.66421.2
Glendon Bonnyville No. 87, MD ofJanuary 1, 1956338493−31.4%1.99169.8
Glenwood Cardston CountyJanuary 1, 1961272316−13.9%1.37198.5
Hay Lakes[c] Camrose CountyApril 17, 1928456495−7.9%0.59772.9
Heisler Flagstaff CountyJanuary 1, 1961135160−15.6%0.63214.3
Hill Spring Cardston CountyJanuary 1, 1961168162+3.7%0.96175.0
Hines Creek Clear Hills CountyDecember 31, 1951335346−3.2%4.8868.6
Holden Beaver CountyApril 14, 1909338350−3.4%1.55218.1
Hughenden Provost No. 52, MD ofDecember 27, 1917213243−12.3%0.78273.1
Hussar Wheatland CountyApril 20, 1928187193−3.1%1187.0
Innisfree Minburn No. 27, County ofMarch 11, 1911193220−12.3%1.01191.1
Irma Wainwright No. 61, MD ofMay 30, 1912477521−8.4%1.32361.4
Kitscoty Vermilion River, County ofMarch 22, 1911852925−7.9%1.51564.2
Linden Kneehill CountyJanuary 1, 1964704828−15.0%2.55276.1
Lomond Vulcan CountyFebruary 16, 1916178166+7.2%1.19149.6
Longview Foothills CountyJanuary 1, 1964297307−3.3%1.1270.0
Lougheed Flagstaff CountyNovember 7, 1911225256−12.1%2112.5
Mannville Minburn No. 27, County ofDecember 29, 1906765828−7.6%1.64466.5
Marwayne Vermilion River, County ofDecember 31, 1952543564−3.7%1.6339.4
Milo Vulcan CountyMay 7, 193113691+49.5%0.96141.7
Morrin Starland CountyApril 16, 1920205240−14.6%0.67306.0
Munson Starland CountyMay 5, 1911170192−11.5%2.5666.4
Myrnam Two Hills No. 21, County ofAugust 22, 1930257339−24.2%2.7593.5
Nampa Northern Sunrise CountyJanuary 1, 1958367364+0.8%1.69217.2
Paradise Valley Vermilion River, County ofJanuary 1, 1964153179−14.5%0.63242.9
Rockyford Wheatland CountyMarch 28, 1919395316+25.0%1.04379.8
Rosalind Camrose CountyJanuary 1, 1966162188−13.8%0.62261.3
Rosemary Newell, County ofDecember 31, 1951370396−6.6%0.59627.1
Rycroft Spirit River No. 133, MD ofMarch 15, 1944550612−10.1%1.85297.3
Ryley[d] Beaver CountyApril 2, 1910484483+0.2%2.53191.3
Spring Lake[e] Parkland CountyJanuary 1, 1999711699+1.7%2.28311.8
Standard Wheatland CountyApril 29, 19223533530.0%2.34150.9
Stirling Warner No. 5, County ofSeptember 3, 19011,164978+19.0%2.7431.1
Veteran Special Area No. 4June 30, 1914214207+3.4%0.84254.8
Vilna Smoky Lake CountyJune 23, 1923268290−7.6%0.96279.2
Warburg Leduc CountyDecember 31, 1953676766−11.7%2.56264.1
Warner Warner No. 5, County ofNovember 12, 1908364373−2.4%1.16313.8
Waskatenau Smoky Lake CountyMay 19, 1932247186+32.8%0.59418.6
Youngstown Special Area No. 3December 31, 1936171154+11.0%1.11154.1
Total villages — — 32,19133,176−3.0% 143.71 224.0
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Notes:

  1. [a]
    Bittern Lake was formerly known as Rosenroll prior to December 16, 1911.[9]
  2. [b]
    Delia was formerly known as Highland prior to December 9, 1915.[10]
  3. [c]
    Hay Lakes was formerly known as Hay Lake prior to January 1, 1932.[5]
  4. [d]
    Ryley was also known as Equity in 1909.[11]
  5. [e]
    Spring Lake was formerly known as Edmonton Beach prior to January 1, 1999.[12]

Village status eligibility

Stirling is Alberta's largest village by population

Numerous Alberta hamlets meet the minimum population requirement for village status eligibility.

Town status eligibility

The villages of Stirling and Duchess are currently eligible for town status having populations of 1,164 and 1,053.[3]

Former villages

Of Alberta's 106 former urban municipalities, 85 of them were former villages prior to being dissolved, annexed, or amalgamated.

More information Former village, Original name ...
Former village Original
name		 Dissolution
date
Albert Park August 1, 1935[13]
AldersonCarlstadtJanuary 31, 1936[14]
Bellevue January 1, 1979[15]
Bellis January 1, 1946[16]
Blackie August 31, 1997[17]
Bow City April 17, 1918[18]
Burdett January 1, 2003[19]
Cadogan January 1, 1946[16]
Caroline   January 1, 2025[20]
Cayley June 1, 1996[21]
Cereal January 1, 2021[22]
Chinook April 1, 1977[23]
Clairmont January 1, 1946[16]
Cluny September 15, 1995[24]
CommerceCoalgateMay 13, 1926[25]
Compeer December 31, 1936[26]
Craigmyle January 1, 1972[27]
Crescent Heights January 1, 1911[28]
Derwent September 1, 2010[29]
Dewberry January 1, 2021[30]
Drinnan April 1, 1957[31]
Dunmore February 4, 1919[32]
Eaglesham December 31, 1996[33]
East Calgary July 17, 1919[34]
Enchant February 1, 1945[35]
Entwistle December 31, 2000[36]
Erskine May 10, 1946[37]
Evansburg June 30, 1998[38]
Evarts May 27, 1916[39]
Ferintosh January 1, 2020[40]
Fort Assiniboine December 31, 1991[41]
Frank January 1, 1979[15]
Gadsby February 1, 2020[42]
Galahad January 1, 2016[43]
Grassy Lake July 1, 1996[44]
Grouard January 15, 1944[45]
Hairy Hill December 31, 1996[46]
Halkirk   January 1, 2025[47]
Hythe July 1, 2021[48]
Islay March 15, 1944[49]
Jenner June 25, 1943[50]
Kinuso September 1, 2009[51]
Langdon January 1, 1946[16]
Lavoy April 30, 1999[52]
Lille 
Lundbreck April 30, 1906[53]
Minburn July 1, 2015[54]
Mirror January 1, 2004[55]
Monarch December 31, 1938[56]
Monitor January 1, 1946[16]
Mountain View September 9, 1915[57]
New Norway November 1, 2012[58]
New Sarepta September 1, 2010[59]
Newcastle May 21, 1931[60]
North Edmonton July 22, 1912[61]
North Red Deer December 31, 1947[62]
Ohaton January 1, 1946[16]
Pincher City May 3, 1932[63]
Plamondon May 1, 2002[64]
Port Cornwall September 11, 1917[65]
Radway December 31, 1996[66]
Ranfurly January 1, 1946[16]
Retlaw March 1, 1939[67]
Richdale June 2, 1931[68]
Riverside 
Rosebud January 1, 1946[16]
Rouleauville 
Rumsey April 1, 1995[41]
Sangudo September 16, 2007[69]
Stafford January 1, 1913[70]
Strome January 1, 2016[71]
Suffield January 1, 1930[72]
Swalwell January 1, 1946[16]
Thorhild April 1, 2009[51]
Tilley August 31, 2013[73]
Tollerton January 26, 1918[citation needed]
Torrington December 31, 1997[74]
Wabamun January 1, 2021[75]
Walsh May 4, 1925[76]
Wanham December 31, 1999[52]
Warspite June 1, 2000[36]
West EdmontonCalderApril 5, 1917[77]
Wildwood December 31, 1990[78]
Willingdon September 1, 2017[79]
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