List of hamlets in Alberta

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Locations of Alberta's hamlets
Distribution of Alberta's 403 hamlets by latest population available

Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, specialized municipalities or rural municipalities (municipal districts, improvement districts and special areas). They consist of five or more dwellings (a majority of which are on parcels of land that are smaller than 1,850 m2), have a generally accepted boundary and name, and contain parcels of land used for non-residential purposes.[1][2]

Section 59 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA) enables specialized municipalities and municipal districts to designate a hamlet, while Section 590 of the MGA enables the Minister of Alberta Municipal Affairs to designate a hamlet within an improvement district.[1] The Minister may also designate a hamlet within a special area pursuant to Section 10 of the Special Areas Act.[3]

A hamlet can be incorporated as a village when its population reaches 300. However, Alberta has not had a hamlet incorporate as a village since January 1, 1980, when both Barnwell and Wabamun incorporated as villages.[4][5] Since then, it has been more common for urban municipalities to dissolve from their current municipal status to that of a hamlet under the jurisdiction of its surrounding specialized or rural municipality. As such, the number of hamlets in Alberta has steadily grown over the years.

As of 2021, Alberta has 403 hamlets recognized by Alberta Municipal Affairs.[6] Alberta's two largest hamlets – Fort McMurray (formerly a city) within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and Sherwood Park within Strathcona County – have been further designated as urban service areas by Municipal Affairs. If they were to incorporate as cities, Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park would rank fifth and sixth respectively among Alberta's largest cities by population. Alberta's newest hamlet is Hythe, whose village government dissolved on July 1, 2021, to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.[7]

The latest populations of hamlets are not published by Municipal Affairs, with the exception of the two urban service areas.[8]

List of hamlets[]

Entwistle
Exshaw townsite with plant
Fort Chipewyan
Fort Vermilion
Neerlandia
New Dayton
Rosebud
Skiff
Valhalla Centre
Name[6] Specialized or rural municipality[9] Latest population Census year
Abee Thorhild County 27 2009[10]
Acadia Valley Acadia No. 34, MD of 149 2016[11]
Aetna Cardston County 113 2016[11]
Alcomdale Sturgeon County 88 2016[11]
Alder Flats Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of 167 2016[11]
Aldersyde Foothills County 64 2003[12]
Alhambra Clearwater County 64 1991[13]
Altario Special Area No. 4 26 1991[13]
Antler Lake Strathcona County 435 2018[14]
Anzac Wood Buffalo, RM of 659 2018[15]
Ardley Red Deer County 17 1991[13]
Ardmore Bonnyville No. 87, MD of 315 2016[11]
Ardrossan Strathcona County 532 2018[14]
Armena Camrose County 42 2016[11]
Ashmont St. Paul No. 19, County of 133 2016[11]
Atmore Athabasca County 35 2016[11]
Balzac Rocky View County 1 2006[12]
Beauvallon Two Hills No. 21, County of 7 1991[13]
Beaver Crossing Bonnyville No. 87, MD of 18 1991[13]
Beaver Lake Lac La Biche County 527 2016[16]
Beaver Mines Pincher Creek No. 9, MD of 82 2016[11]
Beaverdam Bonnyville No. 87, MD of 18 2014[17]
Beazer Cardston County 11 2008[12]
Bellis[N 1] Smoky Lake County 50 2016[11]
Benalto Red Deer County 177 2016[11]
Benchlands Bighorn No. 8, MD of 43 2016[11]
Bezanson Grande Prairie No. 1, County of 107 2016[11]
Bindloss Special Area No. 2 14 1991[13]
Bircham Kneehill County 5 2016[11]
Blackfoot Vermilion River, County of 392 2016[11]
Blackie[N 2] Foothills County 314 2016[11]
Blue Ridge Woodlands County 244 2016[11]
Bluesky Fairview No. 136, MD of 127 2016[11]
Bluffton Ponoka County 143 2016[11]
Bodo Provost No. 52, MD of 20 2016[11]
Botha Stettler No. 6, County of 204 2016[18]
Bottrel Rocky View County 5 2018[19]
Bow City Newell, County of 16 2020[20]
Bragg Creek Rocky View County 459 2018[19]
Brant Vulcan County 78 2007[12]
Breynat Athabasca County 22 1991[13]
Brosseau Two Hills No. 21, County of 13 1981[21]
Brownfield Paintearth No. 18, County of 27 1991[13]
Brownvale Peace No. 135, MD of 115 2016[11]
Bruce Beaver County 50 2016[11]
Brûlé Yellowhead County 31 2016[11]
Buck Creek Brazeau County 107 2005[22]
Buck Lake Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of 51 2016[11]
Buford Leduc County 47 2016[11]
Burdett[N 3] Forty Mile No. 8, County of 406 2016[11]
Busby Westlock County 140 2016[11]
Byemoor Stettler No. 6, County of 35 2016[11]
Cadogan[N 4] Provost No. 52, MD of 113 2016[11]
Cadomin Yellowhead County 40 2016[11]
Cadotte Lake Northern Sunrise County 5 2016[11]
Calahoo Sturgeon County 85 2016[11]
Calling Lake Opportunity No. 17, MD of 448[N 5] 2016[11]
Campsie Barrhead No. 11, County of 65[N 6] 1991[13]
Canyon Creek Lesser Slave River No. 124, MD of 284 2016[11]
Carbondale Sturgeon County 75 2016[11]
Cardiff Sturgeon County 1,190 2008[23]
Carseland Wheatland County 525 2016[11]
Carvel Parkland County 19 2009[24]
Carway Cardston County 2 2008[12]
Caslan Athabasca County 23 1991[13]
Cassils Newell, County of 22 2020[20]
Cayley[N 7] Foothills County 340 2016[11]
Cereal Special Area No. 3 111 2016[18]
Cessford Special Area No. 2 31 1991[13]
Chancellor Wheatland County 5 2016[11]
Cheadle Wheatland County 91 2016[11]
Cherhill Lac Ste. Anne County 60 2008[12]
Cherry Grove Bonnyville No. 87, MD of 405 2014[17]
Chin Lethbridge County 62 2016[11]
Chinook[N 8] Special Area No. 3 38 1991[13]
Chisholm Lesser Slave River No. 124, MD of 25 2016[11]
Clairmont[N 9] Grande Prairie No. 1, County of 4,274 2016[25]
Clandonald Vermilion River, County of 109 2016[11]
Cleardale Clear Hills County 19 2008[12]
Cluny[N 10] Wheatland County 70 2016[11]
Cochrane Lake[N 11] Rocky View County 769 2018[19]
Colinton Athabasca County 249[N 12] 2016[11]
Collingwood Cove Strathcona County 376 2018[14]
Compeer[N 13] Special Area No. 4 21 1991[13]
Condor Clearwater County 99 1991[13]
Conklin Wood Buffalo, RM of 229 2018[15]
Conrich Rocky View County 21 2018[19]
Craigmyle[N 14] Starland County 79 2013[28]
Cynthia[N 15] Brazeau County 50 2005[22]
Dalemead Rocky View County 29 2018[19]
Dalroy Rocky View County 46 2018[19]
Dapp Westlock County 10 2016[11]
De Winton Foothills County 98 2003[12]
Dead Man's Flats[N 16] Bighorn No. 8, MD of 125 2016[11]
Deadwood Northern Lights, County of 22 1991[13]
DeBolt Greenview No. 16, MD of 121 2016[11]
Del Bonita Cardston County 6 2008[12]
Delacour Rocky View County 10 2018[19]
Demmitt Grande Prairie No. 1, County of 18 1966[29]
Derwent[N 17] Two Hills No. 21, County of 85 2016[11]
Desert Blume Cypress County 586 2016[31]
Dewberry Vermilion River, County of 186 2016[18]
Diamond City[N 18] Lethbridge County 184 2016[11]
Dickson Red Deer County 58 2016[11]
Dimsdale Grande Prairie No. 1, County of 25 1981[21]
Dixonville Northern Lights, County of 108 2016[11]
Donatville Athabasca County 0 2016[11]
Dorothy Special Area No. 2 14 1991[13]
Duffield Parkland County 67 2016[11]
Duhamel Camrose County 47 2016[11]
Dunmore[N 19] Cypress County 1,097 2016[31]
Duvernay Two Hills No. 21, County of 26 1991[13]
Eaglesham[N 20] Birch Hills County 93 2016[11]
Edwand Smoky Lake County 2 1986[32]
Egremont Thorhild County 48 2016[11]
Ellscott Athabasca County 10 2016[11]
Elmworth Grande Prairie No. 1, County of 8 1981[21]
Enchant[N 21] Taber, MD of 259 2016[33]
Endiang Stettler No. 6, County of 15 2016[11]
Enilda Big Lakes County 155 2016[11]
Ensign Vulcan County 26 2007[12]
Entwistle[N 22] Parkland County 389 2016[11]
Erskine[N 23] Stettler No. 6, County of 282 2016[11]
Etzikom Forty Mile No. 8, County of 54 1991[13]
Evansburg[N 24] Yellowhead County 795 2016[11]
Exshaw Bighorn No. 8, MD of 412 2016[11]
Fabyan Wainwright No. 61, MD of 100 2007[12]
Fairview Lethbridge County 154 2016[11]
Fallis Parkland County 54 2009[24]
Falun Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of 25 1991[13]
Faust Big Lakes County 261 2016[11]
Fawcett Westlock County 69 2016[11]
Ferintosh[N 25] Camrose County 202 2016[18]
Flatbush Lesser Slave River No. 124, MD of 45 2016[11]
Fleet Paintearth No. 18, County of 28 1991[13]
Fort Assiniboine[N 26] Woodlands County 176 2016[11]
Fort Chipewyan Wood Buffalo, RM of 918 2018[15]
Fort Kent Bonnyville No. 87, MD of 191 2016[11]
Fort McKay Wood Buffalo, RM of 59[N 27] 2018[15]
Fort McMurray[N 28] Wood Buffalo, RM of 72,056[N 29] 2018[15]
Fort Vermilion Mackenzie County 763[N 30] 2018[35]
Gadsby Stettler No. 6, County of 40 2016[18]
Gainford Parkland County 79 2016[11]
Galahad[N 31] Flagstaff County 111 2016[37]
Gasoline Alley Red Deer County[38]    
Gem Newell, County of 29 2020[20]
Gleichen[N 32] Wheatland County 324 2016[11]
Glenevis Lac Ste. Anne County 49 2008[12]
Goodfare Grande Prairie No. 1, County of 11 1986[32]
Goose Lake[N 33] Woodlands County 11 unpublished[39]
Grande Cache[N 34] Greenview No. 16, MD of 3,571 2016[18]
Granum Willow Creek No. 26, MD of 406 2016[18]
Grassland Athabasca County 68 2016[11]
Grassy Lake[N 35] Taber, MD of 815 2016[33]
Green Court Lac Ste. Anne County 51 2008[12]
Greenshields Wainwright No. 61, MD of 80 2007[12]
Gregoire Lake Estates Wood Buffalo, RM of 204 2018[15]
Grouard[N 36] Big Lakes County 255 2016[11]
Grovedale Greenview No. 16, MD of 138 unpublished[39]
Gunn Lac Ste. Anne County 10 2016[11]
Guy Smoky River No. 130, MD of 57 1991[13]
Gwynne Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of 73 2016[11]
Hairy Hill[N 37] Two Hills No. 21, County of 30[N 38] 2001[41]
Half Moon Lake[N 39] Strathcona County 214 2018[14]
Harvie Heights Bighorn No. 8, MD of 184 2016[11]
Hastings Lake Strathcona County 104 2018[14]
Haynes Lacombe County 20 2016[11]
Hays Taber, MD of 163 2016[33]
Hayter Provost No. 52, MD of 89 2016[11]
Heinsburg St. Paul No. 19, County of 60 1991[13]
Heritage Pointe Foothills County 2,075 2016[42]
Herronton Vulcan County 10 2007[12]
Hesketh Kneehill County 10 2016[11]
Hilda Cypress County 45 2016[11]
Hilliard Lamont County 35 1991[13]
Hoadley Ponoka County 9 1991[13]
Huallen Grande Prairie No. 1, County of 28 1991[13]
Huxley Kneehill County 75 2016[11]
Hylo Lac La Biche County 33 2016[16]
Hythe Grande Prairie No. 1, County of 827 2016[18]
Iddesleigh Special Area No. 2 14 1991[13]
Indus Rocky View County 32 2018[19]
Iron River Bonnyville No. 87, MD of
Iron Springs Lethbridge County 97 2016[11]
Irvine[N 40] Cypress County 307 2016[31]
Islay[N 41] Vermilion River, County of 195 2016[11]
Janet Rocky View County 1 2006[12]
Janvier South[N 42] Wood Buffalo, RM of 141 2018[15]
Jarvie Westlock County 87 2016[11]
Jean Cote Smoky River No. 130, MD of 65 1991[13]
Jenner[N 43] Special Area No. 2 15 unpublished[39]
Joffre Lacombe County 171 2016[11]
Johnson's Addition Taber, MD of 130 2016[33]
Josephburg Strathcona County 118 2018[14]
Joussard Big Lakes County 223 2016[11]
Kathyrn Rocky View County 13 2018[19]
Kavanagh Leduc County 47 2016[11]
Keephills Parkland County 48 2016[11]
Kelsey Camrose County 15 2016[11]
Keoma Rocky View County 89 2018[19]
Kimball Cardston County 26 2008[12]
Kingman Camrose County 103 2016[11]
Kinsella Beaver County 40 2009[43]
Kinuso[N 44] Big Lakes County 182 2016[11]
Kirkcaldy Vulcan County 12 2007[12]
Kirriemuir Special Area No. 4 28 1991[13]
La Corey Bonnyville No. 87, MD of 59 2014[17]
La Crete Mackenzie County 3,376[N 45] 2018[35]
La Glace Grande Prairie No. 1, County of 211 2016[11]
Lac des Arcs Bighorn No. 8, MD of 130 2016[11]
Lac La Biche[N 46] Lac La Biche County 2,682 2016[16]
Lafond St. Paul No. 19, County of 35 1991[13]
Lake Louise I.D. No. 9 (Banff) 691 2011[46]
Lake Newell Resort Newell, County of 437 2020[20]
Lamoureux Sturgeon County 60 2008[12]
Landry Heights Greenview No. 16, MD of 114 1991[13]
Langdon[N 47] Rocky View County 5,364 2018[19]
Lavoy[N 48] Minburn No. 27, County of 108 2001[47]
Leavitt Cardston County 59 2008[12]
Leedale Ponoka County 11 1991[13]
Leslieville Clearwater County 238 2016[11]
Lindbergh St. Paul No. 19, County of 50 1991[13]
Linn Valley Red Deer County 213 2016[11]
Little Buffalo Northern Sunrise County 225 2010[48]
Little Smoky Greenview No. 16, MD of 28 1991[13]
Lodgepole[N 49] Brazeau County 116 2016[11]
Long Lake Thorhild County 63 2016[11]
Looma Leduc County 30 2016[11]
Lottie Lake St. Paul No. 19, County of 94[N 50] 1991[13]
Lousana Red Deer County 58 2016[11]
Lowland Heights Pincher Creek No. 9, MD of 43 2016[11]
Lundbreck Pincher Creek No. 9, MD of 236 2016[11]
Lyalta Wheatland County 28 2016[11]
Madden Rocky View County 26 2018[19]
Mallaig St. Paul No. 19, County of 207 2016[11]
Manola Barrhead No. 11, County of 29 1991[13]
Manyberries Forty Mile No. 8, County of 96 1991[13]
Marie Reine Northern Sunrise County 67 2010[48]
Markerville Red Deer County 45 2016[11]
Marlboro Yellowhead County 90 2016[11]
Marten Beach Lesser Slave River No. 124, MD of 38 1991[13]
Maskwacis (formerly Hobbema)[49] Ponoka County 60 2016[11]
McLaughlin Vermilion River, County of 41 2015[50]
Meanook Athabasca County 30 2016[11]
Mearns Sturgeon County 10 2008[12]
Meeting Creek Camrose County 39 2016[11]
Metiskow Provost No. 52, MD of 65[N 51] 1991[13]
Michichi Starland County 34 2013[28]
Millarville Foothills County 58 2003[12]
Minburn[N 52] Minburn No. 27, County of 115 2016[52]
Mirror[N 53] Lacombe County 502 2016[11]
Monarch[N 54] Lethbridge County 227 2016[11]
Monitor[N 55] Special Area No. 4 60 1991[13]
Moon River Estates Willow Creek No. 26, MD of 126 2016[11]
Morecambe Two Hills No. 21, County of 23 1981[21]
Morningside Lacombe County 97 2016[11]
Mossleigh Vulcan County 53 2007[12]
Mountain View[N 56] Cardston County 90 2016[11]
Mulhurst Bay[N 57] Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of 334[N 58] 2016[11]
Musidora Two Hills No. 21, County of 13 1991[13]
Namaka Wheatland County 50 2016[11]
Namao Sturgeon County 10 2010[23]
Neerlandia Barrhead No. 11, County of 101 1991[13]
Nestow Westlock County 10 2016[11]
Nevis Stettler No. 6, County of 25 2016[11]
New Brigden Special Area No. 3 24 1991[13]
New Dayton Warner No. 5, County of 47 1991[13]
New Norway[N 59] Camrose County 320 2016[11]
New Sarepta[N 60] Leduc County 522 2016[11]
Newbrook Thorhild County 92 2016[11]
Nightingale Wheatland County 32 2016[11]
Nisku Leduc County 30 2005[55]
Niton Junction Yellowhead County 38 2016[11]
Nordegg Clearwater County 53 1986[32]
North Cooking Lake Strathcona County 57 2018[14]
North Star Northern Lights, County of 49 1991[13]
Notikewin Northern Lights, County of 17 1991[13]
Ohaton[N 61] Camrose County 110 2016[11]
Opal Thorhild County 24 2009[10]
Orion Forty Mile No. 8, County of 11 1991[13]
Orton Willow Creek No. 26, MD of 141 2016[11]
Parkland Willow Creek No. 26, MD of 50 1991[13]
Patricia Newell, County of 88 2020[20]
Peers Yellowhead County 98 2016[11]
Pelican Point Camrose County 101 2016[11]
Peoria Birch Hills County 12 1986[32]
Perryvale Athabasca County 20 2016[11]
Pibroch Westlock County 47 2016[11]
Pickardville Westlock County 214 2016[11]
Pincher Station Pincher Creek No. 9, MD of 25 2016[11]
Pine Sands Sturgeon County 30 2008[12]
Plamondon[N 62] Lac La Biche County 348 2016[16]
Poplar Ridge Brazeau County 604 2005[22]
Priddis Foothills County 79 2003[12]
Priddis Greens Foothills County 267 2003[12]
Purple Springs Taber, MD of 44 2016[33]
Queenstown Vulcan County 8 2007[12]
Radway[N 63] Thorhild County 171 2016[11]
Rainier Newell, County of 22 2020[20]
Ranfurly[N 64] Minburn No. 27, County of 56 2016[11]
Red Earth Creek Opportunity No. 17, MD of 294 2016[11]
Red Willow Stettler No. 6, County of 35 2016[11]
Reno Northern Sunrise County 20 2016[11]
Ribstone Wainwright No. 61, MD of 30 2007[12]
Rich Valley Lac Ste. Anne County 32 2008[12]
Richdale[N 65] Special Area No. 2 14 1991[13]
Ridgevalley Greenview No. 16, MD of 46 1991[13]
Rivercourse Vermilion River, County of 16 2015[56]
Riverview St. Paul No. 19, County of 49 1991[13]
Rivière Qui Barre Sturgeon County 15 2016[11]
Robb Yellowhead County 170 2016[11]
Rochester Athabasca County 79 2016[11]
Rochfort Bridge Lac Ste. Anne County 71 2008[12]
Rocky Rapids Brazeau County 317 2005[22]
Rolling Hills Newell, County of 263 2020[20]
Rolly View Leduc County 71 2016[11]
Rosebud[N 66] Wheatland County 87 2016[11]
Round Hill Camrose County 129 2016[11]
Rowley Starland County 8 2013[28]
Rumsey[N 67] Starland County 64 2013[28]
Sandy Lake[N 68] Opportunity No. 17, MD of 52 2016[11]
Sangudo[N 69] Lac Ste. Anne County 299 2016[11]
Saprae Creek Wood Buffalo, RM of 715 2018[15]
Scandia Newell, County of 169 2020[20]
Schuler Cypress County 72 2016[11]
Sedalia Special Area No. 3 15 1991[13]
Seven Persons Cypress County 275 2016[31]
Shaughnessy Lethbridge County 415 2016[11]
Sherwood Park[N 70] Strathcona County 71,332 2018[14]
Shouldice Vulcan County 7 2007[12]
Sibbald Special Area No. 3 33 1991[13]
Skiff Forty Mile No. 8, County of 10 1991[13]
Smith Lesser Slave River No. 124, MD of 148 2016[11]
South Cooking Lake Strathcona County 270 2018[14]
Spedden Smoky Lake County 56 1991[13]
Spring Coulee Cardston County 43 2008[12]
Springbrook Red Deer County 1,507 2016[11]
Spruce View Red Deer County 175 2016[11]
St. Edouard St. Paul No. 19, County of 33 1991[13]
St. Isidore Northern Sunrise County 266 2016[11]
St. Lina St. Paul No. 19, County of 24 1991[13]
St. Michael Lamont County 39 1991[13]
St. Vincent St. Paul No. 19, County of 43 1991[13]
Star Lamont County 32 1991[13]
Streamstown Vermilion River, County of 20 2015[57]
Strome[N 71] Flagstaff County 260 2016[59]
Suffield[N 72] Cypress County 255 2016[11]
Sunnybrook Leduc County 59 2016[11]
Sunnynook Special Area No. 2 13 1991[13]
Sunnyslope Kneehill County 36 2016[11]
Swalwell[N 73] Kneehill County 95 2016[11]
Tangent Birch Hills County 39 1991[13]
Tawatinaw Westlock County 5 2016[11]
Teepee Creek Grande Prairie No. 1, County of 25 1981[21]
Tees Lacombe County 73 2016[11]
Telfordville Leduc County 20 2016[11]
Therien Bonnyville No. 87, MD of 71 2014[17]
Thorhild[N 74] Thorhild County 531 2016[11]
Thunder Lake Barrhead No. 11, County of 34 1991[13]
Tilley[N 75] Newell, County of 335 2020[20]
Tillicum Beach Camrose County 179 2016[11]
Tomahawk Parkland County 62 2016[11]
Torrington[N 76] Kneehill County 170 2016[11]
Travers Vulcan County 0 2007[12]
Tulliby Lake Vermilion River, County of 22 2015[61]
Turin Lethbridge County 119 2016[11]
Twin Butte Pincher Creek No. 9, MD of 10 2016[11]
Valhalla Centre Grande Prairie No. 1, County of 15 2016[11]
Veinerville Cypress County 83 2016[11]
Venice Lac La Biche County 22 2016[16]
Village at Pigeon Lake Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of 77 2006[12]
Villeneuve Sturgeon County 153 2016[11]
Vimy Westlock County 198 2016[11]
Violet Grove Brazeau County 141 2005[22]
Wabamun Parkland County 682 2016[18]
Wabasca[N 77] Opportunity No. 17, MD of 1,585[N 78] 2016[11][18]
Wagner Lesser Slave River No. 124, MD of 171[N 79] 1991[13]
Walsh[N 80] Cypress County 60 2016[11]
Wandering River Athabasca County 63 1991[13]
Wanham[N 81] Birch Hills County 124 2016[11]
Wardlow Special Area No. 2 28 1991[13]
Warspite[N 82] Smoky Lake County 76 2016[11]
Waterton Park I.D. No. 4 (Waterton) 105 2016[11]
Watino Birch Hills County 22 1991[13]
Wedgewood Grande Prairie No. 1, County of 753 2016[11]
Welling Cardston County 30 2008[12]
Welling Station Cardston County 18 2008[12]
Westerose Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of 63 1991[13]
Whitelaw Fairview No. 136, MD of 125 2016[11]
Whitford Lamont County 6 1981[21]
Widewater Lesser Slave River No. 124, MD of 348 2016[11]
Wildwood[N 83] Yellowhead County 273 2016[11]
Willingdon Two Hills No. 21, County of 319 2016[18]
Wimborne Kneehill County 20 2016[11]
Winfield Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of 238 2016[11]
Withrow Clearwater County 50 1991[13]
Woking Saddle Hills County 102 2016[11]
Woodhouse Willow Creek No. 26, MD of 15 1991[13]
Woolford Cardston County 13 1986[32]
Worsley Clear Hills County 28 2008[12]
Wostok Lamont County 15 1991[13]
Wrentham Warner No. 5, County of 58 1991[13]
Zama City Mackenzie County 74 2016[11]

Notes:

  1. ^ Bellis dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
  2. ^ Blackie dissolved from village status on August 31, 1997.
  3. ^ Burdett dissolved from village status on January 1, 2003.
  4. ^ Cadogan dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
  5. ^ Calling Lake's population includes the designated places of Calling Lake (299) and Centre Calling Lake (149).[11]
  6. ^ Referred to as Campsie Cove by Statistics Canada in the 1991 census.[13]
  7. ^ Cayley dissolved from village status on June 1, 1996.
  8. ^ Chinook dissolved from village status on April 1, 1977.
  9. ^ Clairmont dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
  10. ^ Cluny dissolved from village status on September 15, 1995.
  11. ^ Cochrane Lake is also known as Cochrane Lake Subdivision.
  12. ^ Colinton's population includes the designated places of Colinton (201) and McNabb's (48), as defined by Statistics Canada,[11] which are both included within the hamlet boundary, as defined by Athabasca County.[26][27]
  13. ^ Compeer dissolved from village status on December 31, 1936.
  14. ^ Craigmyle dissolved from village status on January 1, 1972.
  15. ^ Cynthia dissolved from town status on May 1, 1959.
  16. ^ Dead Man's Flats is also known as Pigeon Mountain.
  17. ^ Derwent dissolved from village status on September 1, 2010.[30]
  18. ^ Diamond City dissolved from village status on June 30, 1937.
  19. ^ Dunmore dissolved from village status on February 4, 1919.
  20. ^ Eaglesham dissolved from village status on December 31, 1996.
  21. ^ Enchant dissolved from village status on January 30, 1945.
  22. ^ Entwistle dissolved from village status on December 31, 2000.
  23. ^ Erskine dissolved from village status on May 20, 1946.
  24. ^ Evansburg dissolved from village status on June 30, 1998.
  25. ^ Ferintosh dissolved from village status on January 1, 2020.
  26. ^ For Assiniboine dissolved from village status on December 31, 1991.
  27. ^ Fort McKay's population does not include portion of community on Indian reserve.
  28. ^ Fort McMurray is one of two hamlets designated an urban service area.
  29. ^ Fort McMurray's population excludes 3,559 non-permanent residents.[15]
  30. ^ Fort Vermilion's population of 763 is slightly understated as it only represents the Ward 7 portion of the hamlet. A small western portion of the hamlet is located with Ward 6.[34]
  31. ^ Galahad dissolved from village status on January 1, 2016.[36]
  32. ^ Gleichen dissolved from town status on March 31, 1998.
  33. ^ Goose Lake is also known as Lone Pine.
  34. ^ Grande Cache dissolved from town status on January 1, 2019.[40]
  35. ^ Grassy Lake dissolved from village status on July 1, 1996.
  36. ^ Grouard, also known as Grouard Mission, dissolved from village status on January 18, 1944.
  37. ^ Hairy Hill dissolved from village status on December 31, 1996.
  38. ^ Hairy Hill's population is from the 2001 federal census (Statistics Canada did not publish its population in the 2006, 2011 or 2016 federal censuses).
  39. ^ Half Moon Lake is also known as Half Moon Estates.
  40. ^ Irvine dissolved from town status on December 31, 1996.
  41. ^ Islay dissolved from village status on March 2, 1944.
  42. ^ Janvier South is also known as Janvier and Chard.
  43. ^ Jenner dissolved from village status on June 22, 1943.
  44. ^ Kinuso dissolved from village status on September 1, 2009.
  45. ^ La Crete's population of 3,376 is understated as it only represents the Ward 3 portion of the hamlet, which is generally west of 99 Street.[44]
  46. ^ Lac La Biche dissolved from town status on August 1, 2007 as a result of its amalgamation with Lakeland County to form Lac La Biche County.[45]
  47. ^ Langdon dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
  48. ^ Lavoy dissolved from village status on April 30, 1999.
  49. ^ Lodgepole dissolved from new town status on March 1, 1970.
  50. ^ Referred to as Lottie Lake Development by Statistics Canada in the 1991 census.[13]
  51. ^ Statistics Canada cautioned that Metiskow's population from the 1991 census may be an estimate.[13]
  52. ^ Minburn dissolved from village status on July 1, 2015.[51]
  53. ^ Mirror dissolved from village status on January 1, 2004.
  54. ^ Monarch dissolved from village status on December 31, 1938.
  55. ^ Monitor dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
  56. ^ Mountain View dissolved from village status on September 9, 1915.
  57. ^ Mulhurst Bay is also known as Mulhurst.
  58. ^ Mulhurst Bay's population includes the designated places of Mulhurst part A (334) and Mulhurst part B (0).[11]
  59. ^ New Norway dissolved from village status on November 1, 2012.[53]
  60. ^ New Sarepta dissolved from village status on September 1, 2010.[54]
  61. ^ Ohaton dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
  62. ^ Plamondon dissolved from village status on May 1, 2002.
  63. ^ Radway dissolved from village status on December 31, 1996.
  64. ^ Ranfurly dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
  65. ^ Richdale dissolved from village status on June 2, 1931.
  66. ^ Rosebud dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
  67. ^ Rumsey dissolved from village status on January 1, 1995.
  68. ^ Sandy Lake is also known as Pelican Mountain.
  69. ^ Sangudo dissolved from village status on September 16, 2007.
  70. ^ Sherwood Park is one of two hamlets designated an urban service area.
  71. ^ Strome dissolved from village status on January 1, 2016.[58]
  72. ^ Suffield dissolved from village status on January 1, 1930.
  73. ^ Swalwell dissolved from village status on December 31, 1945.
  74. ^ Thorhild dissolved from village status on March 18, 2009.
  75. ^ Tilley dissolved from village status on August 31, 2013.[60]
  76. ^ Torrington dissolved from village status on January 1, 1998.
  77. ^ Wabasca was formerly named Wabasca-Desmarais.
  78. ^ Wabasca's population includes the designated places of Desmarais (74) and Wabasca (1,406)[11] and the Desmarais Indian settlement (105),[18] all of which are located within the hamlet boundary.[26][62]
  79. ^ Statistics Canada cautioned that Wagner's population from the 1991 census may be an estimate.[13]
  80. ^ Walsh dissolved from village status on April 30, 1925.
  81. ^ Wanham dissolved from village status on December 31, 1999.
  82. ^ Warspite dissolved from village status on June 1, 2000.
  83. ^ Wildwood dissolved from village status on December 31, 1990.

Former hamlets[]

Numerous communities in Alberta have been previously recognized as hamlets by the Province of Alberta. The following are those hamlets that have been absorbed by urban municipalities through annexation or amalgamation.

Name Former municipality Subsequent municipality Remarks
Bankview BadlandsMD of Badlands No. 7 Drumheller Annexed in 1964[63]
Cambria BadlandsMD of Badlands No. 7 Drumheller Absorbed as a result of amalgamation January 1, 1998[63][64]
College Heights Lacombe County Lacombe Annexed January 1, 2000[65][66]
East Coulee BadlandsMD of Badlands No. 7 Drumheller Absorbed as a result of amalgamation January 1, 1998[63][64]
Glenwood Yellowhead County Edson Annexed January 1, 1984[67][68]
Grande Prairie Trail Yellowhead County Edson Annexed January 1, 1984[67][68]
Grantville Kneehill County Three Hills Annexed January 1, 1983[69][70]
Hardieville LethbridgeLethbridge County Lethbridge Annexed January 1, 1978[71]
Hillcrest[72][73] Improvement District No. 5 CrowsnestMunicipality of Crowsnest Pass Absorbed via amalgamation January 1, 1979[74]
Lehigh BadlandsMD of Badlands No. 7 Drumheller Absorbed as a result of amalgamation January 1, 1998[63][64]
Midlandvale BadlandsMD of Badlands No. 7 Drumheller Annexed in 1972[63]
Midnapore FoothillsMD of Foothills No. 31 Calgary Annexed in 1961[75]
Nacmine BadlandsMD of Badlands No. 7 Drumheller Absorbed as a result of amalgamation January 1, 1998[63][64]
Newcastle BadlandsMD of Badlands No. 7 Drumheller Annexed in 1967[63]
North Drumheller BadlandsMD of Badlands No. 7 Drumheller Annexed in 1967[63]
Rosedale BadlandsMD of Badlands No. 7 Drumheller Absorbed as a result of amalgamation January 1, 1998[63][64]
Ruarkville Kneehill County Three Hills Annexed December 31, 1984[76][77]
Shepard Rocky View County Calgary Annexed July 31, 2007[78][79]
Wayne BadlandsMD of Badlands No. 7 Drumheller Absorbed as a result of amalgamation January 1, 1998[63][64]
Western Monarch (Atlas)[80] Wheatland County BadlandsMD of Badlands No. 7[80][81] Now within the Town of Drumheller following the amalgamation of the City
of Drumheller and the MD of Badlands No. 7 on January 1, 1998[82]

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