List of summer villages in Alberta

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Distribution of Alberta's 51 summer villages

A summer village is a type of urban municipality in the Canadian province of Alberta that has a permanent population generally less than 300 permanent inhabitants, as well as seasonal (non-permanent) inhabitants.

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Alberta has a total of 51 summer villages, which had a cumulative population of 5,176 and an average population of 101 in Canada's 2016 Census of Population. [1] Alberta's largest summer village is Sandy Beach with a population of 278, and Castle Island, Kapasiwin, and Point Alison are the smallest, each with a population of 10. [1]

History

A summer village is a type of municipal status used in Alberta, Canada, that was founded in 1913. It was used in resort areas that were mainly active in the summer and where most residents were seasonal. Cottage owners did not want to pay for unnecessary municipal services but wished to have a voice in local government of the resort area. [2]

Changes were made to the provincial laws to allow elections to be held in July and to allow seasonal residents to run for office and vote in the summer village without losing these same rights in their place of permanent residence.

In 1995, provincial legislation was changed to prevent the formation of new summer villages. [2] The 54 summer villages that existed at the time [3] were permitted to continue to operate as before. [2]

List

Name Rural municipality [4] Incorporation date
(summer village) [5] 		Population
(2016) [1] 		Population
(2011) [1] 		Change
(%) [1] 		Land
area
(km2) [1] 		Population
density
(per km2) [1]
Argentia Beach Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of January 1, 19672715+80.0%0.73
Betula Beach Parkland County January 1, 19601610+60.0%0.25
Birch Cove Lac Ste. Anne County December 31, 198845450.0%0.3
Birchcliff Lacombe County January 1, 1972117112+4.5%1.03
Bondiss Athabasca County January 1, 1983110106+3.8%1.23
Bonnyville Beach Bonnyville No. 87, M.D. of January 1, 19588495−11.6%0.17
Burnstick Lake Clearwater County December 31, 199115 [6] 16−6.2%0.18
Castle Island Lac Ste. Anne County January 1, 19551019−47.4%0.05
Crystal Springs Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of January 1, 19575190−43.3%0.57
Ghost Lake Bighorn No. 8, M.D. of December 31, 19538281+1.2%0.67
Golden Days Leduc County January 1, 1965160141+13.5%2.28
Grandview Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of January 1, 1967114108+5.6%0.79
Gull Lake Lacombe County September 1, 1993176122+44.3%0.7
Half Moon Bay Lacombe County January 1, 19784238+10.5%0.11
Horseshoe Bay St. Paul No. 19, County of January 1, 198549 [a] 37+32.4%1.14
Island Lake Athabasca County January 1, 1958228243−6.2%1.85
Island Lake South Athabasca County January 1, 19836172−15.3%0.67
Itaska Beach Leduc County June 30, 19532320+15.0%0.29
Jarvis Bay Red Deer County January 1, 1986213203+4.9%0.53
Kapasiwin Parkland County September 1, 199310100.0%0.3
Lakeview Parkland County October 25, 19133026+15.4%0.35
Larkspur Westlock County January 1, 19854438+15.8%0.26
Ma-Me-O Beach Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of December 31, 1948110113−2.7%0.52
Mewatha Beach Athabasca County January 1, 19789079+13.9%0.8
Nakamun Park Lac Ste. Anne County January 1, 19669636+166.7%0.45
Norglenwold Red Deer County January 1, 1965273232+17.7%0.62
Norris Beach Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of December 31, 19883846−17.4%0.2
Parkland Beach Ponoka County January 1, 1984153124+23.4%0.95
Pelican Narrows Bonnyville No. 87, M.D. of July 1, 1979151162−6.8%0.72
Point Alison Parkland County December 31, 19501015−33.3%0.16
Poplar Bay Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of January 1, 196710380+28.8%0.67
Rochon Sands Stettler No. 6, County of May 17, 19298665+32.3%2.16
Ross Haven Lac Ste. Anne County January 1, 1962160137+16.8%0.71
Sandy Beach Lac Ste. Anne County January 1, 1956278223+24.7%2.4
Seba Beach Parkland County August 20, 1920169143+18.2%0.86
Silver Beach Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of December 31, 19536552+25.0%0.64
Silver Sands Lac Ste. Anne County January 1, 196916085+88.2%2.41
South Baptiste Athabasca County January 1, 19836652+26.9%0.93
South View Lac Ste. Anne County January 1, 19706735+91.4%0.41
Sunbreaker Cove Lacombe County December 31, 19908169+17.4%0.5
Sundance Beach Leduc County January 1, 19707382−11.0%0.44
Sunrise Beach Lac Ste. Anne County December 31, 1988135149−9.4%1.66
Sunset Beach Athabasca County May 1, 19774944+11.4%0.74
Sunset Point Lac Ste. Anne County January 1, 1959169221−23.5%1.15
Val Quentin Lac Ste. Anne County January 1, 1966252157+60.5%0.31
Waiparous Bighorn No. 8, M.D. of January 1, 19864942+16.7%0.41
West Baptiste Athabasca County January 1, 19833852−26.9%0.65
West Cove Lac Ste. Anne County January 1, 1963149121+23.1%1.33
Whispering Hills Athabasca County January 1, 1983142108+31.5%1.68
White Sands Stettler No. 6, County of January 1, 198012091+31.9%1.58
Yellowstone Lac Ste. Anne County January 1, 1965137124+10.5%0.28
Total summer villages——5,1764,586+12.9%40.79

Former summer villages

Four other communities in Alberta have previously held summer village status – Alberta Beach, [8] Chestermere Lake (now Chestermere), [9] Edmonton Beach (now Spring Lake), [10] and White Gull. [11]

CommunityIncorporation date
(summer village)		Status change
date		Subsequent
status
Alberta Beach August 23, 1920January 1, 1999Village
Chestermere Lake April 1, 1977March 1, 1993Town
Edmonton Beach January 1, 1959January 1, 1999Village
White Gull January 1, 1983January 1, 2003Unincorporated

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The Summer Village of Horseshoe Bay conducted a municipal census in 2017 that counted a population of 73. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "The History of Summer Villages". Association of Summer Villages of Alberta. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
  3. ↑ "1995 Official Population" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Communities Within Specialized and Rural Municipalities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. April 9, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Municipal Profiles: Summary Reports (summer Villages)" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. October 6, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ 2017 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN   978-1-4601-3652-2 . Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Location and History Profile: Alberta Beach". Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 3, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Location and History Profile: Town of Chestermere". Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 3, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Location and History Profile: Village of Spring Lake". Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 3, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Order in Council (O.C.) 461/2002". Government of Alberta. October 8, 2002. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
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