Special Area No. 2

Special Area No. 2
Special area
Little Fish Lake Provincial Park
Hanna Empress Dorothy
Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 51°24′N111°42′W / 51.4°N 111.7°W / 51.4; -111.7
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Planning region	Red Deer
Incorporated	April 7, 1959 [1]
Government
• Governing body	Special Areas Board
•  Municipal office	Hanna
• District office	Hanna
Area  (2021) [2]
• Land	9,195.06 km2 (3,550.23 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	1,860
• Density	0.2/km2 (0.52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Forward sortation area	T0J
Area code	403, 587, 825
Website	specialareas.ab.ca

Special Area No. 2 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.

Special Area 2 has two provincial parks, Little Fish Lake Provincial Park, and the portion of Dinosaur Provincial Park north of the Red Deer River. 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. [3] Cities none Towns Hanna Villages Empress Summer villages none

The following hamlets are located within Special Area No. 2. [3] Bindloss Buffalo Carolside Cavendish Cessford Dorothy Iddesleigh Jenner Pollockville [4] Richdale Rose Lynn Scapa Scotfield Sheerness Stanmore Sunnynook Wardlow Watts

The following localities are located within Special Area No. 2. ^[5]

Alness Atlee Batter Junction Berry Creek Bonar Bullpound Burfield Clivale Comet Dowling Finnegan Galarneauville Garden Plain Halliday Halsbury Howie Hutton

Lawsonburg Lonebutte Lorne Crossing [6] Majestic Medicine Hat Junction Millerfield Sharrow Spondin Stoppington Taplow Trefoil West Wingham

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Special Area No. 2 had a population of 1,860 living in 644 of its 783 total private dwellings, a change of -2.4% from its 2016 population of 1,905. With a land area of 9,195.06 km² (3,550.23 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. 2 had a population of 1,905 living in 648 of its 750 total private dwellings, a change of -5.9% from its 2011 population of 2,025. With a land area of 9,347.57 km² (3,609.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.5/sq mi) in 2016. ^[7]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of improvement districts in Alberta
• List of municipal districts in Alberta
• List of municipalities in Alberta

References

1. "Municipal Profile: Special Areas Board" (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 24, 2014. p. 1. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
3. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. March 1, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
4. "2025 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. April 4, 2025. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
5. "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4804004 - Special Area No. 2, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
6. Geo-Administrative Areas (Hamlet, Locality and Townsite Culture Points) (Geodatabase layer) (Map). AltaLIS. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
7. "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