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. Cities none Towns Hanna Villages Empress Summer villages none
The following hamlets are located within Special Area No. 2. Bindloss Buffalo Carolside Cavendish Cessford Dorothy Iddesleigh Jenner Pollockville Richdale Rose Lynn Scapa Scotfield Sheerness Stanmore Sunnynook Wardlow Watts
The following localities are located within Special Area No. 2.
Alness Atlee Batter Junction Berry Creek Bonar Bullpound Burfield Clivale Comet Dowling Finnegan Galarneauville Garden Plain Halliday Halsbury Howie Hutton
Lawsonburg Lonebutte Lorne Crossing 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 from its 2016 population of 1,905. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
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 from its 2011 population of 2,025. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also List of communities in Alberta List of improvement districts in Alberta List of municipal districts in Alberta List of municipalities in Alberta
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