List of designated places in Alberta

A designated place (DPL) is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data.^[1] It is usually a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada urban areas (areas with a population of at least 1,000 and no fewer than 400 persons per square kilometre).^[2] Designated places are created by provinces and territories, in cooperation with Statistics Canada, to provide data for submunicipal areas.^[2]

Alberta Finance and Enterprise is Statistics Canada’s provincial focal point for the identification of Alberta’s designated places.

As of the 2006 Census of Canada, Alberta had 262 designated places with a cumulative population of 46,800 and an average population of 179.^[3] These cumulative and average population figures factor in population counts for designated places that were subsequently amended after the original 2006 census data was released.^[4] Alberta’s largest designated place is Wabasca with a population of 1,156.^[3]

List of designated places

Designated Place [3]	Administrating Municipality  [5]	Population (2006) [3][4]	Population (2001) [3]	Remarks
Acadia Valley	Acadia No. 34, M.D. of	140	122
Alder Flats	Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of	148	133
Antler Lake	Strathcona County	431	154
Anzac	Wood Buffalo, R.M. of	601	460
Ardenode	Wheatland County	0	0
Ardmore	Bonnyville No. 87, M.D. of	314	272
Armena	Camrose County	50	35
Artists View Park West	Rocky View County	70	86
Ashmont	St. Paul No. 19, County of	149	160
Atmore	Athabasca County	20	37
Balmoral NW	Red Deer County	25	71
Balmoral SE	Red Deer County	70	147
Beaver Lake	Lac La Biche County	265	380
Beaver Mines	Pincher Creek No. 9, M.D. of	71	65
Benalto	Red Deer County	133	102
Benchlands	Bighorn No. 8, M.D. of	49	47
Bezanson	Grande Prairie No. 1, County of	137	81
Birch Hill Park	Parkland County	118	126
Bircham	Kneehill County	10	10
Blackfoot	Vermilion River, County of	159	195
Blackie	Foothills No. 31, M.D. of	342	372
Blue Ridge	Woodlands County	208	230
Bluesky	Fairview No. 136, M.D. of	258	189
Bluffton	Ponoka County	146	127
Bone Town	Lac La Biche County	67	65
Bragg Creek	Rocky View County	550	678
Braim	Camrose County	83	67
Bristol Oakes	Sturgeon County	260	283
Brownvale	Peace No. 135, M.D. of	109	106
Brule	Yellowhead County	165	162
Buck Lake	Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of	129	79
Buffalo Lake	Smoky Lake County	248	722	Also known as Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement
Busby	Westlock County	90	83
Byemoor	Stettler No. 6, County of	50	40
Cadogan	Provost No. 52, M.D. of	132	132
Cadomin	Yellowhead County	56	64
Cadotte Lake	Northern Sunrise County	0	19
Calahoo	Sturgeon County	197	131
Calling Lake	Opportunity No. 17, M.D. of	182	270	One of two parts of Calling Lake
Canyon Creek	Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.D. of	228	251
Canyon Heights	Red Deer County	87	78
Carbondale	Sturgeon County	60	66
Carseland	Wheatland County	588	662
Cayley	Foothills No. 31, M.D. of	325	348
Central Park	Red Deer County	85	73
Centre Calling Lake	Opportunity No. 17, M.D. of	151	189	One of two parts of Calling Lake
Chancellor	Wheatland County	5	10
Cheadle	Wheatland County	69	68
Chin	Lethbridge, County of	45	35
Chipewyan Lake	Opportunity No. 17, M.D. of	83	72
Chisholm	Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.D. of	20	20
Clandonald	Vermilion River, County of	124	110
Clearwater Estates	Parkland County	71	86
Cluny	Wheatland County	60	105
Cochrane Lake Subdivision	Rocky View County	182	157	Also known as Cochrane Lake
Colinton	Athabasca County	187	195
Collingwood Cove	Strathcona County	345	306
Conklin	Wood Buffalo, R.M. of	199	166
Crystal Meadows	Parkland County	127	141
Dapp	Westlock County	26	27
Dawn Valley	Parkland County	194	182
DeBolt	Greenview No. 16, M.D. of	128	124	Mistakenly spelled Debolt by Statistics Canada
Desmarais	Opportunity No. 17, M.D. of	82	108	Does not include Wabasca of Wabasca-Desmarais
Devonshire Meadows	Parkland County	159	152
Diamond City	Lethbridge, County of	162	177
Dickson	Red Deer County	77	71
Dixonville	Northern Lights, County of	121	97
Donatville	Athabasca County	5	10
Duhamel	Camrose County	35	38
Dunmore	Cypress County	534	548
Eaglesham	Birch Hills County	112	147
East Coulee	Drumheller	177	156
East Prairie	Big Lakes, M.D. of	352	420	Also known as East Prairie Métis Settlement
Eastview Acres	Lethbridge, County of	43	55
Eldoes Trailer Park	Grande Prairie No. 1, County of	179	158
Elizabeth	Bonnyville No. 87, M.D. of	663	596	Also known as Elizabeth Métis Settlement
Elkwater	Cypress County	107	50
Ellscott	Athabasca County	5	10
Endiang	Stettler No. 6, County of	35	35
Enilda	Big Lakes, M.D. of	160	154
Erin Estates	Parkland County	82	65
Erskine	Stettler No. 6, County of	325	352
Evansburg	Yellowhead County	879	765
Exshaw	Bighorn No. 8, M.D. of	446	231
Faust	Big Lakes, M.D. of	317	365
Fawcett	Westlock County	79	102
Ferrier	Clearwater County	380	341	Also known as Ferrier Acres Trailer Court
Fishing Lake	Bonnyville No. 87, M.D. of	484	478	Also known as Fishing Lake Métis Settlement
Flatbush	Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.D. of	30	30
Fleming Park	Parkland County	121	125
Flyingshot Lake	Grande Prairie No. 1, County of	253	192
Fort Chipewyan	Wood Buffalo, R.M. of	756	902
Fort Kent	Bonnyville No. 87, M.D. of	200	163
Fort Vermilion	Mackenzie County	714	818
Frank	Crowsnest Pass	127	131
Gainford	Parkland County	132	98
Garden Grove Estates	Parkland County	262	270
Gift Lake part A	Big Lakes, M.D. of	820	809	•One of two parts of Gift Lake •Also known as Gift Lake Métis Settlement
Gift Lake part B	Northern Sunrise County	0	0	•One of two parts of Gift Lake •Also known as Gift Lake Métis Settlement
Gleichen	Wheatland County	348	408
Glory Hills	Sturgeon County	212	191
Grandmuir Estates	Parkland County	71	72
Grassland	Athabasca County	73	101
Grassy Lake	Taber, M.D. of	443	337
Green Acre Estates	Parkland County	140	152
Gregoire Lake Estates	Wood Buffalo, R.M. of	192	182
Grouard Mission	Big Lakes, M.D. of	322	436	Also known as Grouard
Gunn	Lac Ste. Anne County	93	101
Gwynne	Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of	97	130
Half Moon Estates	Strathcona County	242	288	Also known as Half Moon Lake
Harvie Heights	Bighorn No. 8, M.D. of	207	172
Haynes	Lacombe County	25	25
Hayter	Provost No. 52, M.D. of	133	121
Herder	Red Deer County	59	55
Heritage Woods	Rocky View County	108	107
Hesketh	Kneehill County	15	15
Hewitt Estates	Sturgeon County	142	215
High Point Estates	Rocky View County	98	104
Hilda	Cypress County	45	55
Hillcrest Mines	Crowsnest Pass	564	419	Also known as Hillcrest
Hobbema	Ponoka County	61	35
Hu Haven	Sturgeon County	118	129
Hubbles Lake	Parkland County	203	215
Huxley	Kneehill County	89	80
Iron Springs	Lethbridge, County of	72	71
Islay	Vermilion River, County of	189	182
Janvier South	Wood Buffalo, R.M. of	169	159
Jarvie	Westlock County	114	112
Joffre	Lacombe County	166	176
Johnson's Addition	Taber, M.D. of	35	50
Josephburg	Strathcona County	154	146
Joussard	Big Lakes, M.D. of	234	219
Kelsey	Camrose County	10	10
Kikino part A	Smoky Lake County	393	922	•One of two parts of Kikino •Also known as Kikino Métis Settlement
Kikino part B	Lac La Biche County	5	5	•One of two parts of Kikino •Also known as Kikino Métis Settlement
Kingman	Camrose County	87	80
Kountry Meadow Estates	Red Deer County	252	313	Also known as Kountry Meadows and mistakenly spelled Kounty Meadow Estates by Statistics Canada
La Crete	Mackenzie County	711	176	La Crete's designated place boundary only covers a portion of the Hamlet of La Crete
La Glace	Grande Prairie No. 1, County of	205	213
Lac des Arcs	Bighorn No. 8, M.D. of	140	96
Langdon	Rocky View County	215	86	Langdon's designated place boundary only covers a portion of the Hamlet of Langdon
Les Trailer Park	Red Deer County	154	187
Leslieville	Clearwater County	232	206
Linn Valley	Red Deer County	226	240
Lodgepole	Brazeau County	156	165
Long Lake	Thorhild No. 7, County of	101	65
Lousana	Red Deer County	50	55
Lower Manor Estates	Sturgeon County	85	100
Lowland Heights	Pincher Creek No. 9, M.D. of	45	46
Lundbreck	Pincher Creek No. 9, M.D. of	280	263
Lyalta	Wheatland County	22	21
MacKay	Yellowhead County	30	15	Mistakenly spelled Mackay by Statistics Canada
Mallaig	St. Paul No. 19, County of	234	162
Markerville	Red Deer County	50	50
Marlboro	Yellowhead County	156	160
Martins Trailer Court	Clearwater County	118	105
McDermott	Lethbridge, County of	51	71
McNabb's	Athabasca County	65	64
Meanook	Athabasca County	15	20
Meeting Creek	Camrose County	23	42
Meso West	Parkland County	338	282
Mirror	Lacombe County	481	492
Monarch	Lethbridge, County of	185	195
Moon River Estates	Willow Creek No. 26, M.D. of	125	143
Morningside	Lacombe County	107	97
Mountain View	Cardston County	20	80
Mulhurst part A	Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of	324	313	•One of two parts of Mulhurst •Also known as Mulhurst Bay
Mulhurst part B	Argentia Beach	10	5	•One of two parts of Mulhurst •Also known as Mulhurst Bay
Namaka	Wheatland County	64	57
Namao	Sturgeon County	349	389	This designated place is different than the hamlet of the same name. The designated place includes the country residential subdivisions of Namao Ridge and Sturgeon View Estates approximately 5 km north of the Hamlet of Namao.
Nestow	Westlock County	15	10
Nevis	Stettler No. 6, County of	35	30
Newbrook	Thorhild No. 7, County of	116	85
Nightingale	Wheatland County	10	5
Niton Junction	Yellowhead County	119	85
Obed	Yellowhead County	28	27
Ohaton	Camrose County	125	134
Orton	Willow Creek No. 26, M.D. of	116	116
Osborne Acres	Parkland County	120	110
Paddle Prairie	Northern Lights, County of	216	581	Also known as Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement
Panorama Heights	Parkland County	112	122
Patricia	Newell, County of	114	116
Peavine	Big Lakes, M.D. of	822	618	Also known as Peavine Métis Settlement
Peerless Lake	Opportunity No. 17, M.D. of	455	402
Peers	Yellowhead County	113	120
Perryvale	Athabasca County	10	20
Peterburn Estates	Parkland County	108	117
Pibroch	Westlock County	83	75
Pickardville	Westlock County	208	191	Mistakenly spelled Picardville by Statistics Canada
Pigeon Mountain	Bighorn No. 8, M.D. of	72	89	Also known as Dead Man’s Flats
Pincher Station	Pincher Creek No. 9, M.D. of	40	35
Pine Shadows	Yellowhead County	131	183
Plamondon	Lac La Biche County	335	347
Poplar Ridge	Red Deer County	561	680
Prairie Lodge Trailer Court	Minburn No. 27, County of	45	20
Ralston	Cypress County	336	181
Ranfurly	Minburn No. 27, County of	65	60
Red Earth Creek	Opportunity No. 17, M.D. of	267	345
Red Willow	Stettler No. 6, County of	45	40
Redland	Wheatland County	15	20
Reno	Northern Sunrise County	15	20
Riverview Pines Subdivision	Grande Prairie No. 1, County of	103	96
Robb	Yellowhead County	186	183
Rochester	Athabasca County	107	116
Rolling Heights	Newell, County of	136	136
Rolling Hills	Parkland County	246	234
Rolling Meadows	Parkland County	81	80
Rosebud	Wheatland County	109	87
Rosedale	Drumheller	320	327
Rossian	Lac La Biche County	87	140
Round Hill	Camrose County	138	115
Sandy Lake	Opportunity No. 17, M.D. of	93	135
Saprae Creek	Wood Buffalo, R.M. of	664	637
Scandia	Newell, County of	137	114
Schuler	Cypress County	81	89
Seebe	Bighorn No. 8, M.D. of	0	78
Seven Persons	Cypress County	239	245
Shaftesbury Settlement	Peace No. 135, M.D. of	69	115	Mistakenly spelled Shaftsbury Settlement by Statistics Canada in its designated places program
Shaughnessy	Lethbridge, County of	401	390
Shepard	Rocky View County	20	30
Smith	Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.D. of	229	262
South Cooking Lake	Strathcona County	292	178
Springbrook	Red Deer County	956	824
Spruce Lane Acres	Red Deer County	112	101
Spruce View	Red Deer County	174	153
St. Isidore	Northern Sunrise County	211	162
Suffield	Cypress County	224	205
Sundance Power Plant	Parkland County	0	103
Sunnyslope	Kneehill County	23	30
Sunset Acres	Lethbridge, County of	63	80
Sunset View Acres	Parkland County	103	114
Swalwell	Kneehill County	109	104
Swan City Trailer Court	Grande Prairie No. 1, County of	178	154
T & E Trailer Park	Grande Prairie	206	213
Tawatinaw	Westlock County	10	10
Tees	Lacombe County	76	82
Tomahawk	Parkland County	65	61
Torrington	Kneehill County	184	181
Triple-L-Trailer Court	Grande Prairie No. 1, County of	95	233
Trout Lake	Opportunity No. 17, M.D. of	343	315
Turin	Lethbridge, County of	103	123
Twin Butte	Pincher Creek No. 9, M.D. of	10	10
Upper and Lower Viscount Estates	Sturgeon County	222	237
Upper Manor Estates	Sturgeon County	376	396
Valhalla Centre	Grande Prairie No. 1, County of	60	52
Villeneuve	Sturgeon County	91	163
Vimy	Westlock County	187	177
Wabasca	Opportunity No. 17, M.D. of	1,156	1,114	Does not include Desmarais of Wabasca-Desmarais
Walsh	Cypress County	55	70
Waterton Park	I.D. No. 4	160	155
Westbrooke Crescents	Parkland County	253	282
Westlake Estates	Parkland County	242	258
Whitelaw	Fairview No. 136, M.D. of	136	124
Widewater	Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.D. of	160	387
Wildwood	Yellowhead County	277	295
Wimborne	Kneehill County	28	43
Winfield	Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of	249	236
Woking	Saddle Hills County	99	87
Woodbend Crescent	Parkland County	105	100
Woodland Hills	Red Deer County	126	152
Woodland Park	Parkland County	375	310
Zama City	Mackenzie County	225	130

See also

• List of census divisions of Alberta
• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta
• List of urban areas in Alberta

References

1. ^ Statistics Canada. "2006 Census Dictionary, Figure 20: Hierarchy of standard geographic units for dissemination, 2006 Census". http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/dict/figures/figure20-dict-eng.cfm. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Statistics Canada. "2006 Census Dictionary: Designated place (DPL)". http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/dict/geo018-eng.cfm. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} Statistics Canada. "Population and dwelling counts for designated places in Alberta, 2006 and 2001 censuses". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=1302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Statistics Canada. "2006 Census: Corrections and updates". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/corrections/updatepages/cgen001.cfm?lvl=H. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
5. ^ Statistics Canada. "GeoSearch2006". http://geodepot.statcan.ca/GeoSearch2006/GeoSearch2006.jsp?resolution=H&lang=E&otherLang=F. Retrieved 2010-07-23.