Special Area No. 4
special area in Alberta, Canada
Special Area No. 4 is a special area in central 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 4 has one provincial park, Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park. Lakes include Grassy Island Lake and Sounding Lake.
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Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Special Area No. 4 had a population of 1,236 living in 421 of its 489 total private dwellings, a change of −0.1% from its 2016 population of 1,237. With a land area of 4,299.8 km2 (1,660.2 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.7/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Special Area No. 4 had a population of 1,237 living in 429 of its 471 total private dwellings, a change of −8.5% from its 2011 population of 1,352.
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