Special Area No. 3

Special Area No. 3 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 No. 3
Special area
Oyen Cereal Youngstown Chinook New Brigden Sibbald Sedalia Excel Benton Lanfine Esther
Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Planning region	Red Deer
Incorporated	April 7, 1959[1]
Government
• Governing body	Special Areas Board
• Municipal office	Hanna
• District office	Oyen
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	6,469.33 km2 (2,497.82 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	1,142
• Density	0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Postal Code Prefix	T0J
Area code	+1-403
Website	Special Areas Board

The Blood Indian Creek Reservoir is located within Special Area 3.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Special Area No. 3.[3] Cities none Towns Oyen Villages Youngstown Summer villages none The following hamlets are located within Special Area No. 3.[3] Hamlets Benton Cereal Chinook Esther Excel Lanfine New Brigden Sedalia Sibbald

The following localities are located within Special Area No. 3.[4] Localities Anatole Big Stone Cabin Lake Calthorpe Cappon Dobson Gold Spur Helmsdale Naco Sunnydale Wastina

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Special Area No. 3 had a population of 1,142 living in 439 of its 527 total private dwellings, a change of -1% from its 2016 population of 1,153. With a land area of 6,469.33 km² (2,497.82 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. 3 had a population of 1,042 living in 387 of its 457 total private dwellings, a change of -7.1% from its 2011 population of 1,122. With a land area of 6,625.58 km² (2,558.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

See also

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