List of settlements in Alberta

A settlement in Alberta is a subdivided area of land that was surveyed prior to the establishment of the Third System of Survey under the Dominion Land Survey.[1] Settlements do not necessarily fit within the Alberta Township Survey grid system.[1]

List of settlements

Alberta has 47 unique settlements according to Alberta Boundary Data.[2] Most settlements are in rural areas while some are located within or adjacent to urban areas.

Settlement  Specialized or
Rural Municipality 		 Urban
Municipality 		 First Nation or
Métis Settlement 		 Remarks 
Athabasca Landing SettlementAthabasca CountyAthabasca  
Atikamisis Lake SettlementBig Lakes County and
Northern Sunrise County		 Utikoomak Lake 155
and Gift Lake Metis Settlement		 
Big Prairie SettlementBig Lakes County Pakashan 150D 
Boyer SettlementMackenzie County   
Chipewyan SettlementWood Buffalo, R.M. of Dog Head 218 
Cline SettlementClearwater County   
Dunvegan SettlementFairview No. 136, M.D. of
and Birch Hills County		   
Fitzgerald (Smith Landing) SettlementWood Buffalo, R.M. of Thebathi 196 
Flyingshot Lake SettlementGrande Prairie No. 1, County ofGrande Prairie  
Footner SettlementMackenzie County   
Fort Saskatchewan SettlementSturgeon CountyFort Saskatchewan Includes all or a portion of the Hamlet of Lamoureux
Fort Vermilion SettlementMackenzie County Fort Vermilion 173BIncludes all or a portion of the Hamlet of Fort Vermilion
Grande Cache Lake SettlementGreenview No. 16, M.D. of   
Grande Cache Settlement Grande Cache  
Heart River and Salt Prairie SettlementBig Lakes County Halcro 150C 
Janvier South SettlementWood Buffalo, R.M. of  Includes all or a portion of the Hamlet of Janvier South
Joachim SettlementGreenview No. 16, M.D. of   
Lac La Biche SettlementLac La Biche County  Includes all or a portion of the Hamlet of Lac La Biche
Lac Ste. Anne SettlementLac Ste. Anne CountyAlberta Beach and
Sunset Point		  
Lesser Slave Lake SettlementBig Lakes County Freeman 150BIncludes all or a portion of the Hamlet of Grouard
Little Buffalo Lake SettlementNorthern Sunrise County  Includes all or a portion of the Hamlet of Little Buffalo
Lobstick SettlementSmoky Lake County   
Mariana SettlementWood Buffalo, R.M. of   
McKay SettlementWood Buffalo, R.M. of  Includes all or a portion of the Hamlet of Fort McKay
McMurray Settlement   Includes a portion of the Urban Service Area of Fort McMurray
Morleyville SettlementBighorn No. 8, M.D. ofGhost Lake  
Muskeeg-Seepee SettlementGreenview No. 16, M.D. of   
North Vermilion SettlementMackenzie County   
North Zama SettlementMackenzie County  Includes all or a portion of the Hamlet of Zama City
Otauwau SettlementLesser Slave River No. 124, M.D. of   
Peace River Landing SettlementNorthern Sunrise CountyPeace River  
Pelican SettlementOpportunity No. 17, M.D. of   
Red Earth SettlementOpportunity No. 17, M.D. of  Includes all or a portion of the Hamlet of Red Earth Creek
Sandy Lake SettlementOpportunity No. 17, M.D. of  Includes all or a portion of the Hamlet of Sandy Lake
Shaftesbury SettlementPeace No. 135, M.D. ofPeace River  
Spirit River SettlementSpirit River No. 133, M.D. of   
St. Albert SettlementSturgeon County and
Parkland County		St. Albert  
St. Bruno FarmWood Buffalo, R.M. of
and I.D. No. 24		   
Steen River SettlementMackenzie County   
Susa Creek SettlementGreenview No. 16, M.D. of   
Tugate SettlementMackenzie County   
Victor Lake Settlement Grande Cache  
Victoria SettlementSmoky Lake County   
Wabiskaw SettlementOpportunity No. 17, M.D. of  Includes all or a portion of the Hamlet of Wabasca
Wanyandie Flats East SettlementGreenview No. 16, M.D. of   
Wanyandie Flats West SettlementGreenview No. 16, M.D. of   
Ya-Ha-Tinda RanchClearwater County   

See also

References
  1. AltaLIS (2006-11-02). "Specifications of Settlements" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  2. Alberta Boundary Data Archived 2009-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
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