Special Area No. 2 is a special area in southern

Southern Alberta

Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat...

 Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is a rural municipality similar to a municipal district, however, the elected council is overseen by three representatives appointed by the province, the Special Areas Board.

Special Area 2 has two provincial parks, Little Fish Lake Provincial Park

Little Fish Lake Provincial Park

Little Fish Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located east from Drumheller, on the shore of Little Fish Lake.The park is situated at an elevation of and has a surface of...

, and the portion of Dinosaur Provincial Park

Dinosaur Provincial Park

Dinosaur Provincial Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located about two and a half hours drive southeast of Calgary, Alberta, Canada or , about a half hour drive, northeast of Brooks....

 north of the Red Deer River

Red Deer River

The Red Deer River is a river in Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River.Red Deer River has a total length of and a drainage area of...

. Lakes include Little Fish Lake

Little Fish Lake (Alberta)

Little Fish Lake is a lake in Alberta. It is located 43 km east from Drumheller in Little Fish Lake Provincial Park....

, Dowling Lake, and the south portion of Sullivan Lake.

Demographics

In 2006

Canada 2006 Census

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, Special Area No. 2 had a population of 2,074 living in 775 dwellings

House

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, a 11.0% decrease from 2001. It had a land area of 9342.59 km² (3,607.2 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 0.2/km² (0.6/sq mi).

Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada

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 reported a population of 2,331 in 2001

Canada 2001 Census

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.

Communities

Towns

• Hanna
  Hanna, Alberta
  Hanna is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada.The town's main industries are agriculture, oil production, tourism, and coal mining. It is the centre of a large trading area called Short Grass County and is the home of approximately 200 businesses...
  
  

Villages

• Empress
  Empress, Alberta
  - See also :*List of communities in Alberta*List of villages in Alberta*Monarchy in Alberta- References :...
  
  

Hamlets

• Bindloss
  Bindloss, Alberta
  Bindloss is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2. It is located approximately west of Highway 41 and north of Medicine Hat.- References :...
  
  
• Cessford
  Cessford, Alberta
  Cessford is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2. It is located approximately east of Highway 36 and northeast of Brooks.- References :...
  
  
• Dorothy
  Dorothy, Alberta
  Dorothy is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2. It is located approximately east Highway 56 and northwest of Brooks.- References :...
  
  
• Iddesleigh
  Iddesleigh, Alberta
  Iddesleigh is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2. It is located approximately northeast of Highway 1 and northeast of Brooks.- References :...
  
  
• Jenner
  Jenner, Alberta
  Jenner is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2. It is located approximately northeast of Highway 1 and northeast of Brooks.- References :...
  
  
• Richdale
  Richdale, Alberta
  Richdale is a hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2. It is located on Highway 9 approximately east of the Town of Hanna, west of the Village of Youngstown and north of the City of Brooks.- References :...
  
  
• Scotfield
  Scotfield, Alberta
  Scotfield is an unincorporated community in east-central Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2. It is located on Highway 9 between the Town of Hanna and the Village of Youngstown....
  
  
• Sunnynook
  Sunnynook, Alberta
  Sunnynook is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2. It is located approximately east of Highway 36 and northeast of Brooks.- References :...
  
  
• Wardlow
  Wardlow, Alberta
  Wardlow is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2. It is located approximately east of Highway 36 and northeast of Brooks.- References :...
  
  

Other unincorporated communities

• Atlee
  Atlee, Alberta
  Atlee is a locality in Special Area No. 2, Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Highway 555 on Range Road 75, approximately north of the City of Medicine Hat. It has an elevation is .- References :...
  
  
• Buffalo
  Buffalo, Alberta
  Buffalo is a ghost town in Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 555, between Empress and Duchess, south of the Red Deer River, at an elevation of ....
  
  
• Finnegan
  Finnegan, Alberta
  Finnegan is an unincorporated community in southern Alberta in Special Area No. 2, located west of Highway 36, northwest of Brooks....
  
  
• Pollockville
  Pollockville, Alberta
  Pollockville is an unincorporated community in southern Alberta in Special Area No. 2, located east of Highway 36, northeast of Brooks....
  
  
• Sheerness
  Sheerness, Alberta
  Sheerness is an unincorporated community in southern Alberta within Special Area No. 2, located east of Highway 36, north of Brooks....