Special Area No. 4 is a special area in central

Central Alberta

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 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 4 has one provincial park, Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park

Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park

Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located north from Consort and south from Czar, immediately east of Buffalo Trail....

. Lakes include Grassy Island Lake and Sounding Lake.

Demographics

In 2006

Canada 2006 Census

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, Special Area No. 4 had a population of 1,389 living in 493 dwellings

House

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, a 8.3% decrease from 2001. It had a land area of 4403.23 km² (1,700.1 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 0.3 /km2.

Statistics Canada

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 reported a population of 1,514 in 2001

Canada 2001 Census

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.

Communities

Villages

• Consort
  Consort, Alberta
  Consort is a village in eastern Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 41, approximately southeast of Edmonton, northeast of Calgary, and west of Saskatoon. The Saskatchewan border is approximately to the east....
  
  
• Veteran
  Veteran, Alberta
  Veteran is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 200 km east of the City of Red Deer.Veteran is located on Highway 12, 25 km from Consort to the east, and 26 km from Coronation to the west. It is lies at the cross roads of Township 352 and Range Road...
  
  

Hamlets

• Altario
  Altario, Alberta
  Altario is a hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 4. It is located on Highway 899 just north of Highway 12, approximately east of Kirriemuir and west of Compeer....
  
  
• Compeer
  Compeer, Alberta
  Compeer is a hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 4. It is located on an abandoned track of the Railink Central Western railway, north of Highway 12 and west of the Alberta–Saskatchewan border. It is approximately east of Altario....
  
  
• Kirriemuir
  Kirriemuir, Alberta
  Kirriemuir is hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 4. It is located on Highway 12, approximately west of Altario. It has an elevation of ....
  
  
• Monitor
  Monitor, Alberta
  Monitor is a hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 4. It is located on Highway 41, approximately north of Medicine Hat.- References :...