List of Communities in Alberta - Urban Municipalities - Summer Villages

Summer Villages

According to former Section 79 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), a summer village is an area that:

  • has at least 60 parcels of land developed with dwelling buildings; and
  • has a population of less than 300 persons where the majority of the persons who would be electors do not permanently reside in that area.

As a result of Section 79 being repealed, summer villages can no longer be formed in Alberta.

Essentially, summer villages were once formed from urban communities with populations of less than 300 people and significant non-permanent populations. When a summer village's population exceeds 300 people, its council may apply to change its status to that of a village, but the change in incorporated status is not mandatory.

Alberta currently has a total of 51 summer villages, with a combined population totalling 6,152 as of 2009.

Summer villages of Alberta
Name Incorporation date Area (km²,
2011) 		Population (2011) Population (2006)
Argentia Beach 67-01-01 !January 1, 1967 0.69 15 52
Betula Beach 60-01-01 !January 1, 1960 0.18 10 15
Birch Cove 88-12-21 !December 31, 1988 0.29 45 38
Birchcliff 72-01-01 !January 1, 1972 0.98 112 125
Bondiss 83-01-01 !January 1, 1983 1.33 106 131
Bonnyville Beach 58-01-01 !January 1, 1958 0.38 95 97
Burnstick Lake 91-12-31 !December 31, 1991 0.18 16 43
Castle Island 55-01-01 !January 1, 1955 0.05 19 22
Crystal Springs 57-01-01 !January 1, 1957 0.58 90 112
Ghost Lake 53-12-31 !December 31, 1953 0.63 81 78
Golden Days 65-12-31 !January 1, 1965 2.27 141 207
Grandview 67-01-01 !January 1, 1967 0.8 108 127
Gull Lake 13-03-01 !March 1, 1913 0.7 122 204
Half Moon Bay 78-01-01 !January 1, 1978 0.17 38 32
Horseshoe Bay 85-01-01 !January 1, 1985 1.04 37 214
Island Lake 58-01-01 !January 1, 1958 1.45 243 351
Island Lake South 83-01-01 !January 1, 1983 0.63 72 105
Itaska Beach 53-06-30 !June 30, 1953 0.28 20 35
Jarvis Bay 86-01-01 !January 1, 1986 0.55 203 183
Kapasiwin 93-09-01 !September 1, 1993 0.31 10 15
Lakeview 13-10-25 !October 25, 1913 0.33 26 36
Larkspur 85-01-01 !January 1, 1985 0.22 38 56
Ma-Me-O Beach 48-12-31 !December 31, 1948 0.65 113 155
Mewatha Beach 78-01-01 !January 1, 1978 0.78 79 167
Nakamun Park 66-01-01 !January 1, 1966 0.41 36 88
Norglenwold 65-01-01 ! January 1, 1965 0.67 232 270
Norris Beach 88-12-31 !December 31, 1988 0.16 46 40
Parkland Beach 84-01-01 !January 1, 1984 0.93 124 135
Pelican Narrows 79-07-01 !July 1, 1979 0.7 162 141
Point Alison 50-12-31 !December 31, 1950 0.16 15 15
Poplar Bay 67-01-01 !January 1, 1967 0.79 80 84
Rochon Sands 29-05-17 !May 17, 1929 2.32 84 66
Ross Haven 62-01-01 !January 1, 1962 0.7 137 198
Sandy Beach 56-01-01 !January 1, 1956 2.43 223 239
Seba Beach 20-08-02 !August 2, 1920 0.71 143 203
Silver Beach 53-12-31 !December 31, 1953 0.66 52 47
Silver Sands 69-01-01 !January 1, 1969 2.35 85 173
South Baptiste 83-01-01 !January 1, 1983 1.05 52 69
South View 70-01-01 !January 1, 1970 0.69 35 115
Sunbreaker Cove 90-12-31 !December 31, 1990 0.49 69 137
Sundance Beach 70-01-01 !January 1, 1970 0.42 82 102
Sunrise Beach 88-12-31 !December 31, 1988 1.72 149 170
Sunset Beach 77-05-01 !May 1, 1977 0.99 44 88
Sunset Point 59-01-01 !January 1, 1959 1.11 221 242
Val Quentin 66-01-01 !January 1, 1966 0.3 157 181
Waiparous 66-01-01 !January 1, 1986 0.41 42 49
West Baptiste 83-01-01 !January 1, 1983 0.6 52 104
West Cove 63-01-01 !January 1, 1963 1.21 121 169
Whispering Hills 83-01-01 !January 1, 1983 1.73 108 125
White Sands 80-01-01 !January 1, 1980 1.6 91 120
Yellowstone 65-01-01 !January 1, 1965 0.28 124 170

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