List of Ghost Towns
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Ghost town | Municipality | Location | About | Peak Year | Peak population | Population |
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Alderson | Cypress County | |||||
Alexo | Clearwater County | Former coal mining community | ||||
Allerston | County of Warner No. 5 | |||||
Allingham | Kneehill County | |||||
Altorado | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | |||||
Amber Valley | Athabasca County | |||||
Anthracite | Improvement District No. 9 (Banff National Park) | |||||
Ardenode | Wheatland County | |||||
Ardley | Red Deer County | |||||
Bankhead | Improvement District No. 9 (Banff National Park) | Former coal mining community | 1,000 | |||
Bardo | Beaver County | |||||
Battle Bend | Flagstaff County | |||||
Beazer | Cardston County | |||||
Belloy | Birch Hills County | |||||
Bindloss | Special Area No. 2 | |||||
Bingham | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | |||||
Buffalo | Special Area No. 2 | |||||
Bulwark | County of Paintearth No. 18 | |||||
Butte | Clearwater County | |||||
Coalspur | Yellowhead County | |||||
Commerce | County of Lethbridge | 1921 | 360 | |||
Conquerville | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | |||||
Conrad | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | |||||
Del Bonita | Cardston County | |||||
Dorothy | Starland County | 1920s | 100 | |||
East Coulee | Town of Drumheller | 1930s | 3,000 | 177 | ||
Embarras Landing | Yellowhead County | |||||
Evarts | Red Deer County | 1915 | 22 | |||
Frankburg | Cardston County | |||||
Georgetown | Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 | |||||
Harrisville | Cardston County | |||||
Judson | Cardston County | |||||
Kimball | Cardston County | 8,000 | ||||
Kovach | Kananaskis Improvement District | |||||
Legend | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | |||||
Lille | Municipality of Crowsnest Pass | |||||
Luscar | Yellowhead County | Former coal mining community | ||||
Maybutt | County of Warner No. 5 | 1920s | 250 | 2 | ||
Mercoal | Yellowhead County | Former coal mining community | ||||
Mintlaw | Red Deer County | |||||
Mitford | Rocky View County | |||||
Mountain Park | Yellowhead County | Former coal mining community | ||||
Nemiscam | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | |||||
Nordegg | Clearwater County | Former coal mining community/National Historic Site | 3,000 | |||
Pakowki | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | |||||
Port Cornwall | Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 | 1913 | 200 | |||
Pendant d'Oreille | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | |||||
Raley | Cardston County | |||||
Retlaw | Municipal District of Taber | |||||
Rowley | Starland County | 1920 | 500 | |||
Taylorville | Cardston County | |||||
Tollerton | Yellowhead County | 1916 | 180 | |||
Travers | Vulcan County | |||||
Twin River | Cardston County | |||||
Wardlow | Special Area No. 2 | |||||
Whiskey Gap | Cardston County | |||||
Whitford | Lamont County | |||||
Whitla | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | |||||
Wimborne | Kneehill County | |||||
Windfall | Woodlands County | Former gas plant community founded by Canadian Fina Oil Ltd. | 1961 | 101 | ||
Winnifred | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | |||||
Woolford | Cardston County | 1910 | ||||
Wostok | Lamont County |
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