List of communities in Alberta
Specialized municipalities
According to Section 83 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), a municipality may incorporate as a specialized municipality under one of the following three scenarios: where the Minister of Alberta Municipal Affairs (AMA) is satisfied that the other incorporated statuses under the MGA do not meet the needs of the municipality's residents; to form a local government that, in the opinion of the Minister of AMA, will provide for the orderly development of the municipality in a similar fashion to the other incorporated statuses within the MGA; or for any other circumstances that are deemed appropriate by the Minister of AMA.

List of communities in Alberta

Section Title: Specialized municipalities
Table Section Text: According to Section 83 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), a municipality may incorporate as a specialized municipality under one of the following three scenarios: where the Minister of Alberta Municipal Affairs (AMA) is satisfied that the other incorporated statuses under the MGA do not meet the needs of the municipality's residents; to form a local government that, in the opinion of the Minister of AMA, will provide for the orderly development of the municipality in a similar fashion to the other incorporated statuses within the MGA; or for any other circumstances that are deemed appropriate by the Minister of AMA.

Specialized municipalities of Alberta

Name	Incorporation date (specialized municipality)	Population (2016)	Population (2011)	Change (%)	Land area (km²)	Population density (per km²)

Crowsnest Pass, Municipality of	January 16, 2008	5,589	5,565	+0.4%	371.44	15.0/km2

Jasper, Municipality of	July 20, 2001	4,590	4,432	+3.6%	924.06	5.0/km2

Lac La Biche County	January 1, 2018	8,330	8,397	−0.8%	12,570.99	0.7/km2

Mackenzie County	June 23, 1999	11,171	10,927	+2.2%	80,458.19	0.1/km2

Strathcona County	January 1, 1996	98,044	92,490	+6.0%	1,182.78	82.9/km2

Wood Buffalo, Regional Municipality of	April 1, 1995	71,589	65,565	+9.2%	61,777.65	1.2/km2

Total specialized municipalities	—	199,313	187,376	+6.4%	157,285.11	1.3/km2

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Strathcona County is a municipality of Alberta.

final_sentence: Strathcona County is a municipality of Alberta.