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The province of Alberta has several ghost towns that have been completely or partially abandoned.[1] Many of Alberta's ghost towns exist as a result of a number of failed coal mining operations in the area during the early 20th century.
Ghost towns are communities that once had a considerable population, that have since dwindled in numbers causing some or all its business to close, either due to the rerouting of a highway, train tracks being pulled, or exhaustion of some natural resource.
Ghost town | Municipality | Location | About | Peak population (year) |
Latest population (year) |
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Alderson | Cypress County | 50°16′59″N 111°19′59″W / 50.283°N 111.333°W | 161 (1911)[2] |
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Alexo | Clearwater County | 52°28′30″N 115°46′59″W / 52.475°N 115.783°W | Former coal mining community[3] | 113 (1951)[4] |
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Allerston | County of Warner No. 5 | 49°08′42″N 111°45′50″W / 49.145°N 111.764°W | |||
Allingham | Kneehill County | 51°42′00″N 113°36′00″W / 51.700°N 113.600°W | |||
Ardley | Red Deer County[5] | 52°15′40″N 113°13′41″W / 52.261°N 113.228°W | 17 (1991)[6] | ||
Altorado | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | ||||
Amber Valley | Athabasca County | 54°43′59″N 112°55′01″W / 54.733°N 112.917°W | |||
Ansell | Yellowhead County | 53°33′25″N 116°31′30″W / 53.557°N 116.525°W | 272 (1951) |
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Anthracite | Improvement District No. 9 (Banff National Park) | 51°11′56″N 115°30′00″W / 51.199°N 115.500°W | 25 (1911)[7] |
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Ardenode | Wheatland County | 51°08′49″N 113°25′23″W / 51.147°N 113.423°W | 0 (2016)[8] | ||
Bankhead | Improvement District No. 9 (Banff National Park) | 51°12′00″N 115°31′59″W / 51.200°N 115.533°W | Former coal mining community | 694 (1911)[7] |
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Bardo | Beaver County | 53°18′07″N 112°41′06″W / 53.302°N 112.685°W | |||
Battle Bend | Flagstaff County | 52°26′02″N 111°26′38″W / 52.434°N 111.444°W | |||
Beazer | Cardston County | 49°06′58″N 113°28′52″W / 49.116°N 113.481°W | 11 (2008)[9] | ||
Belloy | Birch Hills County | 55°45′00″N 118°15′00″W / 55.750°N 118.250°W | |||
Bickerdike | Yellowhead County | 53°32′38″N 116°38′31″W / 53.544°N 116.642°W | Post office closed in 1956 | 150 (1911) |
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Bindloss | Special Area No. 2 | 50°52′44″N 110°16′34″W / 50.879°N 110.276°W | 14 (1991)[6] | ||
Bingham | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 49°28′48″N 111°16′34″W / 49.480°N 111.276°W | |||
Bliss | Yellowhead County | 53°01′55″N 117°19′37″W / 53.032°N 117.327°W | 652 (1956)[10] |
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Bow City | Vulcan County | 50°25′30″N 112°16′23″W / 50.425°N 112.273°W | http://www.ghosttowns.com/canada/alberta/bowcity.htm | ||
Brush Hill | County of Minburn No. 27 | 53°34′15″N 111°57′36″W / 53.5707167°N 111.9601167°W | |||
Buffalo | Special Area No. 2 | 50°48′00″N 110°40′01″W / 50.800°N 110.667°W | |||
Bulwark | County of Paintearth No. 18 | 52°15′00″N 111°34′59″W / 52.250°N 111.583°W | |||
Butte | Clearwater County | 52°10′59″N 114°43′59″W / 52.183°N 114.733°W | |||
Cadomin | Yellowhead County | 53°01′55″N 117°19′37″W / 53.032°N 117.327°W | 1,053 (1941)[4] |
40 (2016)[8] | |
Cambria | Town of Drumheller | 51°23′46″N 112°35′35″W / 51.396°N 112.593°W | 239 (1951)[4] |
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Chisholm Mills | Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 | 54°54′36″N 114°10′12″W / 54.910°N 114.170°W | 323 (1941)[4] |
25 (2016)[8] | |
Coal Valley | Yellowhead County | 53°04′59″N 116°48′00″W / 53.083°N 116.800°W | 194 (1951)[4] |
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Coalspur | Yellowhead County | 53°10′59″N 117°01′01″W / 53.183°N 117.017°W | 133 (1951)[4] |
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Commerce | Lethbridge County | 49°55′01″N 112°56′20″W / 49.917°N 112.939°W | 360 (1921)[2] |
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Conquerville | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 49°40′12″N 111°13′26″W / 49.670°N 111.224°W | |||
Conrad | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 49°31′01″N 111°58′01″W / 49.517°N 111.967°W | |||
Del Bonita | Cardston County | 49°01′44″N 112°47′20″W / 49.029°N 112.789°W | 8 (2008)[9] | ||
Dorothy | Special Area No. 2 | 51°18′00″N 112°19′01″W / 51.300°N 112.317°W | 14 (1991)[6] | ||
East Coulee | Town of Drumheller | 51°20′10″N 112°29′20″W / 51.336°N 112.489°W | 1,831 (1941)[4] |
148 (2016)[8] | |
Embarras Landing | Yellowhead County | 53°18′00″N 116°54′00″W / 53.300°N 116.900°W | |||
Evarts | Red Deer County | 52°15′40″N 114°16′19″W / 52.261°N 114.272°W | 25 (1911)[2] |
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Flowerdale[11] | Special Area No. 2 | 51°21′58″N 111°33′54″W / 51.366°N 111.565°W | The settlement was abandoned in the early 1920s and destroyed by a prairie fire soon after.[12] Flowerdale had a post office, Flowerdale Holdings, a general store, a schoolhouse and many other businesses.[12] | ||
Foothills | Yellowhead County | 224 (1956)[10] |
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Frank | Municipality of Crowsnest Pass | 49°36′00″N 114°24′18″W / 49.600°N 114.405°W | 1,178 (1906)[13] |
85 (2016)[8] | |
Frankburg[14] | Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 | 50°31′44″N 113°38′38″W / 50.529°N 113.644°W | |||
Georgetown | Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 | 51°06′29″N 115°23′38″W / 51.108°N 115.394°W | |||
Harrisville[15] | Cardston County | 49°09′32″N 113°38′28″W / 49.159°N 113.641°W | |||
Judson | Cardston County | 49°31′59″N 112°21′00″W / 49.533°N 112.350°W | |||
Kimball | Cardston County | 49°04′59″N 113°12′00″W / 49.083°N 113.200°W | 26 (2008)[9] | ||
Kovach | Kananaskis Improvement District | 50°55′59″N 115°12′00″W / 50.933°N 115.200°W | |||
Legend | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 49°28′55″N 111°35′53″W / 49.482°N 111.598°W | |||
Lehigh | Town of Drumheller | 51°21′14″N 112°30′50″W / 51.354°N 112.514°W | 133 (1941)[4] |
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Lille | Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 | 49°39′04″N 114°23′53″W / 49.651°N 114.398°W | 413[2] (1906)[2] |
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Luscar | Yellowhead County | 53°04′05″N 117°24′00″W / 53.068°N 117.400°W | Former coal mining community | 620 (1941)[4] |
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Mannix | Brazeau County | 369 (1961)[2] |
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Maybutt | County of Warner No. 5 | 49°31′05″N 112°31′41″W / 49.518°N 112.528°W | |||
Mercoal | Yellowhead County | 53°10′01″N 117°04′59″W / 53.167°N 117.083°W | Former coal mining community | 977 (1951)[4] |
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Mintlaw | Red Deer County | 52°13′19″N 113°54′50″W / 52.222°N 113.914°W | |||
Mitford | Rocky View County | 51°12′43″N 114°33′04″W / 51.212°N 114.551°W | |||
Mountain Park | Yellowhead County | 52°55′01″N 117°16′01″W / 52.917°N 117.267°W | Former coal mining community | ||
Nordegg | Clearwater County | 52°28′05″N 116°04′52″W / 52.468°N 116.081°W | Former coal mining community/National Historic Site | 875 (1951)[4] |
53 (1986)[16] |
Pakowki | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 49°27′58″N 110°56′53″W / 49.466°N 110.948°W | |||
Passburg | Municipality of Crowsnest Pass | 49°33′25″N 114°20′24″W / 49.557°N 114.340°W | 305 (1911)[7] |
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Port Cornwall | Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 | 55°10′01″N 114°03′29″W / 55.167°N 114.058°W | 200 (1913)[17] |
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Pendant d'Oreille | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 49°12′11″N 110°52′01″W / 49.203°N 110.867°W | |||
Queenstown | Vulcan County | 50°38′17″N 112°56′17″W / 50.638°N 112.938°W | 666 (1911)[7] |
8 (2007)[9] | |
Raley | Cardston County | 49°17′28″N 113°10′55″W / 49.291°N 113.182°W | |||
Retlaw | Municipal District of Taber | 50°04′01″N 112°16′01″W / 50.067°N 112.267°W | 154 (1921)[2] |
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Rowley | Starland County | 51°45′54″N 112°47′17″W / 51.765°N 112.788°W | 76 (1951)[4] |
8 (2013)[18] | |
Royalties | Foothills County | 50°33′18″N 114°13′52″W / 50.555°N 114.231°W | 824 (1941)[4] |
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St. Michael | Lamont County | 52°49′55″N 112°37′44″W / 52.832°N 112.629°W | 342 (1951)[4] |
39 (1991)[6] | |
Seebe | Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 | 51°05′46″N 115°03′53″W / 51.096°N 115.0648°W | 147 (1951)[4] |
0 (2016)[8] | |
Sterco | Yellowhead County | 53°06′00″N 116°49′41″W / 53.100°N 116.828°W | 224 (1941)[4] |
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Taylorville | Cardston County | 49°01′59″N 113°07′01″W / 49.033°N 113.117°W | |||
Tollerton | Yellowhead County | 53°32′10″N 116°28′08″W / 53.536°N 116.469°W | 180 (1916)[19] |
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Travers | Vulcan County | 50°15′07″N 112°32′53″W / 50.252°N 112.548°W | 0 (2007)[9] | ||
Twin River | Cardston County | ||||
Violet Grove | Brazeau County | 53°09′47″N 115°02′17″W / 53.163°N 115.038°W | 712 (1956)[10] |
141 (2005)[20] | |
Wardlow | Special Area No. 2 | 50°54′22″N 111°33′04″W / 50.906°N 111.551°W | 28 (1991)[6] | ||
Wayne | Town of Drumheller | 51°22′55″N 112°39′36″W / 51.382°N 112.660°W | 601 (1941)[4] |
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Whiskey Gap | Cardston County | 49°01′59″N 113°01′59″W / 49.033°N 113.033°W | |||
Whitford | Lamont County | 53°52′01″N 112°13′01″W / 53.867°N 112.217°W | 6 (1981)[21] | ||
Whitla | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 49°52′01″N 111°03′00″W / 49.867°N 111.050°W | |||
Wimborne | Kneehill County | 51°51′54″N 113°35′38″W / 51.865°N 113.594°W | 90 (1951)[4] |
20 (2016)[8] | |
Windfall | Woodlands County | 54°11′13″N 116°13′08″W / 54.187°N 116.219°W | Former gas plant community founded by Canadian Fina Oil Ltd.[22] | 101 (1961)[2] |
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Winnifred | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 49°54′00″N 111°12′00″W / 49.900°N 111.200°W | 80 (1941)[4] |
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Woolford | Cardston County | 49°10′59″N 113°07′59″W / 49.183°N 113.133°W | 13 (1986)[16] | ||
Wostok | Lamont County | 53°51′00″N 112°28′01″W / 53.850°N 112.467°W | 15 (1991)[6] | ||
Yates | Yellowhead County | 53°01′55″N 117°19′37″W / 53.032°N 117.327°W | 301 (1951)[4] |