Special Area No. 4

Special Area No. 4 is a special area in central Alberta, Canada. It is a rural municipality similar to a municipal district; however, the elected council is overseen by four representatives appointed by the province, the Special Areas Board.

Special Area 4 has one provincial park, Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park. Lakes include Grassy Island Lake and Sounding Lake.

Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Special Area No. 4.
 * Cities
 * none
 * Towns
 * none
 * Villages
 * Consort
 * Veteran
 * Summer villages
 * none

The following hamlets are located within Special Area No. 4.
 * Hamlets
 * Altario
 * Compeer
 * Hemaruka
 * Kirriemuir
 * Loyalist
 * Monitor

The following localities are located within Special Area No. 4.
 * Localities


 * Ensleigh
 * Idamay
 * Little Gem
 * Lloyds Hill


 * Neutral Valley
 * Pemukan
 * Sounding Lake
 * Wiste

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Special Area No. 4 had a population of 1,236 living in 421 of its 489 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 1,237. With a land area of 4299.8 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Special Area No. 4 had a population of 1,237 living in 429 of its 471 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2011 population of 1,352. With a land area of 4402.64 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.