A settlement in Alberta is a subdivided area of land that was surveyed prior to the establishment of the Third System of Survey under the Dominion Land Survey. Settlements do not necessarily fit within the Alberta Township Survey grid system.
List of Settlements
Alberta has 47 unique settlements according to Alberta Boundary Data available for download from AltaLIS. Most settlements are in rural areas while some are located within or adjacent to urban areas.
References
List of settlements in Alberta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA