| Official Name: | Special Area No. 3 |
| Settlement Type: | Special area |
| Image Map1: | AB locator SPECIAL AREAS NO 3.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 200 |
| Map Caption1: | Location within Alberta |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Planning region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Red Deer |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | April 7, 1959[1] |
| Leader Title: | Governing body |
| Leader Name: | Special Areas Board |
| Leader Title1: | Municipal office |
| Leader Name1: | Hanna |
| Leader Title2: | District office |
| Leader Name2: | Oyen |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 6469.33 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 1142 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.2 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Postal Code: | T0J |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +1-403 |
| Website: | Special Areas Board |
Special Area No. 3 is a special area in southern 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.
The Blood Indian Creek Reservoir is located within Special Area 3.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Special Area No. 3.[2]
The following hamlets are located within Special Area No. 3.[2]
The following localities are located within Special Area No. 3.[3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Special Area No. 3 had a population of 1,142 living in 439 of its 527 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,153. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Special Area No. 3 had a population of 1,042 living in 387 of its 457 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 1,122. With a land area of 6625.58km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]