Fort McKay First Nation
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Hamlet of Fort MacKay
Fort Mackay, Alberta (Alberta)
Fort Mackay, Alberta
Location of Fort MacKay in Alberta
Coordinates: 57°11′12″N 111°38′12″W / 57.18676, -111.63676
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of Alberta Alberta
Census division No. 16
Municipality Wood Buffalo MD
Government
 - Type Unincorporated
 - Governing body Wood Buffalo MD Council
Area [1]
 - Total 8.2 km² (3.2 sq mi)
Elevation 260 m (853 ft)
Population (2006)[1]
 - Total 437
 - Density 53.3/km² (138/sq mi)
 - Dwellings 149
Time zone MST (UTC-7)

Fort MacKay is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Wood Buffalo Municipal District, at the northern end of Highway 63, 64 km (40 mi) north of Fort McMurray, at an elevation of 260 meters (853 ft). The Athabasca River flows east of the settlement.

The hamlet is located in census division No. 16 and in the federal riding of Fort McMurray-Athabasca. It is administered by Wood Buffalo MD.[2]

It was named in 1912 after Dr. Williams Morrison McKay, the first President of the Northern Alberta Medical Association.

It is served by the Fort MacKay/Horizon Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: CYNR).

The economy is centered around the development of the Athabasca oil sands to the immediate south and north of Fort MacKay (motorists traveling north on Highway 63 pass through the development en route to the hamlet).

Demographics

As of 2006, the community had a total population of 437 living in 149 dwellings.[1] With a land area of 8.2 km² (3.2 sq mi), it has a population density of 16.0/km² (41.4/sq mi).

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Industry Canada (2006). "Fort MacKay - Community demographics". Retrieved on 2008-08-05.
  2. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs. "Improvement District No. 24 - Improvement District profile". Retrieved on 2008-08-05.
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Coordinates: 57°11′12″N 111°38′12″W / 57.18676, -111.63676 (Fort MacKay)

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