Mackenzie County

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Mackenzie County
Specialized municipality
Welcome sign
Welcome sign
Reeve
Josh Knelsen[2]
 • Governing body
  • Jacquie Bateman
  • Peter F. Braun
  • Cameron Cardinal
  • David Driedger
  • Eric Jorgensen
  • Joshua Knelsen
  • Anthony Peters
  • Ernest Peters
  • Walter Sarapuk
  • Lisa Wardley
 • CAOBryon Peters
 • 
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Mackenzie County is a

specialized municipality in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17, along the Mackenzie Highway. The municipal office is located in the hamlet of Fort Vermilion
.

History

Originally Improvement District No. 23, the Municipal District of Mackenzie No. 23 incorporated as a municipal district on January 1, 1995.[1] It subsequently changed its status to specialized municipality on June 23, 1999 "to address concerns about municipal government and management in a municipality that serves a number of unique communities within a very large territory."[1] The Municipal District of Mackenzie No. 23 changed its name to Mackenzie County on March 8, 2007.[1]

Geography

Fort Vermilion

Mackenzie County is in the northwest corner of the province of Alberta.

Town of High Level.[5]

Communities and localities

The following localities are within Mackenzie County.[7]

Localities

The following settlements are within Mackenzie County.[5]

Settlements

First Nations have the following Indian reserves within Mackenzie County.[5]

Indian reserves

Demographics

Federal census
population history
YearPop.±%
19917,260—    
2021
12,804+14.6%
Source: Statistics Canada[9][10][11][12][13][4]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mackenzie County had a population of 12,804 living in 3,516 of its 3,756 total private dwellings, a change of 14.6% from its 2016 population of 11,171. With a land area of 79,629.26 km2 (30,745.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km2 (0.4/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

The population of Mackenzie County according to its 2018 municipal census is 12,514,[14] a change of 6.5% from its 2015 municipal census population of 11,750.[15]

In the

2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mackenzie County had a population of 11,171 living in 3,088 of its 3,567 total private dwellings, a change of 2.2% from its 2011 population of 10,927. With a land area of 80,458.19 km2 (31,065.08 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km2 (0.4/sq mi) in 2016.[13]

Attractions

Mackenzie County is home to Caribou Mountains Wildland Provincial Park and Hay-Zama Lakes Wildland Provincial Park.[5] It is also adjacent to Wood Buffalo National Park to the east.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^
    Alberta Municipal Affairs
    . October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Councillors". www.mackenziecounty.com. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  3. Alberta Municipal Affairs
    . May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i 2021 Provincial Base Map: Municipalities (PDF) (Map). Alberta Environment and Parks. July 26, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  6. ^
    Alberta Municipal Affairs
    . January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  7. ^ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4817095 - Mackenzie No. 23, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  8. Geodatabase layer) (Map). AltaLIS. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2021.{{cite map}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link
    )
  9. ISBN 0-660-59283-5
    .
  10. ^ "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  11. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  12. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  13. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  14. ISBN 978-1-4601-4254-7
    . Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  15. ^ "Request for Decision: 2015 Census Results" (PDF). Mackenzie County. August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2015.

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