Mackenzie County | |
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— Specialized municipality — | |
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Coordinates: | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Northern Alberta |
Census division | No. 17 |
Incorporated [1] - Municipal district |
January 1, 1995 |
- Specialized municipality | June 23, 1999 |
Name change [1] | March 8, 2007 |
Government[2] | |
• Reeve | Bill Neufeld |
• Governing body |
Mackenzie County Council
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• CAO | J. Roy Brideau |
• Municipal seat | Fort Vermilion |
Area | |
• Total | 80,484.42 km2 (31,075.2 sq mi) |
Population (2006)[3] | |
• Total | 10,002 |
• Density | 0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi) |
• Dwellings | 2,892 |
Time zone | MST (UTC−7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−6) |
Website | Mackenzie County |
Mackenzie County is a specialized municipality in northern Alberta, Canada.
It is located in Census Division 17, along the Mackenzie Highway. Incorporated as a municipal district in 1995 from the former Improvement District No. 23., its status was changed to specialized municipality in 1999 to address the particularities of managing such a large territory. The municipal seat is in Fort Vermilion. The name was changed from the Municipal District of Mackenzie No. 23 to Mackenzie County in 2007.[1]
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In 2006, Mackenzie County had a population of 10,002 living in 2,892 dwellings, a 13.3% increase from 2001. It has a land area of 80,484.42 km2 (31,075.21 sq mi) and a population density of 0.1 /km2 (0.26 /sq mi).[3]
In 2001, Mackenzie County had a population of 8,829 in 2,395 dwellings, a 10.6% increase from 1996. On a surface of 80,526.79 square kilometres (31,091.57 sq mi), the largest in the province, it had a density of 0.1 inhabitants/km2 (0.26/sq mi).[4]
The following communities are located in Mackenzie County:[1]
Towns
Hamlets