Mackenzie County, Alberta

Mackenzie County
—  Specialized municipality  —
Location of Mackenzie County in Alberta
Coordinates: 58°22′39″N 116°00′21″W / 58.3775°N 116.00583°W / 58.3775; -116.00583Coordinates: 58°22′39″N 116°00′21″W / 58.3775°N 116.00583°W / 58.3775; -116.00583
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 Jacqueline Dawn Bateman Peter Braun Elmer Derksen Dicky Driedger John W. Driedger Odell Flett Eric Jorgensen Bill Neufeld Walter Sarapuk Lisa Wardley
– 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.

Peace River in Fort Vermilion.

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]

Demographics

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]

Communities

The following communities are located in Mackenzie County:^[1]

Towns

• High Level
• Rainbow Lake

Hamlets

• Fort Vermilion
• La Crête
• Zama City

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• Specialized municipalities of Alberta

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-09-17). "Municipal Profile – Mackenzie County". http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=BasicReport&MunicipalityType=SMUN&stakeholder=505&profileType=HIST&profileType=CONT&profileType=STAT&profileType=FINA&profileType=GRAN&profileType=TAXR&profileType=ASSE. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
2. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. November 11, 2011. http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/mc_municipal_officials_search.cfm. Retrieved November 11, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Mackenzie No. 23 - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4817095&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Mackenzie%20No.%2023&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4817095. Retrieved 2007-06-11. 
4. ^ MD of Mackenzie community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE

External links

• Mackenzie County (official site)