Mackenzie County

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Mackenzie County
Specialized municipality
Mackenzie County is located in Alberta
Mackenzie County
Location of Mackenzie County in Alberta
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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
  • Jacquie Bateman
  • Peter Braun
  • Elmer Derksen
  • John W. Driedger
  • Eric Jorgensen
  • Joshua Knelsen
  • Bill Neufeld
  • Ricky Paul
  • Walter Sarapuk
  • Lisa Wardley
 • CAO Joulia Whittleton
 • Office location Fort Vermilion
Area (2011)[3]
 • Total 80,478.12 km2 (31,072.78 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 10,927
 • Density 0.14/km2 (0.35/sq mi)
 • Dwellings 2,892
Time zone MST (UTC−7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−6)
Website Official website

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. Mackenzie County municipal office is located in the Hamlet of Fort Vermilion. The name was changed from the Municipal District of Mackenzie No. 23 to Mackenzie County in 2007.[1]

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Demographics

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Population history
Year Pop. ±%
1996 7,980 —    
2001 8,829 +10.6%
2006 10,002 +13.3%
2011 10,927 +9.2%
Source: Statistics Canada
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The population of Mackenzie County according to its 2015 municipal census is 11,750,[6] a 21.3% change from its 2003 municipal census population of 9,687.[7]

In the 2011 Census, Mackenzie County had a population of 10,927 living in 2,900 of its 3,123 total dwellings, a 9.2% change from its 2006 population of 10,002. With a land area of 80,478.12 km2 (31,072.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km2 (0.4/sq mi) in 2011.[3]

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).[5]

In 2001, Mackenzie County had a population of 8,829 in 2,395 dwellings, a 10.6% increase from 7,980 in 1996. On a surface of 80,526.79 square kilometres (31,091.57 sq mi), it had a density of 0.1 inhabitants/km2 (0.26/sq mi).[4]

Communities and localities

The following localities are located within Mackenzie County.[9]

Localities

See also

References

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