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Fort McKay
Fort MacKay
Indian settlement and hamlet
Aerial view of Fort McKay
Aerial view of Fort McKay
Fort McKay is located in Alberta
Fort McKay
Fort McKay
Location of Fort McKay in Alberta
Coordinates: 57°10′52″N 111°35′59″W / 57.18111°N 111.59972°W / 57.18111; -111.59972
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 16
Specialized municipalityRM of Wood Buffalo
Established1820[1]
Named1912[1]
Government
 • MayorSandy Bowman
 • Governing body
Wood Buffalo Municipal Council
  • Ken Ball
  • Funky Banjoko
  • Lance Bussieres
  • M. Shafiq Dogar
  • Allan Grandison
  • Nicholas Keith McGrath
  • Kendrick Cardinal
  • Loretta Waquan
  • Stu Wigle
  • Jane Stroud
Area
[2]
 • Total9.53 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total742
 • Density77.9/km2 (202/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Postal code span
T0P
Area code(s)780, 587, 825
HighwaysHighway 63
WaterwaysAthabasca River
WebsiteRM of Wood Buffalo

Fort McKay (/məˈk/ mə-KY)[3] or Fort MacKay is a community in northeast Alberta, Canada, located at the confluence of the Athabasca and MacKay rivers. It is approximately 54 km (34 mi) north of Fort McMurray via Highway 63 and Fort McKay Road. The community has an elevation of 260 m (850 ft).

The majority of the community is an Indian settlement of the Fort McKay First Nation (FMFN). The smaller portion of the community, known as Fort MacKay before 2018, is located adjacent to the FMFN lands to the south within the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo. The portion of the community within the RM of Wood Buffalo is designated as a hamlet.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b "1820 to Present Discovery and Growth". Fort McKay - About us. Fort McKay First Nation. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2016censusABmunis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Condon, Olivia (January 23, 2018). "F'Spirit of reconciliation' at council's Fort McKay meeting". Postmedia Network. Fort McMurray Today. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Fort MacKay". Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  6. ^ "About Fort McKay". Fort McKay First Nation. Retrieved May 13, 2011.

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