Fort McMurray

Fort McMurray

McMurray (1947–1962)
Fort McMurray McMurray (1947–1962)
Urban service area (hamlet)
	Fort McMurray Urban Service Area
	Aerial view of Fort McMurray with Athabasca River
	Nicknames: "Fort Mac", "Fort McMoney"
	Motto: We Have The Energy
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	Coordinates: 56°43′35″N 111°22′49″W / 56.72639°N 111.38028°W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	16
Specialized municipality	RM of Wood Buffalo
Founded	1870
Incorporated
• Village	May 6, 1947
• Town	December 29, 1948
• New town	June 30, 1964
• City	September 1, 1980
Name changed	June 1, 1962
Amalgamated	April 1, 1995
Government
• Mayor	Sandy 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;
• MP	Laila Goodridge (CPC)
• MLA	Brian Jean (UCP); Tany Yao (UCP);
Area (2021)
• Urban	52.17 km2 (20.14 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population (2021)
• Urban	68,002
• Urban density	1,303.5/km2 (3,376/sq mi)
• Municipal census (2021)	72,917
	See Demographics section for population counts from RM of Wood Buffalo's recent municipal censuses.
Demonym(s)	McMurrians, McMurrayites
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Forward sortation areas	T9H - T9K
Area code(s)	780, 587, 825, 368
Highways	63, 69
Waterways	Athabasca River, Clearwater River, Hangingstone River, Horse River
Website	RM of Wood Buffalo

Fort McMurray (/məkˈmʌri/ mək-MURR-ee) is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada.^[10]^[11] It is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands, surrounded by boreal forest. It has played a significant role in the development of the national petroleum industry. The 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire led to the evacuation of its residents and caused widespread damage.

Formerly a city, Fort McMurray became an urban service area when it amalgamated with Improvement District No. 143 on April 1, 1995, to create the Municipality of Wood Buffalo (renamed the RM of Wood Buffalo on August 14, 1996).^[12] Despite its current official designation of urban service area, many locals, politicians and the media still refer to Fort McMurray as a city. Fort McMurray was known simply as McMurray between 1947 and 1962.

^ Cite error: The named reference cry_enough was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ""No country for young men"". March 29, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
^ Keith Gerein (April 4, 2012). "Highway 63 twinning vital issue in Fort Mac". Edmonton Journal. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Annexation History". Virtual Museum of Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Location and History Profile: Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 17, 2016. p. 30. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
^ Cite error: The named reference 2021municipalcensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "2022 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "Location and History Profile – Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo". Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 2, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.

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[2] ""No country for young men"". March 29, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2016.

[3] Keith Gerein (April 4, 2012). "Highway 63 twinning vital issue in Fort Mac". Edmonton Journal. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.

[AnnexHistory-4] "Annexation History". Virtual Museum of Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2014.

[AMASMProfiles-5] "Location and History Profile: Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 17, 2016. p. 30. Retrieved June 18, 2016.

[2021census-6] Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[council-7] "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

[8] "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.

[2021municipalcensus-9] Cite error: The named reference 2021municipalcensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[10] "2022 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

[11] "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

[munihistory-12] "Location and History Profile – Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo". Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 2, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.

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