From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fort MacKay is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Wood Buffalo Municipal District, at the northern end of Highway 63, 64 km (40 mi) north of Fort McMurray, at an elevation of 260 meters (853 ft). The Athabasca River flows east of the settlement.
The hamlet is located in census division No. 16 and in the federal riding of Fort McMurray-Athabasca. It is administered by Wood Buffalo MD.[2]
It was named in 1912 after Dr. Williams Morrison McKay, the first President of the Northern Alberta Medical Association.
It is served by the Fort MacKay/Horizon Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: CYNR).
The economy is centered around the development of the Athabasca oil sands to the immediate south and north of Fort MacKay (motorists traveling north on Highway 63 pass through the development en route to the hamlet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2006, the community had a total population of 437 living in 149 dwellings.[1] With a land area of 8.2 km² (3.2 sq mi), it has a population density of 16.0/km² (41.4/sq mi).
[edit] See also
[edit] References
Coordinates: 57°11′12″N 111°38′12″W / 57.18676°N 111.63676°W / 57.18676; -111.63676 (Fort MacKay)
Canada
Alberta
Fort MacKay 
