Wood Buffalo, Alberta
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The regional municipality of Wood Buffalo is located in the northeastern corner of Alberta. Created in 1995 as an amalgamation of the community of Fort McMurray and Improvement District 143<ref>Municipal Profile - Alberta Municipal Affairs</ref>, it now ranks, by area, among the largest municipalities in North America, and is the largest in Canada. Underlying its 68,454 km² of wilderness lie vast oil sand deposits, also known as the Athabasca Tar Sands, helping to make the region one of the fastest growing industrial areas in Canada.
Until the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the municipality was divided between the provincial electoral districts of Fort McMurray (the community itself) and Athabasca-Wabasca (the surrounding area). The re-distribution amalgamated the municipality into a single electoral district covering the entire municipality. As a result, the new Wood Buffalo electoral district became the most populous such district in Alberta.
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[edit] Demographics
The municipal district has a population of 41,466 in 41,466 dwellings, a 17.8% increase from 1996. On a surface of 63,400.51 km² it has a density of 0.7 inhabitants/km²(Source:Statistics Canada 2001 Census<ref>Wood Buffalo Municipality-community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE</ref>). The 2006 municipal census shows a population of 79,810 (with 64,441 living in Fort McMurray)<ref>Fort McMurray Today, We're No. 4: Wood Buffalo’s population grows to 79,810, behind Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, 10 August 2006</ref>.
[edit] List of communities in the Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Hamlets
- Anzac
- Conklin
- Fort Chipewyan
- Fort Mackay
- Fort McMurray
- Gregoire Lake Estates
- Janvier South
- Saprae Creek
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