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Mackenzie County
Specialized municipality in Alberta, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the county in Queensland, Australia, see County of Mackenzie.
Mackenzie County is a specialized municipality in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17, along the Mackenzie Highway. The municipal office is located in the hamlet of Fort Vermilion.
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Mackenzie County | |
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![]() Location within Alberta | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Northern Alberta |
Planning region | Lower Peace |
Incorporated [1] - Municipal district | January 1, 1995 |
- Specialized municipality | June 23, 1999 |
Name change [1] | March 8, 2007 |
Government | |
• Reeve | Josh Knelsen[3] |
• Governing body | Mackenzie County Council
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• CAO | Bryon Peters |
• Administrative office | Fort Vermilion |
Area (2021)[4] | |
• Land | 79,629.26 km2 (30,745.03 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 12,804 |
• Density | 0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi) |
• Municipal census (2018) | 12,514 |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Website | mackenziecounty.com |
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