Anzac, Alberta
| Anzac | |
|---|---|
| Hamlet | |
  Anzac Location of Anzac in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 56°26′47″N 111°2′50″W / 56.44639°N 111.04722°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 16 |
| Specialized municipality | RM of Wood Buffalo |
| Established | August 7, 1979[1] |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Melissa Blake |
| • Governing body |
Wood Buffalo Municipal Council
|
| Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 763 |
| Postal code | T0P 1J0 |
| Area code(s) | +1-780 |
| Website | RM of Wood Buffalo page |
Anzac is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo.[3] It is located on Highway 881 along the east shore of Gregoire Lake, approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Fort McMurray.
History
Anzac was named for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who surveyed the area during World War I for construction of the rail line to Waterways.
Originally named after Willow Lake, the previous name of Gregoire Lake, the community were mostly non-status or non-treaty Cree Indians whose forefathers had migrated to the Athabasca Basin area from what was to become northern Manitoba; mostly displacing the original Beaver and Chipewyan occupants of the area.
During World War II a road was built from the rail siding to service and construct an American army base on Stoney Mountain.
The area has seen significant growth corresponding to that of Fort McMurray and the oil industry.
The hamlet was ordered to be evacuated on May 5, 2016 due to the spread of the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire.
Demographics
The permanent population of Anzac in 2015 was 606, with a shadow population of 157, for a total of 763, according to a municipal census conducted by the RM of Wood Buffalo.[4]
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Anzac had a population of 585 living in 202 of its 272 total dwellings, a -2.7% change from its 2006 population of 601. With a land area of 8.15 km2 (3.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 71.78/km2 (185.91/sq mi) in 2011.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Ministerial Order 756/79" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. August 7, 1979. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ↑ Alberta Municipal Affairs (April 1, 2010). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Retrieved July 10, 2010.
- ↑ "The Municipal Census 2015 Report" (PDF). Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. p. 52. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
