Fort Chipewyan

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Fort Chipewyan

Total population

852

Coordinates58.72°, -111.15°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Fort Chipewyan, commonly referred to as Fort Chip, is an unincorporated hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada, within the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo. It is located on the northwest shore of Lake Athabasca, which flows into the Slave River, thence to the Mackenzie River and the Arctic Ocean. First built as fur trading post in the late 1700s, Fort Chipewyan is one of the oldest European settlements in the Province of Alberta.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.