Fort McMurray

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Fort McMurray

Total population

66,573

Coordinates56.73°, -111.39°

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

Overview

Fort McMurray is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands, surrounded by boreal forest. It has played a significant role in the development of the national petroleum industry. The 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire led to the evacuation of its residents and caused widespread damage.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Tantoo Cardinal

Canadian actress

Aaron Lines

Canadian country musician (born 1977)

Nolan Pratt

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

Colin Murphy

Canadian ice hockey player

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Emma Lodge

Canadian biathlete

Justin Pogge

Canadian ice hockey goaltender

Scottie Upshall

Canadian ice hockey player

Scott Lehman

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

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Tanya Kalmanovitch

Canadian jazz violinist, music educator

Graeme Killick

Canadian cross-country skier

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Jarret Lukin

Canadian ice hockey player

Mikael Colville-Andersen

Danish urban designer and expert on urban mobility and bicycle friendliness

Brooke Voigt

Canadian snowboarder

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Morgan Taylor Campbell

Canadian actress

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Daryl Harpe

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1966)

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Kyle Gilmour

rugby union player (1988-)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.