Anzac
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| Location in Alberta | |||
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 Canada
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| Province : | Alberta | ||
| Region - Municipality: |
Northern Alberta - Wood Buffalo |
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| Coordinates : | 56 ° 27 ′ N , 111 ° 2 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 8.15 km² | ||
| Residents : | 548 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 67.2 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 ) | ||
| Postal code : | T0P 1J0 | ||
| Area code : | +1 780 | ||
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Anzac is a hamlet ( English Hamlet ) in the eastern part of Canada's province of Alberta , who as unincorporated community ( English unincorporated place ) to the district of Wood Buffalo belongs.
geography
Anzac is located about 350 kilometers northeast of the provincial capital Edmonton , 40 kilometers southeast of Fort McMurray and almost 50 kilometers west of the border with the province of Saskatchewan . Gregoire Lake is located on the western edge of Anzac , while Alberta Highway 881 touches the southern areas of the town. The closest airport is Fort McMurray International Airport .
history
The first inhabitants of the region were the Cree Indians . When an Australian-New Zealand army corps inspected the area for the construction of a railway line during World War I , the place was also named Anzac in honor of this ANZAC division in 1917. Since the site lies in the area of the Athabasca oil sands and thus within the core regions of Canada's oil production, investigations into the use of these resources began . If the generation of energy from oil sands can be presented in an environmentally friendly and economically profitable manner in the coming years, a strong increase in the number of inhabitants can be expected.
Demographics
The census in 2016 showed a population of 548 inhabitants for the municipality, after the census in 2011 showed a population of 585 inhabitants for the municipality. The population has decreased by 6.37% compared to the last census in 2011, while the provincial average was a population increase of 11.6%. In the census period from 2006 to 2011, the number of inhabitants in the municipality decreased by 2.7%, while the provincial average increased by 10.8%.
For the 2016 census, a median age of 34.0 years was determined for the municipality . The median age of the province in 2016 was 36.7 years. The median age was 33.3 years, or 37.8 years in the province. For the 2011 census, a median age of 33.7 years was determined for the municipality. The median age of the province in 2011 was 36.5 years.
Web links
- Communities / Anzac - Community Information
- oilsandstoday - Oil Sands Today
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2014 Municipal Codes. (PDF; 348.21 KB) Alberta Municipal Affairs , accessed March 22, 2018 .
- ^ History
- ↑ Anzac Info
- ^ Anzac Community Profile. Census 2016. In: Statistics Canada . April 24, 2018, accessed July 4, 2018 .
- ^ Anzac Community Profile. Census 2011. In: Statistics Canada . May 31, 2016, accessed July 4, 2018 .