Fort McKay
The majority of the community is an Indian settlement of the Fort McKay First Nation (FMFN).The smaller portion of the community, known as Fort MacKay before 2018, is located adjacent to the FMFN lands to the south within the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo.[4][5][6] The community was named in 1912 after Dr. Williams Morrison MacKay, the first president of the Northern Alberta Medical Association.[19] The economy is centred on the development of the Athabasca oil sands to the immediate south and north.Motorists travelling north on Highway 63 pass through oil sands developments en route to the community.
Indian settlementhamletProvinceAlbertaCensus divisionNo. 16Specialized municipalityRM of Wood BuffaloGoverning bodyWood BuffaloTime zoneArea code(s)587, 825HighwaysHighway 63Athabasca Rivernortheast AlbertaAthabascaFort McMurrayFort McKay First NationRegional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo2016 Fort McMurray Wildfiresubarctic climateKöppen climate classificationPlant Hardiness ZoneStatistics Canada2016 Census of Population2011 Census2018 municipal census2015 municipal censusAthabasca oil sandsFort McMurray—Cold LakeFort MacKay/Horizon AirportList of communities in AlbertaList of hamlets in AlbertaAlberta Municipal AffairsRegional Municipality of Wood BuffaloWood Buffalo National ParkFort ChipewyanSaskatchewanWabascaLa LocheCensus divisionsCensus agglomerationsMunicipalitiesSchool authoritiesCommunitiesCitiesVillagesSummer villagesHamletsIndian reserves and settlementsMetis settlementsGhost townsPopulation centresDesignated placesLocalitiesurbanservice areasAirdrieBeaumontBrooksCalgaryCamroseChestermereCold LakeEdmontonFort SaskatchewanGrande PrairieLacombeLethbridgeLloydminsterMedicine HatRed DeerSherwood ParkSpruce GroveSt. AlbertWetaskiwinAcadia ValleyAlcomdaleAlder FlatsAldersydeAlhambraAltarioAntler LakeArdleyArdmoreArdrossanArmenaAshmontAtmoreBalzacBeauvallonBeaver CrossingBeaver LakeBeaver MinesBeaverdamBeazerBellisBenaltoBenchlandsBezansonBindlossBirchamBlackfootBlackieBlue RidgeBlueskyBlufftonBottrelBow CityBragg CreekBreynatBrosseauBrownfieldBrownvaleBuck CreekBuck LakeBufordBurdettByemoorCadoganCadominCadotte LakeCalahooCalling LakeCampsie