Fort McMurray

Fort McMurray
Urban service area (hamlet)
Fort McMurray Urban Service Area
Aerial view of Fort McMurray with Athabasca River
Motto(s): We Have The Energy
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	16
Specialized municipality	R.M. of Wood Buffalo
Settled	1870
Village	1947
Town	1948
City	1 September 1980
Urban area	1 April 1995
Government
• Mayor	Melissa Blake
• MP	Brian Jean
• MLA	Guy Boutilier
Area (2011)
• Total	59.89 km2 (23.12 sq mi)
Elevation	370 m (1,214 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	61,374
• Density	1,024.8/km2 (2,654/sq mi)
	See Demographics section for population from R.M. of Wood Buffalo's 2010 municipal census.
Time zone	MST (UTC−7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC−6)
Postal code span	T9H to T9K
Area code(s)	+1-780
Highways	Highway 63
Waterways	Athabasca River Clearwater River
Website	R.M. of Wood Buffalo

Fort McMurray is a small city in Northern Alberta. The city is also known as the Wood Buffalo Region. Fort McMurray has been popular because of the oil sands production which attracts thousands of people to move to Fort McMurray and work. Over the years, the construction around the city has been moving fast with new buildings, bridges, and wellness centres.

A major fire broke out in May 2016.