Anzac | |
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 Anzac welcome sign | |
  Anzac Location of Anzac in Alberta | |
| Coordinates:56°26′47″N111°2′50″W / 56.44639°N 111.04722°W /56.44639; -111.04722 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 16 |
| Specialized municipality | RM of Wood Buffalo |
| Established | August 7, 1979[1] |
| Founded by | Alberta and Great Waterways Railway |
| Named after | Australian and New Zealand Army Corps |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sandy Bowman |
| • Governing body | Wood Buffalo Municipal Council
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| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 8.57 km2 (3.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 506 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | +1-780 |
| Website | RM of Wood Buffalo page |
Anzac is ahamlet innorthern Alberta, Canada within theRegional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo.[4] It is located onHighway 881 along the east shore ofGregoire Lake, approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) southeast ofFort McMurray.
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Anzac was named for theAustralian and New Zealand Army Corps duringWorld War I, when theAlberta and Great Waterways Railway was being built fromCarbondale toWaterways.[5]
Originally named after Willow Lake, the previous name of Gregoire Lake, the community were mostly non-status or non-treatyCree whose ancestors had migrated to the Athabasca Basin area from what was to become northern Manitoba, mostly displacing the original Beaver andChipewyan occupants of the area.
DuringWorld War II a road was built from the rail siding to service and construct aUS Army base on Stoney Mountain.
The area has seen significant growth corresponding to that of Fort McMurray and the oil industry.
The hamlet was ordered to be evacuated on May 5, 2016, due to the spread of the2016 Fort McMurray wildfire.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Anzac had a population of 506 living in 190 of its 256 total private dwellings, a change of-7.7% from its 2016 population of 548. With a land area of 8.57 km2 (3.31 sq mi), it had a population density of59.0/km2 (152.9/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
The population of Anzac according to the2018 municipal census conducted by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is 659,[19] an increase from its2015 municipal census population count of 606.[20]
As a designated place in the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Anzac had a population of 548 living in 197 of its 286 total private dwellings, a change of-6.3% from its 2011 population of 585. With a land area of 8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi), it had a population density of64.0/km2 (165.8/sq mi) in 2016.[18]
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