Zama City

Coordinates: 59°09′06″N 118°42′21″W / 59.15176°N 118.70590°W / 59.15176; -118.70590
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Zama City
Zama City is located in Alberta
Zama City
Location of Zama City in Alberta
Coordinates: 59°09′06″N 118°42′21″W / 59.15176°N 118.70590°W / 59.15176; -118.70590
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 17
Specialized municipalityMackenzie County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • ReevePeter F. Braun
 • Governing body
  • Jacquie Bateman
  • Peter F. Braun
  • Cameron Cardinal
  • David Driedger
  • Eric Jorgensen
  • Joshua Knelsen
  • Anthony Peters
  • Ernest Peters
  • Walter Sarapuk
  • Lisa Wardley
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land21.68 km2 (8.37 sq mi)
Elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total52
 • Density2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Zama City is a hamlet in northwestern Alberta, Canada within Mackenzie County.[2]

It is located north of Zama Lake along Zama Road, which branches off the Mackenzie Highway (Highway 35) approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of High Level.

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 17 and in the federal riding of Grande Prairie-Mackenzie.

Demographics[edit]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Zama City had a population of 52 living in 24 of its 27 total private dwellings, a change of -29.7% from its 2016 population of 74. With a land area of 21.68 km2 (8.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Zama City had a population of 74 living in 34 of its 61 total private dwellings, a change of -20.4% from its 2011 population of 93. With a land area of 21.68 km2 (8.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) in 2016.[3]

Economy[edit]

It is based mainly around the oil and gas industry. A major oil pipeline connects Zama City with Norman Wells in the Northwest Territories.

Transportation[edit]

Two airstrips serve the community, Zama Airport (CEX5) and Zama Lake Airport (CFT9).

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.

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