Zama City

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Zama City
Hamlet
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Location of Zama City in Alberta
Coordinates: 59°09′06″N118°42′21″W / 59.15176°N 118.70590°W / 59.15176; -118.70590
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Census division No. 17
Specialized municipality Mackenzie County
Government
 • Type Unincorporated
 • 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 zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)

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

Contents

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

Population history
of Zama City
YearPop.±%
197168—    
197689+30.9%
1981129+44.9%
1986178+38.0%
1991128−28.1%
1996 217+69.5%
2001 130−40.1%
2006 225+73.1%
2011 93−58.7%
2016 74−20.4%
2021 52−29.7%
Source: Statistics Canada
[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [1]

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

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

Economy

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

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

See also

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  2. ↑ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. March 1973. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. May 1978. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
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