McLennan, Alberta
Encyclopedia
McLennan is a town in northern Alberta
Northern Alberta
Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region...
, Canada
Canada
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. It is located 50 km (31.1 mi) north of High Prairie on Highway 2.
The town lies on the southern shore of Kimiwan Lake, and north of Winagami Lake. Winagami Lake Provincial Park is located 29 km (18 mi) south of McLennan.
Demographics
According to the 2006 census:- population of 824 living in 326 dwellingsHouseA house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
, a 2.5% increase from 2001. - land area of 3.58 km² (1.4 sq mi)
- population densityPopulation densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 230.4 /km2.
External links
- Town of McLennan (Official website)
- Discover the Peace Country. McLennan
- Winagami Lake as featured on DiscoverThePeaceCountry.com