The Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 is a municipal district occupying a large remote area in central northern Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

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It is located in Census Division 17

Division No. 17, Alberta

Division No. 17 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It spans the central and northwest portions of northern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Slave Lake. Division No...

 north of Athabasca

Athabasca, Alberta

Athabasca is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It lies north of Edmonton on Highway 2, on the banks of the Athabasca River. It is the centre of Athabasca County. Until 1913 it was known as Athabasca Landing.- History :...

. The municipal seat is in Wabasca. It was established as a municipal district on Aug 01, 1995, from the former Improvement District No. 17 East (North).

Economy

The economy of the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 includes oil and gas production, forestry, as well as diamond

Diamond

In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...

 exploration. The municipality also offers the lowest residential tax rate in the Province of Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

 as part of its efforts to attract and retain residents.

Demographics

The population of the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 according to its 2007 municipal census is 3,259.

In 2006, the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 had a population of 2,847 living in 1,460 dwellings

House

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, a -6.3% increase from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of 29140.78 km² (11,251.3 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 0.1 /km2.

In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 3,436 in 1,488 dwellings, a 12.3% increase from 1996. On a surface of 29,179.91 km² it had a density of 0.1 inhabitants/km².

The Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 is inhabited predominantly by Cree

Cree

The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...

 Nations people, with numerous reserves located throughout the municipality.

Communities

There are no incorporated municipalities located within this Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17. The following unincorporated communities are located in this municipal district:

Hamlets

• Calling Lake
• Red Earth Creek
  Red Earth Creek, Alberta
  Red Earth Creek is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17. It is located east of Highway 88, between the Town of Slave Lake and the Hamlet of Fort Vermilion, and has an elevation of ....
  
  
• Sandy Lake
• Wabasca (municipal seat, also known as Wabasca-Desmarais)

External links

• Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 - Official site