Fort Saskatchewan
Fort Saskatchewan is a city along the North Saskatchewan River in Alberta, Canada. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Edmonton, the provincial capital. It is part of the Edmonton census metropolitan area and one of 24 municipalities that constitute the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board. Its population in the 2021 federal census was 27,088.
Fort Saskatchewan | |
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City | |
| City of Fort Saskatchewan | |
Downtown Fort Saskatchewan | |
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| Motto: Gotta Love It! | |
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| Coordinates: 53°42′46″N 113°12′48″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
| Planning region | North Saskatchewan |
| Adjacent Specialized municipality | Strathcona County |
| Adjacent municipal district | Sturgeon County |
| Incorporated | |
| • Village | March 1, 1899 |
| • Town | July 1, 1904 |
| • City | July 1, 1985 |
| Named for | North Saskatchewan River |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gale Katchur (Past mayors) |
| • Governing body | Fort Saskatchewan City Council
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| • Manager | Troy Fleming |
| • MP | Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan-Conservative) |
| • MLA | Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk (Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville-UCP) |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 56.5 km2 (21.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 28,500 |
| • Density | 479.4/km2 (1,242/sq mi) |
| • Municipal census (2023) | 28,624 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 780, 587, 825, 368 |
| Highways | Highway 15, Highway 21 |
| Waterways | North Saskatchewan River Pointe-aux-Pins Creek Ross Creek |
| Public Transit Service | Fort Sask Transit |
| Website | fortsask |
The city was founded as a North-West Mounted Police fort and later home to a large provincial jail. The original fort was located across the river from the hamlet of Lamoureux, and Fort Saskatchewan opened a replica of the fort next to its original site in 2011. Fort Saskatchewan is bordered by Strathcona County to the south and east, Sturgeon County to the north and west, and the City of Edmonton to the southwest. Sturgeon County is across the North Saskatchewan River.
The city is best known for its proximity to chemical plants, including Dow Chemical, Sherritt International, Nutrien (formerly Agrium), Linde (Praxair), and Shell Canada. It is also known for its flock of 50 sheep that roam the Fort Heritage Precinct throughout the summer months eating the grass.