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title: "Hamlet of Fort McPherson"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/hamlet-of-fort-mcpherson"
description: "Hamlet of Fort McPherson: Fort McPherson is a hamlet in Northwest Territories with a population of 647 (2021 Census). Official website: fortmcpherson.ca."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Hamlet of Fort McPherson

Northwest Territories · Local government

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

Fort McPherson is a hamlet in Northwest Territories with a population of 647 (2021 Census).

Written by Canada Service Map from [Statistics Canada 2021 Census data](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201). Data licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: Northwest Territories
- Layer: Local government
- Class: Hamlets and northern communities
- Population: 647 (2021 Census)
- City page: [Fort McPherson, NT](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/northwest-territories/fort-mcpherson)
- Wikidata: [Q1014119](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1014119)

## Official website

- [fortmcpherson.ca](http://www.fortmcpherson.ca)

## Related bodies

More bodies of the same class (Hamlets and northern communities) in Northwest Territories.

- [Charter Community of K'asho Got'ine](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/charter-community-of-kasho-gotine)
- [Community Government of Behchoko](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/community-government-of-behchoko)
- [Community Government of Gamèti](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/community-government-of-gameti)
- [Hamlet of Enterprise](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/hamlet-of-enterprise)
- [Hamlet of Fort Resolution](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/hamlet-of-fort-resolution)
- [Hamlet of Holman](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/hamlet-of-holman)
- [Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/hamlet-of-tuktoyaktuk)
- [Incorporated Hamlet of Aklavik](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/incorporated-hamlet-of-aklavik)
- [Incorporated Hamlet of Fort Liard](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/incorporated-hamlet-of-fort-liard)
- [Incorporated Hamlet of Fort Providence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/incorporated-hamlet-of-fort-providence)
- [Tlicho Community Government of Whati](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/tlicho-community-government-of-whati)
- [Tsiigehtchic Charter Community](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/tsiigehtchic-charter-community)

## Sources

- Description written by Canada Service Map from [Statistics Canada 2021 Census data](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201). Data licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.
- Record from: [Statistics Canada, Public Sector Universe](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/68-516-x/68-516-x2016001-eng.htm). Licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## More

- [View it in the explorer](https://canadaservicemap.ca/explore?sel=psu:2146482910), with the sources of its record.
- [Places and services in Fort McPherson, NT](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/northwest-territories/fort-mcpherson)
- [Public services in Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/northwest-territories)
- [Data and sources](https://canadaservicemap.ca/data): every record keeps the licence of its source.

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Hamlet of Fort McPherson", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/hamlet-of-fort-mcpherson