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Fort McMurray — A more detailed census released Tuesday by the municipality shows more than 7,800 people moved to Wood Buffalo since the last census was conducted in 2015, although the municipality’s total population has dropped by nearly 11 per cent.

The 2018 census shows the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has an overall population of 111,687 people, down from the 125,032 residents counted in 2015. At 54.9 per cent, the town is still mostly male since 45.1 per cent of people identified as female.

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This is the first population census since the 2016 wildfires. The census does not count the number of people living on First Nations.

Within Fort McMurray, the only neighbourhoods that did not show a population drop were Gregoire, Parsons Creek and Saline Creek.

Fort McKay was the only hamlet that did not show a decrease in population.

Excluding the commuter workforce, a little more than 75,000 people are permanent residents of the Wood Buffalo region.