| Official Name: | Improvement District No. 24 |
| Other Name: | Improvement District No. 24 (Wood Buffalo) |
| Settlement Type: | Improvement district |
| Mapsize: | 200 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Northern Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | No. 16 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Governing body |
| Leader Name: | Alberta Municipal Affairs (AMA) |
| Leader Title1: | Minister of AMA |
| Leader Name2: | Troy Shewchuk |
| Leader Title3: | MLA |
| Leader Name3: | Dan Williams and Tany Yao |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | January 1, 1967 |
| Established Title2: | Renumbered |
| Established Date2: | January 1, 1969 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 33053.78 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 706 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 59.0333°N -132°W |
Improvement District No. 24, or Improvement District No. 24 (Wood Buffalo), is an improvement district in Alberta, Canada. Coextensive with the portion of Wood Buffalo National Park in northeast Alberta, the improvement district provides local governance for lands within the park that are not within Indian reserves.
Improvement District (ID) No. 24 was originally formed as ID No. 150 on January 1, 1967.[1] ID No. 150 was renumbered to ID No. 24 on January 1, 1969.[1]
Improvement District (ID) No. 24 is adjacent to the northern boundary of the province of Alberta. It borders the Northwest Territories to the north, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo to the east and south, and Mackenzie County to the west. The Peace River meanders eastward through ID No. 24, which at its confluence with Riviere des Rochers becomes the Slave River. The Athabasca River, Riviere des Rochers, and the Slave River comprise much of the eastern boundary of ID No. 24. Some of its water bodies include Baril Lake, Lake Claire, and Mamawi Lake. The majority of the Peace-Athabasca Delta is within the southeast portion of ID No. 24.
No urban municipalities, hamlets, or urban service areas are within ID No. 24.[1] A portion of the St. Bruno Farm settlement is within the northeast portion of the improvement district.
The following localities are within ID No. 24.[2]
First Nations have the following Indian reserves within ID No. 24.[4]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Improvement District No. 24 had a population of 706 living in 113 of its 133 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 648. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Improvement District No. 24 had a population of 648 living in 106 of its 123 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 590. With a land area of 33416.3km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]
Alberta's portion of Wood Buffalo National Park is within Improvement District No. 24.[4]
Improvement District No. 24 is governed by Alberta's Minister of Municipal Affairs.[1]