Editing Fort Simpson (section)

{{About|the village in the Northwest Territories of Canada|the historic fort|Fort Simpson (Columbia Department)|the settlement in British Columbia|Port Simpson, British Columbia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Fort Simpson
| native_name = Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Village
| motto =
| image_skyline = Fort Simpson from the air.jpg
| imagesize =
| image_caption =
| image_flag =
| flag_size =
| image_seal =
| seal_size =
| image_shield = Fortsimpsonlogo.png
| shield_size =
| pushpin_map = Canada Northwest Territories#Canada
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Northwest Territories]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of the Northwest Territories|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dehcho Region]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Constituency]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Nahendeh]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Census geographic units of Canada|Census division]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Region 4, Northwest Territories|Region 4]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Les Wright
| leader_title1 = Senior Administrative Officer
| leader_name1 = Darrell White
| leader_title2 = [[Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories|MLA]]
| leader_name2 = [[Shane Thompson]]
| established_title = Settled
| established_date = 1803
| established_title2 = Village
| established_date2 = 1822
| established_title3 = Village (incorporated)
| established_date3 = 1 January 1973
| area_footnotes = <ref name=2021census/>
| area_land_km2 = 77.89
| elevation_m = 169
| coordinates = {{coord|61|51|39|N|121|21|10|W|type:city_scale:30000_region:CA-NT|notes=<ref>{{Cite cgndb|LAILM|Fort Simpson}}</ref>|display=inline,title}}
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_footnotes = <ref name=2021census/>
| population_total = 1,100
| population_density_km2 = 14.1
| timezone = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
| utc_offset = −07:00
| timezone_DST = MDT
| utc_offset_DST = −06:00
| postal_code_type = [[Canadian Postal code]]
| postal_code = [[List of X postal codes of Canada|X]]0E 0N0
| area_code = [[Area code 867|867]]
| blank_name = [[Telephone exchange]]
| blank_info = 695
| blank2_name = Prices
| blank3_name = - Living cost (2018)
| blank3_info = 142.5{{ref|A|A}}
| blank4_name = - Food price index (2019)
| blank4_info = 147.6{{ref|B|B}}
| website = [https://www.fort-simpson.com/ www.fort-Simpson.com]
| footnotes = Sources:<br>Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,<ref name="CGDL">{{MACANT|fort-simpson|Fort Simpson|13 January 2014}}</ref><br>Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,<ref name="pwhc">{{cite web |url= http://www.pwnhc.ca/cultural-places/geographic-names/community-names/#4/65.98/-119.97 |title= Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide |website= [[Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre]] |publisher= Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories |location= Yellowknife |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160113110003/http://www.pwnhc.ca/cultural-places/geographic-names/community-names/ |archive-date= 2016-01-13 |url-status= live |access-date= 2016-01-13}}</ref><br>Canada Flight Supplement<ref>{{CFS}}</ref><br>{{note|A|A}}2018 figure based on [[Edmonton]] = 100<ref name="comstat">[https://www.statsnwt.ca/community-data/Profile-PDF/Fort%20Simpson.pdf Fort Simpson - Statistical Profile]</ref><br>{{note|B|B}}2019 figure based on [[Yellowknife]] = 100<ref name="comstat"/>
}}

'''Fort Simpson''' ([[Slavey language]]: ''Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́''{{Pronunciation-needed}} "place where rivers come together") is a village, the only one in the entire territory, in the [[Dehcho Region]] of the [[Northwest Territories]], Canada. The community is located on an island at the confluence of the [[Mackenzie River|Mackenzie]] and [[Liard River|Liard]] rivers. It is approximately {{Cvt|600|km}} west of [[Yellowknife]].<ref name="CBC">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/harper-announces-expansion-of-n-w-t-park-1.631267 |title=Harper announces expansion of N.W.T. park |publisher=[[CBC News]] |date=2007-08-08 |access-date=2013-11-01}}</ref> Both rivers were traditionally [[trade route]]s for the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] and the native [[Dene]] people of the area.

Fort Simpson is the regional centre of the Dehcho and is the gateway to the scenic [[South Nahanni River]] and the [[Nahanni National Park Reserve]]. Fort Simpson can be reached by air, water and road and has full [[secondary school|secondary]] and [[elementary school]] service. The [[Mackenzie Highway]] was extended to Fort Simpson in 1970-71.

The central section of the community is on an island near the south bank of the Mackenzie River, but industrial areas and rural residential areas are located along the highway as far as the [[Fort Simpson Airport]], just beyond which is the Liard River ferry crossing.