0 6 ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 , 2 7 8 . ▁With ▁a ▁land ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁density ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Government ▁ ▁Fox ▁Creek ▁Town ▁Council ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁mayor ▁and ▁six ▁council ors . ▁The ▁Mayor ▁and ▁Coun c ill ors ▁were ▁elected ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁municipal ▁election . ▁The ▁current ▁members ▁of ▁town ▁council ▁are ▁Mayor ▁James ▁H ail es ▁and ▁Coun c ill ors ▁Br enda ▁B urr idge , ▁D ian ▁A hn , ▁Me es ha ▁B ain ton , ▁Wend y ▁R ie ger , ▁She ila ▁Gil m our , ▁and ▁Sh awn ▁Watson . ▁The ▁town ' s ▁ ▁chief ▁administrative ▁officer ▁is ▁Roy ▁D ell . ▁ ▁Fox ▁Creek ▁is ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁Grande ▁Pra irie - Sm ok y ▁provincial ▁elect oral ▁district , ▁represented ▁by ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁Tod d ▁Lo ew en . ▁At ▁the ▁federal ▁level , ▁Fox ▁Creek ▁is ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁Y ellow head ▁elect oral ▁district ▁and ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁Conserv ative ▁Jim ▁Eg lin ski . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁federal ▁election , ▁Fox ▁Creek ▁will ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁r iding ▁of ▁Peace ▁River — West lock . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁Fox ▁Creek ' s ▁economy ▁is ▁driven ▁by ▁the ▁resource ▁industry ▁with ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁playing ▁the ▁primary ▁role . ▁The ▁major ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁employ er ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁since ▁the ▁first ▁de