East Prairie Metis Settlement

Metis Settlement in Alberta, Canada
55°11′N 116°9′W / 55.183°N 116.150°W / 55.183; -116.150CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionNorthern AlbertaPlanning regionUpper AthabascaMunicipal districtBig LakesFounded[1]1939Government • ChairGerald Cunningham • Governing bodyEast Prairie Metis CouncilArea
 (2021)[3]
 • Land802.46 km2 (309.83 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total625 • Density0.8/km2 (2/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)Forward sortation areaArea code(s)780, 587, 825

East Prairie Metis Settlement is a Metis settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within Big Lakes County.[4] It is located approximately 20 km (12 mi) south of Highway 2 and 168 km (104 mi) east of Grande Prairie. It was founded in 1939.[1]

Chairperson, Raymond Supernault

Vice Chairperson, Doug Bellerose

Council Members, Delores Desjarlais, Keith Patenaude, Reva Jaycox

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, East Prairie had a population of 310 living in 120 of its 148 total private dwellings, a change of 2% from its 2016 population of 304. With a land area of 328.42 km2 (126.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km2 (2.4/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

The population of the East Prairie Metis Settlement according to its 2018 municipal census is 491,[5] an increase from its 2015 municipal census population count of 459.[6]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the East Prairie Metis Settlement had a population of 304 living in 98 of its 157 total private dwellings, a change of -16.9% from its 2011 population of 366. With a land area of 334.44 km2 (129.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km2 (2.4/sq mi) in 2016.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Federation of Metis Settlement (1979). East Prairie Metis, 1939-1979: 40 Years of Determination. Edmonton. p. 1. ISBN 0-88925-055-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  5. ^ 2019 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 2019. ISBN 978-1-4601-4623-1. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  6. ^ 2016 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-3127-5. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
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