East Prairie Metis Settlement

East Prairie Metis Settlement
Metis Settlement
East Prairie Metis Settlement

Location of East Prairie Metis Settlement in Alberta

Coordinates: 55°11′N 116°9′W / 55.183°N 116.150°W / 55.183; -116.150Coordinates: 55°11′N 116°9′W / 55.183°N 116.150°W / 55.183; -116.150
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Northern Alberta
Census division 17
Government[1]
 • Chair Gerald Cunningham
 • Governing body East Prairie Metis Council
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)

East Prairie Metis Settlement is a Metis settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within Big Lakes County.[2] 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.[3]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2011 Census, East Prairie had a population of 366 living in 106 of its 135 total dwellings, a 4% change from its 2006 population of 352. With a land area of 333.87 km2 (128.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0962/km2 (2.839/sq mi) in 2011.[4]

The population of the East Prairie Metis Settlement according to its 2009 municipal census is 906.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  3. ↑ Federation of Metis Settlement (1979). East Prairie Metis, 1939-1979: 40 Years of Determination. Edmonton. p. 1. ISBN 0-88925-055-3.
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  5. ↑ "2010 Official Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
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