East Prairie Metis Settlementis aMetis settlementinnorthern Alberta,Canada withinBig Lakes County.[4]It is located approximately 20 km (12 mi) south ofHighway 2and 168 km (104 mi) east ofGrande Prairie.It was founded in 1939.[1]
East Prairie | |
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Metis Settlement | |
| East Prairie Metis Settlement | |
 Boundaries of East Prairie | |
 Location withinBig Lakes County | |
  East Prairie Location withinAlberta  East Prairie East Prairie (Canada) | |
| Coordinates:55°11′N116°9′W/ 55.183°N 116.150°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Planning region | Upper Athabasca |
| Municipal district | Big Lakes |
| Founded[1] | 1939 |
| Government | |
| • Chair | Gerald Cunningham |
| • Governing body | East Prairie Metis Council |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 802.46 km2(309.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 625 |
| • Density | 0.8/km2(2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7(MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6(MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 780,587, 825 |
Chairperson, Raymond Supernault
Vice Chairperson, Doug Bellerose
Council Members, Delores Desjarlais, Keith Patenaude, Reva Jaycox
Demographics
editAs adesignated placein the2021 Census of Populationconducted byStatistics Canada,East Prairie had a population of 310 living in 120 of its 148 total private dwellings, a change of2% from its 2016 population of 304. With a land area of 328.42 km2(126.80 sq mi), it had a population density of0.9/km2(2.4/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
The population of the East Prairie Metis Settlement according to its2018 municipal censusis 491,[5]an increase from its2015 municipal censuspopulation count of 459.[6]
As a designated place in the2016 Census of Populationconducted 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 of0.9/km2(2.4/sq mi) in 2016.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^abFederation of Metis Settlement (1979).East Prairie Metis, 1939-1979: 40 Years of Determination.Edmonton. p.1.ISBN0-88925-055-3.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^"Municipal Officials Search".Alberta Municipal Affairs.May 9, 2019.RetrievedOctober 1,2021.
- ^abc"Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places".Statistics Canada.February 9, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 10,2022.
- ^"Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities"(PDF).Alberta Municipal Affairs.2012-11-05.Retrieved2012-11-20.
- ^2019 Municipal Affairs Population List(PDF).Alberta Municipal Affairs.December 2019.ISBN978-1-4601-4623-1.RetrievedSeptember 28,2021.
- ^2016 Municipal Affairs Population List(PDF).Alberta Municipal Affairs.ISBN978-1-4601-3127-5.RetrievedSeptember 28,2021.
- ^"Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)".Statistics Canada.February 8, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 9,2017.
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