East Prairie Metis Settlement
Metis Settlement in Alberta, Canada
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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]
East Prairie | |
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Metis Settlement | |
| East Prairie Metis Settlement | |
Boundaries of East Prairie | |
 Location within Big Lakes County | |
  East Prairie Location within Alberta  East Prairie East Prairie (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 55°11′N 116°9′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 (2.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Alberta Time) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 780, 587, 825 |
Its chairperson is Raymond Supernault. Its vice chairperson is Doug Bellerose. Its council members are Delores Desjarlais, Keith Patenaude, and 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]
