East Prairie Metis Settlement facts for kids
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East Prairie
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Metis Settlement
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Boundaries of East Prairie
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Location within Big Lakes County
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Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Northern Alberta |
Planning region | Upper Athabasca |
Municipal district | Big Lakes |
Founded | 1939 |
Area
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• Land | 802.46 km2 (309.83 sq mi) |
Population
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• Total | 625 |
• Density | 0.8/km2 (2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Forward sortation area |
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Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
East Prairie Metis Settlement is a Metis settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within Big Lakes County. 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.
Demographics
As a designated place in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, East Prairie recorded 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 (2.3/sq mi) in 2021.The population of the East Prairie Metis Settlement according to its 2018 municipal census is 491, an increase from its 2015 municipal census population count of 459.
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the East Prairie Metis Settlement recorded 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 (2.3/sq mi) in 2016.