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Gift Lake Metis Settlement

Gift Lake Metis Settlement
Metis Settlement
Location within Big Lakes County
Location within Big Lakes County
Gift Lake Metis Settlement is located in Alberta
Gift Lake Metis Settlement
Gift Lake Metis Settlement
Location of Gift Lake Metis Settlement in Alberta
Coordinates: 55°53′N 115°48′W / 55.883°N 115.800°W / 55.883; -115.800
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Census division17
Government
[1]
 • ChairArthur Tomkins
 • Governing bodyGift Lake Metis Council
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land349.41 km2 (134.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
414
 • Density1.2/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Gift Lake Metis Settlement is a Metis settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within Big Lakes County.[3] It is located along Highway 750, approximately 203 km (126 mi) northeast of Grande Prairie.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gift Lake (parts A and B combined) had a population of 625 living in 182 of its 225 total private dwellings, a change of -5% from its 2016 population of 658. With a land area of 803.29 km2 (310.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km2 (2.0/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

The population of the Gift Lake Metis Settlement according to its 2018 municipal census is 812,[4] an increase from its 2015 municipal census population count of 651.[5]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, by combining parts "A" and "B", the Gift Lake Metis Settlement had a population of 658 living in 186 of its 236 total private dwellings, a change of -0.6% from its 2011 population of 662. With a land area of 812.73 km2 (313.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi) in 2016.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  4. ^ 2019 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 2019. ISBN 978-1-4601-4623-1. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  5. ^ 2016 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-3127-5. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "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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