East Prairie Metis Settlement
| East Prairie Metis Settlement | |
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| Metis Settlement | |
 East Prairie Metis Settlement
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| Coordinates: 55°11′N 116°9′W / 55.183°N 116.150°WCoordinates: 55°11′N 116°9′W / 55.183°N 116.150°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Alberta
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| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 17 |
| Government | |
| • Chair | Gerald Cunningham |
| • Governing body | East Prairie Metis Council |
| Area (2016) | |
| • Land | 334.44 km2 (129.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 304 |
| • Density | 0.9/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| 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. 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.
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 (2.4/sq mi) in 2016.
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, East Prairie had a population of 366 living in 106 of its 135 total dwellings, a change of 4% 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.
The population of the East Prairie Metis Settlement according to its 2009 municipal census is 906.
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