Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement
| Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement | |
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| Metis Settlement | |
 Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement
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| Coordinates: 57°57′N 117°28′W / 57.950°N 117.467°WCoordinates: 57°57′N 117°28′W / 57.950°N 117.467°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Alberta
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| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 17 |
| Government | |
| • Chair | Greg Calliou |
| • Governing body | Paddle Prairie Metis Council |
| Area (2016) | |
| • Land | 1,738.82 km2 (671.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 544 |
| • Density | 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement is a Metis settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of Northern Lights and adjacent to Mackenzie County. It is located along the Mackenzie Highway (Highway 35), approximately 72 km (45 mi) south of the Town of High Level.
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement recorded a population of 544 living in 185 of its 240 total private dwellings, a change of −3.2% from its 2011 population of 562. With a land area of 1,738.82 km2 (671.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi) in 2016.
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Paddle Prairie had a population of 562 living in 182 of its 225 total dwellings, a change of 160.2% from its 2006 population of 216. With a land area of 1,716.72 km2 (662.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.32737/km2 (0.8479/sq mi) in 2011.
The population of the Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement according to its 2009 municipal census is 1,089.
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