Gift Lake Metis Settlement | |
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Metis Settlement | |
Location of Gift Lake Metis Settlement in Alberta | |
Coordinates: 55°53′N 115°48′W / 55.883°N 115.800°WCoordinates: 55°53′N 115°48′W / 55.883°N 115.800°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Northern Alberta |
Census division | 17 |
Government | |
• Chair | Dave Lamouche |
• Governing body | Gift Lake Metis Council |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
Gift Lake Metis Settlement is a Metis settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within Big Lakes County. It is located along Highway 750, approximately 203 km (126 mi) northeast of Grande Prairie.
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, by combining parts "A" and "B", Gift Lake had a population of 662 living in 182 of its 246 total dwellings, a -19.3% change from its 2006 population of 820. With a land area of 812.45 km2 (313.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8148/km2 (2.1104/sq mi) in 2011.
The population of the Gift Lake Metis Settlement according to its 2010 municipal census is 1,115.