Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement

Metis Settlement in Alberta, Canada
54°29′N 112°26′W / 54.483°N 112.433°W / 54.483; -112.433CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionNorthern AlbertaPlanning regionNorth SaskatchewanMunicipal districtSmoky LakeGovernment
[1]
 • ChairHorace Patenaude • Governing bodyBuffalo Lake Metis CouncilArea
 (2021)[2]
 • Land440.92 km2 (170.24 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total978 • Density2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)Websitebuffalolakems.ca

Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement is a Metis settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County.[3] It is located along Highway 855, approximately 125 km (78 mi) northeast of Edmonton.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Buffalo Lake had a population of 379 living in 128 of its 131 total private dwellings, a change of -46.8% from its 2016 population of 712. With a land area of 335.68 km2 (129.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

The population of the Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement according to its 2018 municipal census is 702,[4] an increase from its 2015 municipal census population count of 676.[5]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement had a population of 712 living in 225 of its 240 total private dwellings, a change of 44.7% from its 2011 population of 492. With a land area of 336.97 km2 (130.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.1/km2 (5.5/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 10, 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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