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East Prairie
Metis Settlement
East Prairie Metis Settlement
Boundaries of East Prairie
Boundaries of East Prairie
Location within Big Lakes County
Location within Big Lakes County
East Prairie is located in Alberta
East Prairie
East Prairie
Location in Alberta
East Prairie is located in Canada
East Prairie
East Prairie
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Northern Alberta
Planning region Upper Athabasca
Municipal district Big Lakes
Founded 1939
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 802.46 km2 (309.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 625
 • Density 0.8/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Forward sortation area
T0G
Area code(s) 780, 587, 825

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.

Chairperson, Raymond Supernault

Vice Chairperson, Doug Bellerose

Council Members, Delores Desjarlais, Keith Patenaude, Reva Jaycox

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, East Prairie had a population of 310 living in 120 of its 148 total private dwellings, a change of 2% from its 2016 population of 304. With a land area of 328.42 km2 (126.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) in 2021.

The population of the East Prairie Metis Settlement according to its 2018 municipal census is 491, an increase from its 2015 municipal census population count of 459.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the East Prairie Metis Settlement had 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 (2.3/sq mi) in 2016.

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