Gift Lake Metis Settlement

Metis Settlement in Alberta, Canada

55°53′N 115°48′W / 55.883°N 115.800°W / 55.883; -115.800CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionNorthern AlbertaCensus division17Government

^[1]

• ChairArthur Tomkins • Governing bodyGift Lake Metis CouncilArea

(2021)^[2]

• Land349.41 km² (134.91 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

• Total414 • Density1.2/km² (3/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Gift Lake Metis Settlement is a Metis settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within Big Lakes County.^[3] It is located along Highway 750, approximately 203 km (126 mi) northeast of Grande Prairie.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gift Lake (parts A and B combined) had a population of 625 living in 182 of its 225 total private dwellings, a change of -5% from its 2016 population of 658. With a land area of 803.29 km² (310.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km² (2.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

The population of the Gift Lake Metis Settlement according to its 2018 municipal census is 812,^[4] an increase from its 2015 municipal census population count of 651.^[5]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, by combining parts "A" and "B", the Gift Lake Metis Settlement had a population of 658 living in 186 of its 236 total private dwellings, a change of -0.6% from its 2011 population of 662. With a land area of 812.73 km² (313.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km² (2.1/sq mi) in 2016.^[6]

References

^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
^ 2019 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 2019. ISBN 978-1-4601-4623-1. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
^ 2016 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. ISBN 978-1-4601-3127-5. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
^ "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.