Buffalo Lake
Metis Settlement
Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement
Boundaries of Buffalo Lake Settlement
Boundaries of Buffalo Lake Settlement
Location within Smoky Lake County
Location within Smoky Lake County
Buffalo Lake is located in Alberta
Buffalo Lake
Buffalo Lake
Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 54°29′N 112°26′W / 54.483°N 112.433°W / 54.483; -112.433
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Planning regionNorth Saskatchewan
Municipal districtSmoky Lake
Government
[1]
 • ChairHorace Patenaude
 • Governing bodyBuffalo Lake Metis Council
Area
 (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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