Child Lake 164A Explained

Child Lake 164A
Official Name:Child Lake Indian Reserve No. 164A
Settlement Type:Indian reserve
Map Alt:A map of the province of Alberta showing 80 counties and 145 small Indian reserves. One is highlighted with a red circle.
Subdivision Type:First Nation
Subdivision Name:Beaver
Subdivision Type1:Treaty
Subdivision Name1:8
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Name2:Canada
Subdivision Type3:Province
Subdivision Name3:Alberta
Subdivision Type4:Specialized municipality
Subdivision Name4:Mackenzie
Seat Type:Community
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Ha:2826
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:216
Population Density Km2:auto

Child Lake 164A is an Indian reserve of the Beaver First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County.[3] It is 32 kilometers northwest of Fort Vermilion.[1] The reserve takes its name from a nearby lake where a child once drowned.[4]

Geography

The locality of Eleske is on the Child Lake 164A reserve.[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 Canadian Census, Child Lake 164A recorded a population of 216 living in 62 of its 62 total private dwellings.[2]

References

58.4678°N -116.5745°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail. August 12, 2019. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. 14 November 2008 . Government of Canada.
  2. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census . . February 8, 2017 . 2019-08-10.
  3. Government of Alberta. Municipal Boundaries. May 25, 2019. AltaLIS.
  4. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada. Ottawa. 33.
  5. Geo-Administrative Areas (Hamlet, Locality and Townsite Culture Points) . October 26, 2020 . 2020 . AltaLIS . Geodatabase layer . October 2, 2021.