| East Prairie | |
| Settlement Type: | Metis Settlement |
| Official Name: | East Prairie Metis Settlement |
| Image Map1: | 0506 East Prairie Metis Settlement, Alberta Locator.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location within Big Lakes County |
| Pushpin Map: | Alberta#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Alberta |
| Coordinates: | 55.1833°N -125°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Northern Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Planning region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Upper Athabasca |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Big Lakes |
| Established Title: | Founded[1] |
| Established Date: | 1939 |
| Leader Title: | Chair |
| Leader Name: | Gerald Cunningham |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | East Prairie Metis Council |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 802.46 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 625 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.8 |
| Area Code: | 780, 587, 825 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Postal Code Type: | Forward sortation area |
| Postal Code: | T0G |
East Prairie Metis Settlement is a Metis settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within Big Lakes County.[2] It is located approximately 20km (10miles) south of Highway 2 and 168km (104miles) east of Grande Prairie. It was founded in 1939.[1]
Chairperson, Raymond Supernault
Vice Chairperson, Doug Bellerose
Council Members, Delores Desjarlais, Keith Patenaude, Reva Jaycox
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 from its 2016 population of 304. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
The population of the East Prairie Metis Settlement according to its 2018 municipal census is 491,[4] an increase from its 2015 municipal census population count of 459.[5]
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 from its 2011 population of 366. With a land area of 334.44km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]