Gift Lake Metis Settlement Explained

Gift Lake Metis Settlement
Settlement Type:Metis Settlement
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Gift Lake Metis Settlement in Alberta
Coordinates:55.8833°N -163°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Northern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:17
Leader Title:Chair
Leader Name:Arthur Tomkins
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Gift Lake Metis Council
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:1.2
Timezone1:MST
Utc Offset1:−7
Timezone1 Dst:MDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:−6

Gift Lake Metis Settlement is a Metis settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within Big Lakes County.[1] It is located along Highway 750, approximately 203km (126miles) 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 living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

The population of the Gift Lake Metis Settlement according to its 2018 municipal census is 812,[3] an increase from its 2015 municipal census population count of 651.[4]

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 from its 2011 population of 662. With a land area of 812.73km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities . . 2012-11-05 . 2012-11-20.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 17, 2022.
  3. Book: 2019 Municipal Affairs Population List . . 978-1-4601-4623-1 . December 2019 . September 28, 2021.
  4. Book: 2016 Municipal Affairs Population List . . 978-1-4601-3127-5 . September 28, 2021.
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 9, 2017.