Montana 139 | |
Official Name: | Montana Indian Reserve No. 139 |
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: | Montana |
Subdivision Type1: | Treaty |
Subdivision Name1: | 6 |
Subdivision Type2: | Country |
Subdivision Name2: | Canada |
Subdivision Type3: | Province |
Subdivision Name3: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
Subdivision Name4: | Ponoka |
Seat Type: | Community |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Ha: | 2824.8 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 630 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Montana 139 is an Indian reserve of the Montana First Nation in Alberta, located within Ponoka County.[3] Part of the Maskwacis community, it is 24 kilometers south of Wetaskiwin.[1] In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 630 living in 137 of its 143 total private dwellings.[2]
Besides Montana 139, the Montana First Nation also has access to Pigeon Lake 138A,[4] a reserve shared by the four nations of Maskwacis. The other three are the Ermineskin First Nation, the Louis Bull First Nation and the Samson Cree Nation.[5]