East Prairie Metis Settlement
East Prairie Metis Settlement is a Metis settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within Big Lakes County. It is located approximately south of Highway 2 and east of Grande Prairie. It was founded in 1939.
Its chairperson is Raymond Supernault. Its vice chairperson is Doug Bellerose. Its council members are Delores Desjarlais, Keith Patenaude, and Reva Jaycox.
Demographics
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.The population of the East Prairie Metis Settlement according to its 2018 municipal census is 491, an increase from its 2015 municipal census population count of 459.
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, it had a population density of in 2016.