Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement is a Metis settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County.[3] It is located along Highway 855, approximately 125 km (78 mi) northeast of Edmonton.
Buffalo Lake | |
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Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement | |
![]() Boundaries of Buffalo Lake Settlement | |
![]() Location within Smoky Lake County | |
![]() ![]() Buffalo Lake Location within Alberta | |
Coordinates: 54°29′N 112°26′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Northern Alberta |
Planning region | North Saskatchewan |
Municipal district | Smoky Lake |
Government | |
• Chair | Horace Patenaude |
• Governing body | Buffalo Lake Metis Council |
Area (2021)[2] | |
• Land | 440.92 km2 (170.24 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 978 |
• Density | 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Website | buffalolakems.ca |
As a designated place in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Buffalo Lake had a population of 379 living in 128 of its 131 total private dwellings, a change of -46.8% from its 2016 population of 712. With a land area of 335.68 km2 (129.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
The population of the Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement according to its 2018 municipal census is 702,[4] an increase from its 2015 municipal census population count of 676.[5]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement had a population of 712 living in 225 of its 240 total private dwellings, a change of 44.7% from its 2011 population of 492. With a land area of 336.97 km2 (130.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi) in 2016.[6]
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