Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement
| Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement | |
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| Metis Settlement | |
 Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement
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| Coordinates: 54°29′N 112°26′W / 54.483°N 112.433°WCoordinates: 54°29′N 112°26′W / 54.483°N 112.433°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Alberta
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| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Chair | Horace Patenaude |
| • Governing body | Buffalo Lake Metis Council |
| Area (2016) | |
| • Land | 336.97 km2 (130.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 712 |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Website | Official website |
Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement is a Metis settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County. It is located along Highway 855, approximately 125 km (78 mi) northeast of Edmonton.
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement recorded 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.
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Buffalo Lake had a population of 492 living in 160 of its 176 total dwellings, a change of 98.4% from its 2006 population of 248. With a land area of 336.97 km2 (130.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4601/km2 (3.782/sq mi) in 2011.
The population of the Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement according to its 2009 municipal census is 1,206.
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