the chair is now Raymond Carifelle and councillors are Claude Cunningham, Renee Cunningham, Greg Gauchier, Lance Gauchier, as of 2024.
Peavine Metis Settlement is a
Metis
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settlement in
northern Alberta
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, Canada within
Big Lakes County
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It is located in Division No. 17, Alberta, Census Division 17, around the Lesser ...
.
It is located on
Highway 750 to the northeast of
High Prairie
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.
History
The area started being established by settlers in the early 1920s. Settlers would travel to nearby communities to encourage
Métis
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families to reside in Peavine Metis Settlement in an effort to ensure boundaries were not altered, with many new families moving there between 1950 and 1952.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Peavine had a population of 387 living in 150 of its 201 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 607. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
The population of the Peavine Metis Settlement according to its
2018 municipal census is 566,
a decrease from its
2015 municipal census population count of 639.
As a
designated place
A designated place (DPL) is a type of community or settlement identified by Statistics Canada that does not meet the criteria used to define municipalities or population centres. DPLs are delineated every 5 years for the Canadian census as the s ...
in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Peavine Metis Settlement had a population of 607 living in 192 of its 284 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 690. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
*
List of communities in Alberta
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*
List of designated places in Alberta
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References
External links
Peavine Metis Settlement
Big Lakes County
Métis settlements in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
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