Child Lake 164A

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Child Lake 164A
Child Lake Indian Reserve No. 164A
Dunne-za cemetery at Eleske, Alberta.jpg
Dunne-za burial houses at Child Lake
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Location in Alberta
First Nation Beaver
Treaty 8
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Specialized municipality Mackenzie
Area
[1]
  Total
2,826 ha (6,983 acres)
Population
 (2016) [2]
  Total
216
  Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)

Child Lake 164A is an Indian reserve of the Beaver First Nation in Alberta, located within Mackenzie County. [3] It is 32 kilometers northwest of Fort Vermilion. [1] The reserve takes its name from a nearby lake where a child once drowned. [4]

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Geography

The locality of Eleske is on the Child Lake 164A reserve. [5]

Demographics

In the 2016 Canadian Census, Child Lake 164A recorded a population of 216 living in 62 of its 62 total private dwellings. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. 14 November 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  3. Government of Alberta (May 25, 2019). Municipal Boundaries (Map). AltaLIS.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 33.
  5. Geo-Administrative Areas (Hamlet, Locality and Townsite Culture Points) (Geodatabase layer) (Map). AltaLIS. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

58°28′04″N116°34′28″W / 58.4678°N 116.5745°W / 58.4678; -116.5745 (Child Lake 164A)