Montana 139

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Montana 139
Montana Indian Reserve No. 139
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Location in Alberta
First Nation Montana
Treaty 6
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Municipal district Ponoka
Area
[1]
  Total2,824.8 ha (6,980.2 acres)
Population
 (2016) [2]
  Total630
  Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)

Montana 139 is an Indian reserve of the Montana First Nation in Alberta, located within Ponoka County. [3] Part of the Maskwacis community, it is 24 kilometers south of Wetaskiwin. [1] In the 2016 Canadian Census, it recorded a population of 630 living in 137 of its 143 total private dwellings. [2]

Besides Montana 139, the Montana First Nation also has access to Pigeon Lake 138A, [4] a reserve shared by the four nations of Maskwacis. The other three are the Ermineskin First Nation, the Louis Bull First Nation and the Samson Cree Nation. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada . Government of Canada. 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. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail"
  5. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail"

52°44′03″N113°26′23″W / 52.7343°N 113.4398°W / 52.7343; -113.4398 (Montana 139)