Loon Lake is a First Nations

First Nations

First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...

 settlement within the Loon Lake 235 Indian reserve in northern Alberta

Northern Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is located on the eastern shore of the lake, west of Highway 88. It has an elevation of 525 metres (1,722.4 ft).

The settlement is located in census division

Census division

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 No. 17

Division No. 17, Alberta

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 and in the federal riding

Alberta federal electoral districts

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 of Fort McMurray-Athabasca. The settlement and the Indian reserve are part of the Loon River First Nation.

Demographics

Statistics Canada has not recently published a population for Loon Lake.

However, Industry Canada shows that Loon Lake's greater rural area had a total population of 399 living in 124 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 3.4 km² (1.3 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density

Population density

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of 17 /km2.