Morley 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 Stoney 142/143/144 Indian reserve

Stoney 142, 143, 144, Alberta

Stoney 142, 143, 144 make up an Indian reserve in southwest Alberta, Canada in Division No. 15. It is home to the Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley first nations of the Nakoda....

 in southern Alberta

Southern Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is located along the Canadian Pacific Railway

Canadian Pacific Railway

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 between the Trans-Canada Highway

Trans-Canada Highway

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 and the Bow River

Bow River

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, upstream from Ghost Lake

Ghost Lake (Alberta)

Ghost Lake is a glacier fed man-made lake in Western Alberta, Canada, formed along the Bow River. It is located approximately 45 km west of the city of Calgary and immediately west of Cochrane....

. It has an elevation of 1240 metres (4,068.2 ft).

The settlement is located in census division

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 No. 15

Division No. 15, Alberta

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 and in the federal riding

Alberta federal electoral districts

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 of Wild Rose

Wild Rose (electoral district)

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. The settlement and the Indian reserve are part of the Stoney Nation.

Demographics

Statistics Canada has not recently published a population for Morley.

However, Industry Canada shows that Morley's greater rural area had a total population of 35 living in 8 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 58.2 km² (22.5 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density

Population density

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of 15 /km2.