Stand Off, Alberta

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Stand Off
Locality
Stand Off community water tower
Stand Off community water tower
Stand Off is located in Alberta
Stand Off
Stand Off
Location of Stand Off in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°16′26″N 113°11′02″W / 49.274°N 113.184°W / 49.274; -113.184Coordinates: 49°16′26″N 113°11′02″W / 49.274°N 113.184°W / 49.274; -113.184
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Planning regionSouth Saskatchewan
Population
 • Total682
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Stand Off is an unincorporated community in southern Alberta, Canada within the Blood (Kainai) Indian reserve. It is on Highway 2, approximately 43 kilometres (27 mi) southwest of Lethbridge and 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Cardston. The people living in Stand Off and on the reserve are a part of the Blackfoot Nation of Canada and the United States. The Blood Tribe (Nation) has the largest landmass in all eleven Treaties in Canada, (1871-1921).[citation needed]

Demographics[edit]

Stand Off recorded a population of 682 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
Stand-Off Health Centre