Division No. 5 (Southwestern area) is a census division located within the Westman Region in the south west area of the province of Manitoba, Canada. Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions do not reflect the organization of local government in Manitoba. These areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own.
The major industry of Westman is agriculture. However, there is also some oil production in the southwest area of the region.
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 5 had a population of 13,326 living in 5,553 of its 7,027 total private dwellings, a change of 1.1% from its 2016 population of 13,176. With a land area of 8,282.38 km2 (3,197.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
Towns edit
Unincorporated Urban Communities edit
Rural municipalities edit
Former rural municipalities edit
- Albert (amalgamated with the RMs of Arthur and Edward in 2015[2])
- Arthur (amalgamated with the RMs of Albert and Edward in 2015[2])
- Brenda (amalgamated with the Village of Waskada in 2015[2])
- Cameron (amalgamated with the Town of Hartney and RM of Whitewater in 2015[2])
- Edward (amalgamated with the RMs of Albert and Arthur in 2015[2])
- Turtle Mountain (amalgamated with the Town of Killarney in 2007[3])
- Morton (amalgamated with the Town of Boissevain in 2015[2])
- Riverside (amalgamated with the RM of Strathcona in 2015[2])
- Strathcona (amalgamated with the RM of Riverside in 2015[2])
- Whitewater (amalgamated with the Town of Hartney and RM of Cameron in 2015[2])
- Winchester (amalgamated with the Town of Deloraine in 2015[2])
References edit
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "The Town of Killarney and the Rural Municipality of Turtle Mountain Amalgamation Regulation (Regulation 160/2006)" (PDF). Queen's Printer for the Province of Manitoba. August 21, 2006. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- Community Profile: Census Division No. 5, Manitoba; Statistics Canada Archived September 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
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