Central Plains Region Explained

Central Plains Region
Settlement Type:	Region of Manitoba
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Canada
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Manitoba
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	10,655.94
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population As Of:	2021
Population Total:	51,129
Population Density Km2:	auto

The Central Plains Region (French: Région des plaines centrales) is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba located in the south central part of the Canadian province of Manitoba, directly west of Winnipeg.^[2]

Its major urban centre is the City of Portage la Prairie. Together with the Pembina Valley Region to the south, the Central Plains Region composes the broader cultural region of Central Manitoba.^[3] Geographically, the region is considered to be a part of southern Manitoba, and is serviced by the Southern Regional Health Authority.

As of the 2016 census, the region had a population of 50,300 (compared to 48,289 in the 2001 census).^{[4] [5] [6]}

Major communities

• Portage la Prairie (city)

Rural municipalities and communities

Rural municipality	Unincorporated communities	Census division
Cartier	Elie (local urban district) St. Eustache Springstein (hamlet)	No. 10
Grey	Culross Elm Creek (local urban district) Fannystelle Haywood (local urban district) St. Claude (local urban district)	No. 9
Glenella-Lansdowne	Glenella Waldersee	No. 8
Lorne	Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes (local urban district)	No. 8 (partly in No. 4)
Macdonald	Brunkild Domain La Salle Oak Bluff Osborne Sanford Starbuck	No. 10
Norfolk Treherne	Rathwell	No. 8
North Norfolk	Arizona Austin (local urban district) Bagot MacGregor Sidney Treherne	No. 8
Portage la Prairie	Bloom Curtis Delta Beach Edwin Fortier Fulton High Bluff Layland Longburn Macdonald Newton Oakland Oakville (local urban district) Poplar Point Rignold St. Ambroise Southport	No. 9
St. François Xavier	Dacotah St. Francois Xavier White Horse Plains	No. 10
Victoria	Cypress River (local urban district) Holland (local urban district)	No. 8
WestLake – Gladstone	Gladstone (unincorporated urban community) Plumas (local urban district) Westbourne	No. 8

First Nations and reserves

• Dakota Plains First Nation (Dakota Plains 6A, Dakota Tipi 1)
• Long Plain First Nation
• Sandy Bay 5

Points of interest

See main article: List of historic places in Central Plains Region, Manitoba.

• Parks and wetlands
  • Delta Marsh
  • Portage Spillway Provincial Park
  • Spruce Woods Provincial Park
  • St. Ambroise Beach Provincial Park
  • Stephenfield Provincial Park
  • Twin Lakes Beach
  • Yellow Quill Provincial Park
• Other
  • Manitoba Agricultural Museum
  • Prairie Wind Music Festival
• Transport
  • Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport
    • 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School
    • KF Defence Programs
  • Portage la Prairie (North) Airport
  • Manitoba Highway 13
  • Manitoba Highway 100
  • Provincial Road 242
  • Provincial Road 248
  • Provincial Road 305

References

1. Web site: North Central economic region statistics . . March 27, 2023.
2. Web site: Manitoba's Tourist Regions. 2021-08-03. MACAP. en-CA.
3. Web site: In Your Community. 2021-08-03. Manitoba Parent Zone - Healthy Child Manitoba. en.
4. Web site: Statistics Canada. 2017-02-08. Division No. 9, Census division [Census division], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province] Census Profile, 2016 Census]. live. 2021-08-03. www12.statcan.gc.ca. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803033256/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=4609&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&SearchText=division%20no.%209&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 . 2021-08-03 .
5. Web site: Statistics Canada. 2017-02-08. Division No. 8, Census division [Census division], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province] Census Profile, 2016 Census]. live. 2021-08-03. www12.statcan.gc.ca. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803033256/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=4608&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&SearchText=Division%20No.%208&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 . 2021-08-03 .
6. Web site: Statistics Canada. 2017-02-08. Division No. 10, Census division [Census division], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province] Census Profile, 2016 Census]. live. 2021-08-03. www12.statcan.gc.ca. https://web.archive.org/web/20190627221003/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=4610&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&SearchText=Division%20No.%2010&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=4610&TABID=1&type=0 . 2019-06-27 .

External links

• Central Manitoba Tourism
• Central Plains Regional Profile
• Community Profile: Census Division No. 8, Manitoba; Statistics Canada
• Community Profile: Census Division No. 9, Manitoba; Statistics Canada
• Community Profile: Census Division No. 10, Manitoba; Statistics Canada

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