Division No. 5, Manitoba Explained

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

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 5 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 8282.38km2, it had a population density of in 2021.^[1]

Towns

• Melita

Unincorporated Urban Communities

• Boissevain
• Deloraine
• Hartney
• Killarney
• Waskada

Rural municipalities

• Boissevain – Morton
• Brenda – Waskada
• Deloraine – Winchester
• Grassland
• Killarney – Turtle Mountain
• Prairie Lakes
• Two Borders

Former rural municipalities

• 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

• Community Profile: Census Division No. 5, Manitoba; Statistics Canada

External links

• Manitoba Regional Profiles: Westman Region

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.
2. Web site: Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015) . The Manitoba Historical Society . December 1, 2014 . January 2, 2015.
3. Web site: The Town of Killarney and the Rural Municipality of Turtle Mountain Amalgamation Regulation (Regulation 160/2006). Queen's Printer for the Province of Manitoba. 21 August 2006. 16 May 2018.