Rural Municipality of Dufferin explained

Dufferin
Official Name:Rural Municipality of Dufferin
Settlement Type:Rural municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Manitoba
Subdivision Type2:Region
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Title1:Councillors
Leader Title2:Office location
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:November 1, 1890
Area Total Km2:916.11
Population Total:2,543
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5

Dufferin is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The separately administered town of Carman lies near its centre.

The R.M. was named after Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava who was Governor General of Canada (1872–78). The now rural municipality was described as a new settlement in 1874.

Communities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dufferin had a population of 2,543 living in 761 of its 806 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,435. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba . . February 9, 2022 . February 20, 2022.