Loon Straits, Manitoba Explained

Loon Straits is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. A designated place in Canadian census data, the community had a population of 16 in the Canada 2006 Census.^[1]

The community had been settled by largely Metis settlers of mixed Cree/ Ojibway (Or Saulteaux as it was known in the past)/Irish/Scottish heritage.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Loon Straits had a population of 5 living in 5 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.^[3]

References

• Loon Straits Community Profile

51.525°N -96.585°W

Notes and References

1. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=1302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=25&PR=46&CMA=0 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses"
2. Barkwell, Lawrence J. (2018) Historic Metis settlements in Manitoba and geographical place names. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Louis Riel Institute, 2018.
3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Sep 3, 2022.