Brokenhead | |
Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Brokenhead |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Manitoba |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Eastman |
Leader Title2: | Reeve |
Established Title: | Incorporated |
Established Date: | November 15, 1900 |
Area Total Km2: | 749.69 |
Population As Of: | 2021 Census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 5,414 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
The Rural Municipality of Brokenhead is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The town of Beausejour, a separate urban municipality, lies within the borders of Brokenhead.
The RM was incorporated on 15 November 1900.[2]
The RM had a population of 4,635 in the 2011 Census, an increase of 17.6% over its population of 3,940 in the 2006 Census.[3] The RM is adjacent on its western and southern sides to, but not a part of, the Census Metropolitan Area of Winnipeg.
The Town of Beausejour is a separate urban municipality but shares some of administrative services with the RM of Brokenhead.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brokenhead had a population of 5,414 living in 2,053 of its 2,213 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 5,122. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]