Thicket Portage Explained

Thicket Portage is a community in northern Manitoba located on the Hudson Bay Railway. The community receives passenger rail service at the Thicket Portage railway station. This station used to be served by 13-14 trains per week, although as of 2001, this has been reduced to 6 trains per week.[1]

The community has no all-weather road access. The community is serviced by year round train access, local airport, and winter ice roads. In the summer, it is accessible by boat/vehicle.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Thicket Portage had a population of 109 living in 29 of its 42 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 150. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

References

55.3181°N -97.6869°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.gov.mb.ca/mit/tspd/thicketportage/pdf/1-8.pdf Province of Manitoba, Ministry of Transportation and Government Services Department All-Weather Road Servicing Options for Thicket Portage - Public Consultation 2001
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Sep 3, 2022.