Baden, Manitoba
Baden is a northern community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is part of a group of five communities in the region, all built to serve logging operations in the Porcupine Provincial Forest. The others are National Mills, Powell, Red Deer Lake, and the largest, Barrows, where the nearest school and fire service are located. The community contains 15 housing units.[1]
Baden | |
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 Community boundaries | |
  Baden Location in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 52.781°N 101.218°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Northern Manitoba |
It was named by the Canadian National Railway after Sir Robert Baden-Powell, a British General.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Baden had a population of 10 living in 5 of its 8 total private dwellings, a change of -41.2% from its 2016 population of 17. With a land area of 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.9/km2 (38.7/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
References
- "Baden" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. May 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
Geographic Names of Manitoba - the Millennium Bureau of Canada