Rural Municipality of Dufferin

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

This article is about the municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba. For the Saskatchewan municipality of the same name, see Rural Municipality of Dufferin No. 190.

Dufferin
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Dufferin
Location of Dufferin in Manitoba
Location of Dufferin in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°31′55″N 98°04′12″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
IncorporatedNovember 1, 1890
Area
 • Total916.11 km2 (353.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,543
 • Density2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

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 4.4% from its 2016 population of 2,435. With a land area of 916.11 km2 (353.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

References
  1. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.


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