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.

Dufferin
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
  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]

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