Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
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.
Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
Dufferin | |
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| Rural Municipality of Dufferin | |
 Location of Dufferin in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′55″N 98°04′12″W / 49.53194°N 98.07000°W / 49.53194; -98.07000 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Incorporated | November 1, 1890 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 916.11 km (353.71 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,543 |
| • Density | 2.8/km (7.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Dufferin is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The separately administered town of Carman lies near its centre.
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 km (353.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.8/km (7.2/sq mi) in 2021.
References※
- ^ "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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