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Manigotagan, Manitoba

Coordinates: 51°06′32″N 96°18′17″W / 51.10889°N 96.30472°W / 51.10889; -96.30472
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Manigotagan
Unincorporated community
Manigotagan is located in Manitoba
Manigotagan
Manigotagan
Coordinates: 51°06′32″N 96°18′17″W / 51.10889°N 96.30472°W / 51.10889; -96.30472
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Census divisionDivision No. 19
Census subdivisionUnorg. Div. No. 19
Area
 • Land37.06 km2 (14.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total173
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)204, 431, and 584

Manigotagan is a settlement in the Canadian province of Manitoba.[2][3] It is located near the mouth of the Manigotagan River at Lake Winnipeg.

History

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From circa 1887 to circa 1893, the Hudson's Bay Company operated a fur trade outpost here, called Bad Throat Post, and functioned as an outpost for Fort Alexander. The exact date that it was abandoned is unknown.[4]

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Manigotagan had a population of 173 living in 69 of its 273 total private dwellings, a change of -1.7% from its 2016 population of 176. With a land area of 37.06 km2 (14.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.7/km2 (12.1/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Historical census populations – Manigotagan, Manitoba
YearPop.±%
1985 230—    
1991 197−14.3%
1996 173−12.2%
2001 192+11.0%
YearPop.±%
2006 191−0.5%
2011 213+11.5%
2016 176−17.4%
2021 173−1.7%
Population count for 2016 based on revised count from 2021.
Source: Statistics Canada, Government of Manitoba[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Manigotagan, Northern community (NCM) Manitoba [Designated place] Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Geographical Names" (Esri shapefile). Manitoba Land Initiative. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Manigotagan". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Hudson's Bay Company - Bad Throat Post". pam.minisisinc.com. Archives of Manitoba - Keystone Archives Descriptive Database. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Manigotagan community profile" (PDF). www.gov.mb.ca. Government of Manitoba. March 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2023.