The Notre-Dame de Lorette in Lorette, Manitoba's most populous designated place

A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data.[1] It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population centres (areas with a population of at least 1,000 and no fewer than 400 persons per square kilometre)."[2] Provincial and territorial authorities collaborate with Statistics Canada in the creation of designated places so that data can be published for sub-areas within municipalities.[2] Starting in 2016, Statistics Canada allowed the overlapping of designated places with population centres.[2]

In the 2021 Census of Population, Manitoba had 148 designated places,[3] an increase from 135 in 2016.[4] Designated place types in Manitoba include 9 dissolved municipalities, 44 local urban districts, 46 northern communities, and 48 unincorporated urban centres.[5] In 2021, the 148 designated places had a cumulative population of 89,803 and an average population of 607. Manitoba's largest designated place is Oakbank with a population of 5,041.[6]

List

List of designated places in Manitoba
Name[6] Type[5] 2021 Census of Population[6]
Population
(2021) 		Population
(2016) 		Change
(%) 		Land
area
(km2) 		Population
density
(per km2)
Aghaming Northern community 10 15 −33.3% 3.16 3.2/km2
Alexander Local urban district 321 334 −3.9% 1.38 232.6/km2
Ashern Local urban district 616 565 +9.0% 3.01 204.7/km2
Austin Local urban district 415 422 −1.7% 1.9 218.4/km2
Baden Northern community 10 17 −41.2% 0.67 14.9/km2
Baldur Local urban district 297 320 −7.2% 2.14 138.8/km2
Barrows Northern community 83 98 −15.3% 2.68 31.0/km2
Benito Unincorporated urban centre 360 370 −2.7% 0.85 423.5/km2
Berens River Northern community 71 135 −47.4% 5.12 13.9/km2
Binscarth Unincorporated urban centre 420 407 +3.2% 1.4 300.0/km2
Birch River Local urban district 144 198 −27.3% 1.84 78.3/km2
Birtle Unincorporated urban centre 625 642 −2.6% 9.26 67.5/km2
Bissett Northern community 115 108 +6.5% 31.62 3.6/km2
Blumenort Local urban district 1,738 1,675 +3.8% 3.17 548.3/km2
Boissevain Dissolved municipality 1,577 1,656 −4.8% 2.9 543.8/km2
Bowsman Unincorporated urban centre 237 262 −9.5% 2.74 86.5/km2
Brochet Northern community 64 118 −45.8% 2.76 23.2/km2
Camperville Northern community 90 487 −81.5% 8.7 10.3/km2
Cartwright Unincorporated urban centre 353 352 +0.3% 1.88 187.8/km2
Cormorant Northern community 307 327 −6.1% 18.37 16.7/km2
Cranberry Portage (Kelsey) Local urban district 608 771 −21.1% 7.26 83.7/km2
Crane River Northern community 111 152 −27.0% 25.11 4.4/km2
Cross Lake Northern community 521 443 +17.6% 20.42 25.5/km2
Crystal City Local urban district 401 389 +3.1% 2.78 144.2/km2
Dallas/Red Rose Northern community 40 40 0.0% 317.9 0.1/km2
Dauphin River Northern community 5 20 −75.0% 1.25 4.0/km2
Dawson Bay Northern community 31 21 +47.6% 1.72 18.0/km2
Deloraine Unincorporated urban centre 962 978 −1.6% 2.52 381.7/km2
Dominion City Unincorporated urban centre 319 353 −9.6% 2.56 124.6/km2
Duck Bay Northern community 350 374 −6.4% 10.81 32.4/km2
Dugald Unincorporated urban centre 614 580 +5.9% 3.02 203.3/km2
Easterville Northern community 20 44 −54.5% 3.12 6.4/km2
Elie Local urban district 705 696 +1.3% 8 88.1/km2
Elkhorn Local urban district 455 479 −5.0% 2.76 164.9/km2
Elm Creek Local urban district 405 339 +19.5% 2.68 151.1/km2
Emerson Local urban district 660 678 −2.7% 7.35 89.8/km2
Erickson Unincorporated urban centre 473 461 +2.6% 1.29 366.7/km2
Ethelbert Unincorporated urban centre 314 277 +13.4% 2.66 118.0/km2
Falcon Lake Unincorporated urban centre 383 272 +40.8% 22.11 17.3/km2
Fisher Bay Northern community 42 34 +23.5% 56.85 0.7/km2
Fisher Branch Local urban district 465 452 +2.9% 2.01 231.3/km2
Garson (Tyndall-Garson) Local urban district 748 647 +15.6% 1.13 661.9/km2
Gilbert Plains Unincorporated urban centre 773 785 −1.5% 2.74 282.1/km2
Gillam Retired population centre 836 1,036 −19.3% 1.01 827.7/km2
Gimli Dissolved municipality 2,070 1,975 +4.8% 2.21 936.7/km2
Gladstone Unincorporated urban centre 928 889 +4.4% 2.39 388.3/km2
Glenboro Unincorporated urban centre 544 624 −12.8% 2.69 202.2/km2
Gods Lake Narrows Northern community 141 89 +58.4% 1.62 87.0/km2
Grand Marais/Grand Beach Unincorporated urban centre 601 307 +95.8% 2.56 234.8/km2
Grandview Unincorporated urban centre 808 864 −6.5% 2.82 286.5/km2
Gretna Unincorporated urban centre 511 541 −5.5% 2.71 188.6/km2
Grunthal Local urban district 1,782 1,680 +6.1% 2.69 662.5/km2
Hamiota Unincorporated urban centre 856 841 +1.8% 3.35 255.5/km2
Hartney Unincorporated urban centre 499 462 +8.0% 2.68 186.2/km2
Harwill Northern community 15 19 −21.1% 259.6 0.1/km2
Herb Lake Landing Northern community 16 10 +60.0% 7.49 2.1/km2
Holland Local urban district 354 354 0.0% 2.7 131.1/km2
Homebrook - Peonan Point Northern community 26 39 −33.3% 361.28 0.1/km2
Iles des Chenes Unincorporated urban centre 1,606 1,546 +3.9% 2.03 791.1/km2
Island Lake Northern community 54 79 −31.6% 3.54 15.3/km2
Killarney Dissolved municipality 2,490 2,366 +5.2% 5.11 487.3/km2
La Broquerie Local urban district 1,715 1,401 +22.4% 8.02 213.8/km2
La Rivière Local urban district 228 208 +9.6% 2.9 78.6/km2
La Salle Unincorporated urban centre 2,687 2,069 +29.9% 6.97 385.5/km2
Landmark Local urban district 1,326 1,292 +2.6% 2.97 446.5/km2
Laurier Unincorporated urban centre 177 154 +14.9% 5.4 32.8/km2
Little Grand Rapids Northern community 0 15 −100.0% 1.47 0.0/km2
Lockport part A Unincorporated urban centre 445 458 −2.8% 2.47 180.2/km2
Lockport part B Unincorporated urban centre 301 288 +4.5% 0.44 684.1/km2
Loon Straits Northern community 5 10 −50.0% 2.31 2.2/km2
Lorette Local urban district 3,512 3,208 +9.5% 4.72 744.1/km2
Lundar Local urban district 499 462 +8.0% 1.1 453.6/km2
MacGregor Unincorporated urban centre 962 973 −1.1% 2.13 451.6/km2
Mallard Northern community 102 78 +30.8% 11.21 9.1/km2
Manigotagan Northern community 173 176 −1.7% 37.06 4.7/km2
Manitou Unincorporated urban centre 812 840 −3.3% 3.38 240.2/km2
Matheson Island Northern community 136 101 +34.7% 22.16 6.1/km2
McCreary Unincorporated urban centre 497 507 −2.0% 1.84 270.1/km2
Meadow Portage Northern community 72 67 +7.5% 115.61 0.6/km2
Miami Local urban district 464 434 +6.9% 1.2 386.7/km2
Miniota Unincorporated urban centre 282 229 +23.1% 0.94 300.0/km2
Minitonas Unincorporated urban centre 465 465 0.0% 2.19 212.3/km2
Mitchell Local urban district 2,828 2,279 +24.1% 3.3 857.0/km2
Moose Lake Northern community 135 200 −32.5% 9.75 13.8/km2
National Mills Northern community 0 0 NA 2.62 0.0/km2
Nelson House Northern community 70 71 −1.4% 3.43 20.4/km2
Ninette Local urban district 249 221 +12.7% 2.02 123.3/km2
Norway House Northern community 363 478 −24.1% 114.53 3.2/km2
Notre Dame de Lourdes Local urban district 756 744 +1.6% 2.83 267.1/km2
Oak Bluff Unincorporated urban centre 1,442 1,051 +37.2% 2.52 572.2/km2
Oak Lake Unincorporated urban centre 381 407 −6.4% 2.61 146.0/km2
Oakbank Unincorporated urban centre 5,041 4,604 +9.5% 5.39 935.3/km2
Oakville Local urban district 652 621 +5.0% 2.71 240.6/km2
Pelican Rapids Northern community 64 72 −11.1% 3.14 20.4/km2
Pierson Local urban district 174 190 −8.4% 1.94 89.7/km2
Pikwitonei Northern community 55 64 −14.1% 7.94 6.9/km2
Pilot Mound Local urban district 675 627 +7.7% 2.65 254.7/km2
Pine Dock Northern community 38 47 −19.1% 9.65 3.9/km2
Pine Falls (Powerview-Pine Falls) Dissolved municipality 616 632 −2.5% 2.41 255.6/km2
Plum Coulee Unincorporated urban centre 1,040 904 +15.0% 2.44 426.2/km2
Plumas Local urban district 235 243 −3.3% 0.96 244.8/km2
Powell Northern community 15 15 0.0% 1.19 12.6/km2
Powerview (Powerview-Pine Falls) Dissolved municipality 623 684 −8.9% 2.41 258.5/km2
Princess Harbour Northern community 0 5 −100.0% 1.9 0.0/km2
Rapid City Local urban district 796 478 +66.5% 5.19 153.4/km2
Red Deer Lake Northern community 20 10 +100.0% 6.61 3.0/km2
Red Sucker Lake Northern community 10 15 −33.3% 0.65 15.4/km2
Reston Local urban district 659 569 +15.8% 5.32 123.9/km2
Richer Local urban district 607 582 +4.3% 5.37 113.0/km2
Rivers Dissolved municipality 971 1,325 −26.7% 7.98 121.7/km2
Riverton Unincorporated urban centre 475 538 −11.7% 1.19 399.2/km2
Roblin Dissolved municipality 1,709 1,697 +0.7% 3.75 455.7/km2
Rock Ridge Northern community 64 73 −12.3% 0.88 72.7/km2
Rosenfeld Local urban district 318 338 −5.9% 2.72 116.9/km2
Rosenort Local urban district 798 701 +13.8% 10.54 75.7/km2
Rossburn Unincorporated urban centre 489 512 −4.5% 3.43 142.6/km2
Russell Dissolved municipality 1,740 1,599 +8.8% 3.14 554.1/km2
Salt Point Northern community 10 5 +100.0% 30.22 0.3/km2
Sandy Lake Local urban district 301 264 +14.0% 2.01 149.8/km2
Sanford Unincorporated urban centre 991 937 +5.8% 6.24 158.8/km2
Seymourville Northern community 76 95 −20.0% 23.14 3.3/km2
Sherridon Northern community 56 99 −43.4% 11.88 4.7/km2
Shoal Lake Unincorporated urban centre 652 701 −7.0% 2.52 258.7/km2
Somerset Local urban district 420 437 −3.9% 2.32 181.0/km2
Souris Dissolved municipality 1,970 1,974 −0.2% 3.35 588.1/km2
Spence Lake Northern community 70 53 +32.1% 29.13 2.4/km2
St. Adolphe Unincorporated urban centre 1,006 1,057 −4.8% 1.38 729.0/km2
St. Claude Local urban district 625 603 +3.6% 1.84 339.7/km2
St. Francois Xavier Unincorporated urban centre 845 662 +27.6% 3.39 249.3/km2
St. Jean Baptiste Local urban district 576 563 +2.3% 2.02 285.1/km2
St. Malo Local urban district 1,323 1,227 +7.8% 6.91 191.5/km2
Starbuck Unincorporated urban centre 363 342 +6.1% 1.26 288.1/km2
Ste. Agathe Unincorporated urban centre 643 637 +0.9% 4.01 160.3/km2
Ste. Rose du Lac Unincorporated urban centre 997 1,021 −2.4% 2.48 402.0/km2
St-Lazare Local urban district 233 257 −9.3% 2.73 85.3/km2
Stony Mountain Unincorporated urban centre 1,979 1,636 +21.0% 2.67 741.2/km2
Swan Lake Local urban district 276 255 +8.2% 0.71 388.7/km2
Thicket Portage Northern community 109 150 −27.3% 7.49 14.6/km2
Treherne Unincorporated urban centre 650 615 +5.7% 2.04 318.6/km2
Tyndall (Tyndall-Garson) Local urban district 1,001 935 +7.1% 2.23 448.9/km2
Vita Local urban district 512 479 +6.9% 3.06 167.3/km2
Wabowden Northern community 400 442 −9.5% 30.36 13.2/km2
Warren Local urban district 1,015 818 +24.1% 5.39 188.3/km2
Waskada Unincorporated urban centre 161 167 −3.6% 0.8 201.3/km2
Waterhen Northern community 195 152 +28.3% 154.1 1.3/km2
Wawanesa Unincorporated urban centre 653 594 +9.9% 2.04 320.1/km2
Whitemouth Unincorporated urban centre 387 303 +27.7% 3.06 126.5/km2
Winnipegosis Unincorporated urban centre 945 617 +53.2% 2.54 372.0/km2
Total designated places — 89,803 85,642 +4.9% 2,117.00 42.4/km2
Province of Manitoba — 1,342,153 1,278,365 +5.0% 540,310.19 2.5/km2

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References

  1. ^ "2006 Census Dictionary, Figure 20: Hierarchy of standard geographic units for dissemination, 2006 Census". Statistics Canada. November 20, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016: Designated place (DPL)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021 – Table 1.1: Geographic areas by province and territory, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Table 1.1: Geographic areas by province and territory, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population: Select from a list of geographies, Manitoba". Statistics Canada. January 23, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places (Manitoba)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
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