Division No. 6 (Virden) is a
census division located within the Westman Region of south west
Manitoba
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, Canada. Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions do not reflect the organization of local government in Manitoba. These areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own.
Note that the Dakota have never signed a treaty in Canada.
The major service centre for the area is the Town of
Virden. The area population as of 2001 was 10,110. The economy of the area is
mixed farming,
livestock
Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to animal ...
and crude oil production. Also included in the division are the
Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation and the
Sioux Valley First Nation.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada, Division No. 6 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Towns
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Virden
Unincorporated communities
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Elkhorn
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Oak Lake
Rural municipalities
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Pipestone
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Sifton
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Wallace – Woodworth
First Nations
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Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation
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Sioux Valley Dakota Nation
Sioux Valley Dakota Nation (SVDN) or Wipazoka Wakpa ('Saskatoon River', named for the abundance of Saskatoon bushes along the river) is a Dakota people, Dakota (Sioux) First Nations in Canada, First Nation that resides west of Brandon, Manitoba.
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References
Community Profile: Census Division No. 6, Manitoba; Statistics Canada
External links
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