The Rural Municipality of Brokenhead is a

rural municipality A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries. These include: * Rural municipalities in Canada, a type of municipal status in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, ...

(RM) in the Canadian province of

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. The Town of Beausejour, a separate urban municipality, lies within the borders of Brokenhead.

History

The RM was incorporated on 15 November 1900. The RM had a population of 4,635 in the 2011 Census, an increase of 17.6% over its population of 3,940 in the 2006 Census.Canada 2011 Census Community Profiles: Brokenhead
Statistics Canada. The RM is adjacent on its western and southern sides to, but not a part of, the

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Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749, ...

Communities

The Town of Beausejour is a separate urban municipality but shares some of administrative services with the RM of Brokenhead. ;Local urban districts *Tyndall–Garson (includes the neighbouring communities of Tyndall and Garson) ;Hamlets *Brokenhead *Cloverleaf *Cromwell *Green Bay *Hazelglen *Ladywood *Lydiatt *St. Ouens

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by Statistics Canada, Brokenhead had a population of 5,414 living in 2,053 of its 2,213 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 5,122. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Notable residents

* Clarence Baker —

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MLA. * Fred Klym —

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MLA. *

John Sinnott John Sinnott VC (1829 – 20 July 1896) was born in Wexford and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth for ...

— MP in the House of Commons of Canada, served as reeve of Brokenhead from 1936 to 1943 and 1950 to 1951. *

Edward Schreyer Edward Richard Schreyer (born December 21, 1935) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 22nd since Canadian Confederation. Schreyer was born and educated in Manitoba, and was first electe ...

— Governor General of Canada from January 22, 1979 to May 14, 1984

References

External links

Official website
* {{Manitoba-geo-stub Rural municipalities in Manitoba