The Rural Municipality of Brokenhead is a

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(RM) in the

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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

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. The RM is adjacent on its western and southern sides to, but not a part of, the

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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

, 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 Fred Theodore Klym (September 28, 1907 in Brokenhead, Manitoba – November 25, 1988) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969. Klym was the son o ...

—

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MLA. * John Sinnott — MP in the

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, served as reeve of Brokenhead from 1936 to 1943 and 1950 to 1951. *

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

References

External links

Official website
* {{Manitoba-geo-stub Brokenhead