Loon Straits, Manitoba

Coordinates: 51°31′30″N 96°35′06″W / 51.525°N 96.585°W / 51.525; -96.585
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Loon Straits is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. A designated place in Canadian census data, the community had a population of 16 in the Canada 2006 Census.[1]

The community had been settled by largely Metis settlers of mixed Cree/ Ojibway (Or Saulteaux as it was known in the past)/Irish/Scottish heritage.[2]

Demographics[edit]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Loon Straits had a population of 5 living in 5 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of -50% from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of 2.31 km2 (0.89 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.2/km2 (5.6/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses". Statistics Canada.
  2. ^ Barkwell, Lawrence J. (2018) Historic Metis settlements in Manitoba and geographical place names. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Louis Riel Institute, 2018. ISBN 978-1-927531-1-81
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.

51°31′30″N 96°35′06″W / 51.525°N 96.585°W / 51.525; -96.585