Rural Municipality of Dufferin
Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dufferin is a rural municipality in the Pembina Valley Region of the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The separately administered town of Carman lies near its centre.
Dufferin | |
|---|---|
| Rural Municipality of Dufferin | |
 Location of Dufferin in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′55″N 98°04′12″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Pembina Valley |
| Incorporated | November 1, 1890 |
| Area | |
• Total | 916.11 km2 (353.71 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,543 |
| • Density | 2.776/km2 (7.189/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
The R.M. was named after Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava who was Governor General of Canada (1872–78). The now rural municipality was described as a new settlement in 1874.
Communities
- Barnsley
- Graysville
- Homewood
- Roseisle
- Stephenfield
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dufferin had a population of 2,543 living in 761 of its 806 total private dwellings, a change of 4.4% from its 2016 population of 2,435. With a land area of 916.11 km2 (353.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
