Camperville, Manitoba

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Location of Camperville in Manitoba

Camperville is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

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Camperville's residents are mainly Métis. [1] It is situated on the western shore of Lake Winnipegosis. Manitoba Highway 20 passes through the village.

Local economy includes salt mining, tourism, hunting, fishing and trapping.

History

The community was named for Father C.J. Camper, an early Roman Catholic missionary. [2] The community had a church built 1906–1910, which was subsequently destroyed in 1930 but was rebuilt, as the walls of the old church were reusable. However, one can easily distinguish between the two because the first church had a two-storey steeple while the steeple on the second was only one storey.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Camperville had a population of 90 living in 49 of its 51 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. "The Metis Homeland: Its Settlements and Communities" . Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  2. "Camperville, Manitoba Website (History)". Archived from the original on 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved Sep 3, 2022.

Coordinates: 51°59′18″N100°08′34″W / 51.98833°N 100.14278°W / 51.98833; -100.14278