Cormorant, Manitoba

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Cormorant
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Cormorant
Location of Cormorant in Manitoba
Coordinates: 54°13′26″N100°36′1″W / 54.22389°N 100.60028°W / 54.22389; -100.60028
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Region Northern Region
Census Division No. 21
Government
 • MayorEdie Turner
 • Governing BodyCormorant Community Council
 •  MP Niki Ashton
 •  MLA Frank Whitehead
Time zone UTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal Code
R0B 0G0
Area code 204
NTS Map063K02
GNBC CodeGAFMY
NASA image of Cormorant Lake northeast of The Pas NASA Canada Central.A2002236.1810.721.250m (1).jpg
NASA image of Cormorant Lake northeast of The Pas

Cormorant is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Manitoba on the east shore of Cormorant Lake about 80 kilometres from The Pas. The community is in the west central region of the province. It has been an Aboriginal and First Nations campsite dating back to the 1900s. The post office in the community was established in July, 1928. [1]

As of 2001, the community had a population of 400 in 139 households. Community services include local water supply, waste disposal, Cormorant School, Community hall, and Cormorant Lodge. [2]

It is governed by a mayor and council.

Fishing, trapping and logging are the primary industries.

Cormorant is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg–Churchill rail line at the Cormorant railway station.

Preceding station VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg Via Rail Following station
Dering
toward Churchill
Winnipeg–Churchill Halcrow
toward Winnipeg
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Rawebb
toward Churchill
Hudson Bay Railway Halcrow
toward The Pas

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cormorant had a population of 307 living in 104 of its 123 total private dwellings, a change of -6.1% from its 2016 population of 327. With a land area of 18.37 km2 (7.09 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.7/km2 (43.3/sq mi) in 2021. [3]

Canada census – Cormorant, Manitoba community profile
2011
Population346 [4] (3.6% from 2006)
Land area13.79 km2 (5.32 sq mi)
Population density25.1/km2 (65/sq mi)
Median age26.8 (M: 23.8, F: 27.9)
Private dwellings111 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2011 [5] earlier [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php Library and Archivers of Canada - Postmaster database
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. February 14, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  5. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  6. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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