Rural Municipality of Kelsey

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Kelsey
Rural Municipality of Kelsey
CAN MB Kelsey.svg
Location within Manitoba
Coordinates: 53°44′08″N101°23′42″W / 53.73556°N 101.39500°W / 53.73556; -101.39500 Coordinates: 53°44′08″N101°23′42″W / 53.73556°N 101.39500°W / 53.73556; -101.39500
CountryCanada
Province Manitoba
Federal riding Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
Provincial riding The Pas-Kameesak
Government
[1]
   Reeve Rod Berezowecki
  Office location The Pas
Area
  Total867.64 km2 (335.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total2,424
Postal code
R9A 1K6
Website Official website

Kelsey is a Manitoban rural municipality embedded within the province's Northern Region. It consists of several disjoint parts. The largest part is Carrot Valley, located around and southwest of The Pas along the Carrot River, but the communities of Wanless and Cranberry Portage, located further north, are also part of the municipality. It is 867.64 km2 large. Also lying in the area around The Pas is the Opaskwayak Cree Nation Indian reserve.

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kelsey had a population of 2,181 living in 857 of its 1,041 total private dwellings, a change of

According to the 2011 National Household Survey, [3] the population of Kelsey is 2,125. The population density was 2.6 per km2. The racial make up of Kelsey is solely made up of Aboriginals (44.0%); First Nations (23.1%) and Metis (20.7%), and Whites (56.0%). The religious make up of Kelsey is; Christian (74.5%), non-religious (25.5%). Every resident of Kelsey is a Canadian citizen. About 4.0% of the population can speak a language that is not recognized as an official language of Canada.

Sources

  1. Municipal Officials Directory (PDF). Winnipeg, Manitoba: Manitoba Municipal Relations. 2019.
  2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  3. "NHS Profile, Kelsey, RM, Manitoba, 2011". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 23, 2021.


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