Rural Municipality of Whitehead

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Rural Municipality of Whitehead
CAN MB Whitehead.svg
Location of the RM of Whitehead in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°47′53″N100°15′27″W / 49.79806°N 100.25750°W / 49.79806; -100.25750
CountryCanada
Province Manitoba
Region Westman
Area
  Land577.60 km2 (223.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total1,679
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 204 and 431

Whitehead is a rural municipality (RM) in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is west of Brandon and the principle communities within its boundaries are Kemnay and Alexander.

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It became a municipality on 22 December 1883 and was named for Joseph Whitehead, a railway contractor who was active in the area during the 1880s.

Communities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Whitehead had a population of 1,679 living in 612 of its 645 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.