Barrows is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. BarrowsSign

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, Barrows had a population of 83 living in 30 of its 37 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 98. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

History

When the Red Deer Lumber Company built its sawmill on the south shore of Red Deer Lake, they also built a rail line that connected their sawmill to the Canadian Northern Railway line that ran from Swan River to Erwood. A community was established at this junction, which was named Barrows after one of the company's founders: Fredrick G. Barrows.

References

Designated places in Manitoba Northern communities in Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub