Cochin ( 2016 population: ) is a

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in the

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within Census Division No. 17. It is on the shores of Jackfish Lake in the Rural Municipality of Meota No. 468.

History

French traders referred to the immediate area of Cochin as ''les Détroits'' before the village was created. Cochin was founded by father Louis Cochin, originally as a

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. Louis Cochin was himself a french-born Oblate Order missionary. Cochin was incorporated as a resort village on January 1, 1988.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Cochin had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by

, the Resort Village of Cochin recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

The Resort Village of Cochin is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Tuesday of every month. The

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is Harvey Walker and its administrator is Amber Loeppky.

Transportation

The Cochin Bridge provides pedestrian access into the resort village.

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