Dominion City is an unincorporated community in the

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. It is located in southeastern part of the province, approximately north of the

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. Dominion City is served by Roseau Valley School. The community also has a pool, a museum, a bank, a credit union, a general store, a hockey rink, a curling club, and a nine-hole golf course. Historic buildings in Dominion City include All Saints Anglican Church, which is now used as the Franklin Museum. The original name of the community was Roseau, later Roseau Crossing. It changed to the current name in 1878 to avoid confusion with similarly-named communities, such as

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. The "City" was added in keeping with Crystal City and Rapid City. The post office was called Roseau Crossing upon establishment in 1876 and renamed Dominion City in 1880.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Dominion City had a population of 319 living in 148 of its 187 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 353. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Notable people

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'', October 19, 2014. Retrieved 2016-12-10. *

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References

* ''Geographic Names of Manitoba'' (pg. 65) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada Designated places in Manitoba Unincorporated communities in Eastman Region, Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub