Laurier is an unincorporated urban community in the Rural Municipality of Ste. Rose,

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. It is located on Highway 480, west of

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, between the community of McCreary to the south and the community of Ste. Rose du Lac to the north. The community is recognized as a

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History

Laurier was identified as a railway point on a map in 1896 with the

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arriving the following year. The post office was opened as ''Fosbery'' and changed to Laurier in 1897 in honour of Sir

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, the Prime Minister of Canada at that time.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

, Laurier had a population of 177 living in 81 of its 85 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 154. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Railway station

Laurier is served by

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References

{{MBDivision17 Unincorporated urban communities in Manitoba Unincorporated communities in Parkland Region, Manitoba Designated places in Manitoba Manitoba communities with majority francophone populations

History

Demographics

Railway station

See also

References