Waterhen is a northern community in the
Canadian province
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of
Manitoba
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. It is recognized as a
designated place
A designated place (DPL) is a type of community or settlement identified by Statistics Canada that does not meet the criteria used to define municipalities or population centres. DPLs are delineated every 5 years for the Canadian census as the sta ...
by
Statistics Canada
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.
Geography
Waterhen is on the
Waterhen River at the intersection of Provincial Road 276 and Provincial Road 328.
It covers a land area spanning from the northern shore of
Lake Manitoba
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to the southern shore of
Waterhen Lake.
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Demographics
As a designated place in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Waterhen had a population of 195 living in 75 of its 104 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 152. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Government
Waterhen has a community council comprising a mayor and four councillors.
See also
*List of communities in Manitoba
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Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and local gov ...
*List of designated places in Manitoba
A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data. It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population c ...
References
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Designated places in Manitoba
Northern communities in Manitoba