Division No. 21, also informally known as Flin Flon-Northwest, is a

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within the

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. Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions do not reflect the organization of local government in Manitoba. These areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own. Census maps show that the division also includes the northernmost portion of

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(that portion north of the

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) as part of its southeasternmost section. The division had a population of 21,606 in the

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Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Division No. 21 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.

City

Flin Flon Flin Flon (pop. 5,185 in 2016 census; 4,982 in Manitoba and 203 in Saskatchewan) is a mining city, located on a correction line on the border of the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with the majority of the city located withi ...

Towns

Grand Rapids Grand Rapids is the largest city and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, United States. With a population of 198,917 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and estimated at 200,117 in 2024, Grand Rapids is the List of municipalities ...

* Snow Lake *

The Pas The Pas ( , ) is a town in Manitoba, Canada, at the confluence of the Pasquia River and the Saskatchewan River and surrounded by the unorganized Northern Region of the province. It is approximately northwest of the provincial capital, Winn ...

Rural Municipality

* Kelsey

First Nations reserves

* Chemawawin 2 * Grand Rapids 33 * Moose Lake 31A *

Opaskwayak Cree Nation The Opaskwayak Cree Nation (; OCN, Cree: ) is a First Nations band government located in Manitoba, Canada. The main OCN reserve is regarded as one of three distinct communities that comprise "The Pas area" in northern Manitoba, with the two othe ...

(21A, 21B, 21C, 21E, 21I) *

Sapotaweyak Cree Nation The Sapotaweyak Cree Nation (SCN, is a First Nations band government whose reserves are located in northern Manitoba, north-east of Swan River, approximately 400 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg. The community is mainly Cree, but has a mixt ...

(partially)

Unorganized areas

* Unorganized Division No. 21 * Finger

References

External links

Flin Flon-Northwest Census MapMap of Division No. 21, Manitoba at Statcan
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