Erickson is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Clanwilliam – Erickson within the

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; it held town status prior to 1 January 2015. It is located on Highway 10 on 32-17-18W in south central Manitoba. The main industry of Erickson is agriculture.

History

The community was originally established as a Canadian National railway point in 1905. When a post office was opened in 1908 it was known as

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. It was named after a town in south-central Sweden. Shortly after, the post office was moved near the railway station site, Erickson Station. The station had been named after the Postmaster, E. Albert Erickson.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Erickson had a population of 473 living in 231 of its 268 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 461. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

External links

Municipality of Clanwilliam – Erickson website
Designated places in Manitoba Former towns in Manitoba Populated places disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub