Fisher Branch is an unincorporated community recognized as a
local urban district
A local urban district is a type of unincorporated community within the Canadian province of Manitoba. According to ''The Municipal Act'', a local urban district is a locality wholly within a rural municipality that "has at least 250 residents a ...
in the
Rural Municipality of Fisher
Fisher is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
Communities
*Broad Valley
* Fisher Branch
*Fisherton
*Hodgson
*Poplarfield
*Sylvan
*Zbaraz
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
...
in the
Canadian province
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of
Manitoba
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. It is located on
Highway 17 in the north
Interlake Region
The Interlake Region is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba that lies roughly between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The region comprises 14 rural municipalities, one city ( S ...
of the province. Fisher Branch was originally named Wasoo, but later was changed to Fisher Branch because it was beside a branch of the Fisher River. The primary industry of Fisher Branch is agriculture.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Fisher Branch had a population of 465 living in 187 of its 228 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 452. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Media
CBWGT went on CBWT-1 on February 1, 1967 as part of the province-wide microwave system.
*
CKYA-TV Channel 8 (
CTV)
Climate
References
Designated places in Manitoba
Local urban districts in Manitoba
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