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 and ...

in the

Rural Municipality of Fisher Fisher is a List of rural municipalities in Manitoba, rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. Communities *Broad Valley *Fisher Branch, Manitoba, Fisher Branch *Fisherton *Hodgson, Manitoba, Hodgson *Poplarfield *Sylvan ...

in the

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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 (th ...

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 conducted by

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, 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 {{Manitoba-geo-stub