Garson is 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 s ...
within the
Rural Municipality of Brokenhead
The Rural Municipality of Brokenhead is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The town of Beausejour, a separate urban municipality, lies within the borders of Brokenhead.
History
The RM was incorporated on 15 Novem ...
in the
Canadian province
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of
Manitoba
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. Originally named Lyall, it held village status from 1915 to 2003. It now forms part of the
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 ...
of
Tyndall-Garson.
History
Garson originally incorporated as the Village of Lyall on January 1, 1915.
[ Its official name was changed to Garson on April 9, 1927.][ It dissolved from village status on January 1, 2003 to become part of the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead.]
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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, Garson had a population of 748 living in 279 of its 287 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 647. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Government
Garson is governed by the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead. As part of the Local Urban District of Tyndall-Garson, it is further governed by a committee of three elected officials that have a mandate to render decisions on maintenance of public infrastructure and enforcement of bylaws.
See also
*List of communities in Manitoba
Communities in the province of Manitoba, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and local ...
* List of designated places in Manitoba
References
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Designated places in Manitoba
Former villages in Manitoba