MacGregor is a community in the Canadian

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. It held

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status prior to January 1, 2015, when it amalgamated with the Rural Municipality of North Norfolk to form the Municipality of North Norfolk. MacGregor is located approximately west of

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and east of Brandon. It is a farming community, with the biggest industry in the area being agriculture. The community is surrounded by farms, and the

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is located just north of MacGregor.

History

The town is named after the Very Rev James MacGregor by the

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who named a railway station after him, during his visit with the Marquis of Lome, around which the town grew.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, MacGregor had a population of 962 living in 409 of its 422 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 973. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Notable people

Notable individuals born or raised in MacGregor include former politician Leslie Harvard Eyres (1892–1983) and NDP cabinet minister Nancy Allan.

References

External links

Official website of North Norfolk
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