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Nelson House () 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 ...
in northern
Manitoba Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...
, Canada adjacent to the Nelson House 170 Indian Reserve, which is part of the
Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation The Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN; ; formerly the Nelson House First Nation) is a Cree First Nations community centered in Nelson House, Manitoba, Canada. Its main reserve is Nelson House 170. Nelson House is located about west of Thompson a ...
. It is located approximately northwest of Thompson. The
Hudson's Bay Company The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), originally the Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading Into Hudson’s Bay, is a Canadian holding company of department stores, and the oldest corporation in North America. It was the owner of the ...
operated a fur-trading post in Nelson House from 1800-1827.


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 Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), 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 culture. It is headquartered in ...
, Nelson House had a population of 70 living in 18 of its 20 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 71. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.


References

Designated places in Manitoba Northern communities in Manitoba Unincorporated communities in Northern Region, Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub