Manigotagan is a settlement in the Canadian province of Manitoba.[2][3] It is located near the mouth of the Manigotagan River at Lake Winnipeg.
Manigotagan | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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  Manigotagan | |
| Coordinates: 51°06′32″N 96°18′17″W / 51.10889°N 96.30472°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Census division | Division No. 19 |
| Census subdivision | Unorg. Div. No. 19 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 37.06 km2 (14.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 173 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 204, 431, and 584 |
History
From circa 1887 to circa 1893, the Hudson's Bay Company operated a fur trade outpost here, called Bad Throat Post, and functioned as an outpost for Fort Alexander. The exact date that it was abandoned is unknown.[4]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Manigotagan had a population of 173 living in 69 of its 273 total private dwellings, a change of -1.7% from its 2016 population of 176. With a land area of 37.06 km2 (14.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.7/km2 (12.1/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
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| Population count for 2016 based on revised count from 2021. Source: Statistics Canada, Government of Manitoba[6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||