Waterhen | |
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Northern community (designated place) | |
Coordinates: 51°49′48″N 99°32′24″W / 51.830°N 99.540°W / 51.830; -99.540 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Area | |
• Land | 154.10 km2 (59.50 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 195 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Waterhen is a northern community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.
Waterhen is on the Waterhen River at the intersection of Provincial Road 276 and Provincial Road 328.[2] It covers a land area spanning from the northern shore of Lake Manitoba to the southern shore of Waterhen Lake.[2]
As a designated place in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Waterhen had a population of 195 living in 75 of its 104 total private dwellings, a change of 28.3% from its 2016 population of 152. With a land area of 154.1 km2 (59.5 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
Waterhen has a community council comprising a mayor and four councillors.[3]
Places adjacent to Waterhen, Manitoba | |
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