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Laurier is an unincorporated urban community in the Rural Municipality of Ste. Rose, Manitoba, Canada.[2] It is located on Highway 480, 3.2 km (2.0 mi) west of Highway 5, between the community of McCreary to the south and the community of Ste. Rose du Lac to the north.

Laurier
Unincorporated urban community
Laurier
Location of Laurier in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50.890°N 99.561°W / 50.890; -99.561
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionParkland
Rural municipalitySte. Rose
Named forWilfrid Laurier
Area
  Total5.54 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
  Land5.40 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total154
  Density28.5/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)

The community is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.[1]


History


Laurier was identified as a railway point on a map in 1896 with the Canadian National Railway arriving the following year. The post office was opened as Fosbery and changed to Laurier in 1897 in honour of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Prime Minister of Canada at that time.[3]


Demographics


In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Laurier had a population of 177 living in 81 of its 85 total private dwellings, a change of 14.9% from its 2016 population of 154. With a land area of 5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 32.8/km2 (84.9/sq mi) in 2021.[4]


See also



References


  1. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Manitoba)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  2. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2017-02-08). "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Laurier, Unincorporated urban centre [Designated place], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  3. Geographical Names of Manitoba. Millennium Bureau of Canada. p. 145.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved Sep 3, 2022.



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