Wawanesa, Manitoba

Wawanesa is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Oakland – Wawanesa within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held village status before January 1, 2015. Wawanesa is considered to be the Cree word for whippoorwill (Douglas) or for wild goose nest (Rayburn).[3] It is the birthplace of The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co.

Wawanesa
Unincorporated urban community
Downtown Wawanesa
Downtown Wawanesa
Motto: 
Our scenic valley
Wawanesa is located in Manitoba
Wawanesa
Wawanesa
Location of Wawanesa in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°36′N 99°41′W
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
RegionWestman Region
MunicipalityOakland – Wawanesa
Area
[1]
 • Total2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total653
 • Density261.1/km2 (676/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central (CDT))
Area code204

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wawanesa had a population of 653 living in 254 of its 266 total private dwellings, a change of 9.9% from its 2016 population of 594. With a land area of 2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi), it had a population density of 320.1/km2 (829.1/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

In 2016, of those in Wawanesa aged 15 or older, 57.4% are married, 7.4% are living with a common-law partner, 18.0% have never been married, 2.1% are separated, 6.4% are divorced, and 8.5% are widowed.

Of the census families in Wawanesa, 52.9% consist of two persons, 11.8% consist of three persons, 20.6% consist of four persons, and the remaining 11.8% consist of five or more persons. The average size of a census family in Wawanesa is 2.9 persons. 53.3% of couple census families live without children, 10.0% live with one child, 23.3% live with two children, and 13.3% live with three or more children.[1]

Notable people

Notable people associated with Wawanesa have included suffragist Nellie McClung and Edna Diefenbaker, the first wife of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.

References
  1. "Census Profile: Wawanesa (Unincorporated urban centre". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved Sep 3, 2022.
  3. Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 66. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
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