Brochet, Manitoba
Brochet is an unincorporated community located in Northern Manitoba on the northern shore of Reindeer Lake near the Saskatchewan border.
There is no year-round road service to the mostly Cree people. A winter road is in place only a few months a year. Air service at Brochet Airport is the main link outside the community. It takes roughly one hour to reach Brochet from Thompson, Manitoba, by air, and approximately 4 to 6 hours via winter road from Lynn Lake, Manitoba, depending on road conditions.
In Northern Manitoba, there are a few unincorporated communities aside from Brochet. They are Granville Lake and South Indian Lake. There are also several First Nations and Aboriginal communities. They are: Barren Lands First Nation, Northlands First Nation, Sayisi Dene, Split Lake Cree, Fox Lake, Shamattawa, and Mathias Colomb.
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Climate[edit]
The climate of Brochet is extremely variable. The hottest temperature ever recorded was 33.5 C on August 11, 1991, and the lowest -51.7 C on February 15, 1966.[1]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2011 Census, the Brochet designated place had a population of 146 living in 45 of its 49 total private dwellings.[2]
Population centre[edit]
Adjoining Brochet is the territory of the Barren Lands First Nation called Brochet 197. These two communities, Brochet 197 with 547 residents [3] and Brochet with 146 residents, [2] form a population centre of 693 people also called Brochet.
See also[edit]
- Lac Brochet, Manitoba, (a community on Lac Brochet north of Reindeer Lake)
References[edit]
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. February 14, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "Canada Census 2011 Community Profile". Retrieved 2013-03-25.
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Coordinates: 57°52′47″N 101°40′16″W / 57.87972°N 101.67111°W
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