Rural Municipality of Dufferin

This article is about the municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba. For the Saskatchewan municipality of the same name, see Rural Municipality of Dufferin No. 190.

Dufferin
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Dufferin
Location of Dufferin in Manitoba
Location of Dufferin in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°31′55″N 98°04′12″W / 49.53194°N 98.07000°W / 49.53194; -98.07000
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionPembina Valley
IncorporatedNovember 1, 1890
Area
 • Total
916.11 km2 (353.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
2,543
 • Density2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Dufferin is a rural municipality in the Pembina Valley Region of the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The separately administered town of Carman lies near its centre.

The R.M. was named after Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava who was Governor General of Canada (1872–78). The now rural municipality was described as a new settlement in 1874.

  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.