Sainte Rose du Lac

Sainte Rose du Lac (often abbreviated Ste Rose du Lac) is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Ste. Rose within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1, 2015. It is located approximately 50 km east-southeast of Dauphin, Manitoba and approximately 300 km west-northwest of Winnipeg. It had a population of 1,023 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

"Ste. Rose, Manitoba" redirects here. For the municipality, see Municipality of Ste. Rose. For the former municipality, see Rural Municipality of Ste. Rose.
Sainte Rose du Lac
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Nickname(s): 
Cattle Capital of Manitoba
Sainte Rose du Lac
Location of Dauphin in Manitoba
Coordinates: 51°03′34″N 99°31′24″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionParkland
Established1889
Incorporated (village)May 25, 1920
Incorporated (town)March 20, 1998
AmalgamatedJanuary 1, 2015
Government
 • MP (Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette)Robert Sopuck
 • MLA (Dauphin)Stan Struthers
Area
 • Total2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,023
 • Density404.2/km2 (1,047/sq mi)
 • Change 2006-11
2.8
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)

It is served by Laurier railway station and Sainte Rose du Lac Airport.

Sainte Rose du Lac

Demographics
Population trend[1]
Census Population Change (%)
2011 1,023 2.8%
2006 995 5.0%
2001 1,047 N/A
1996 1,047 3.9%
Religious make-up (2001)
Religion Population Pct (%)
Catholic 605 62.05%
Protestant 220 22.56%
No religious affiliation 150 15.38%

Media

A retransmitter of CKSB (St. Boniface), CKSB-1, first went on the air as CBKB on the AM frequency of 860 kHz on February 1, 1968.

Radio-Canada applied in 2012 to move its broadcast tower that transmits CKSB-FM-1 (Ici Radio-Canada Premiere) to Ste. Rose du Lac, from Starbuck. CKSB-FM-1 now broadcasts on 88.1 MHz.

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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