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Kelsey
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Kelsey
Location within Manitoba
Coordinates: 53°44′08″N 101°23′42″W / 53.73556°N 101.39500°W / 53.73556; -101.39500
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Northern
Federal riding	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
Provincial riding	The Pas-Kameesak
Government
• Reeve	Rod Berezowecki
• Office location	The Pas
Area
• Total	867.64 km (335.00 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,424
Postal code	R9A 1K6
Website	Official website

Kelsey is a Manitoban rural municipality embedded within the province's Northern Region. It consists of several disjoint parts. The largest part is Carrot Valley, located around and southwest of The Pas along the Carrot River, but the communities of Wanless and Cranberry Portage, located further north, are also part of the municipality. It is 867.64 km large. Also lying in the area around The Pas is the Opaskwayak Cree Nation Indian reserve.

Communities

• Cranberry Portage
• Freshford
• Grace Lake
• Moostissoostikwan
• Ralls Island
• Rocky Lake
• The Pas (independent town)
• Umpherville
• Wanless
• Westray

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kelsey had a population of 2,181 living in 857 of its 1,041 total private dwellings, a change of -9.8% from its 2016 population of 2,419. With a land area of 850.41 km (328.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.6/km (6.6/sq mi) in 2021.

According to the 2011 National Household Survey, the population of Kelsey is 2,125. The population density was 2.6 per km. The racial make up of Kelsey is solely made up of Aboriginals (44.0%); First Nations (23.1%) and Metis (20.7%), and Whites (56.0%). The religious make up of Kelsey is; Christian (74.5%), non-religious (25.5%). Every resident of Kelsey is a Canadian citizen. About 4.0% of the population can speak a language that is not recognized as an official language of Canada.

References

1. Municipal Officials Directory (PDF). Winnipeg, Manitoba: Manitoba Municipal Relations. 2019.
2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
3. "NHS Profile, Kelsey, RM, Manitoba, 2011". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

• Map of Kelsey R.M. at Statcan
• Manitoba Municipalities: Rural Municipality of Kelsey
• "Manitoba Communities: Kelsey (Rural Municipality)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved August 19, 2023.

External links

• Official website

v t e Places adjacent to Rural Municipality of Kelsey
Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, Saskatchewan The Pas / Opaskwayak Cree Nation / Unorganized Northern Region Rural Municipality of Hudson Bay No. 394, Saskatchewan Rural Municipality of Kelsey Unorganized Northern Region Unorganized Northern Region

v t e Division No. 21, Manitoba (Flin Flon and North West)
Cities	Flin Flon (part)
Towns	Grand Rapids The Pas Snow Lake
Rural municipalities	Kelsey
First Nations	Chemawawin Misipawistik Mosakahiken Opaskwayak
Indian reserves	Chemawawin 2 Grand Rapids 33 Moose Lake 31A Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21A Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21B Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21C Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21I
Unorganized areas	Unorganized Division No. 21
Unincorporated communities	Cranberry Portage Freshford Grace Lake Moose Lake Moostissoostikwan Ralls Island Umpherville Wanless Westray
See also: Municipalities in Manitoba Census divisions of Manitoba 2015 municipal amalgamations

• Rural municipalities in Manitoba