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Taché, Manitoba
Taché (French: Municipalité rurale de Taché) is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada, incorporated in 1880.

Named after the Bishop Taché (one of the first bishops in Manitoba), it is located to the south-east of Winnipeg, stretching from the Red River Floodway in the west to the beginning of the Canadian Shield in the east. Trees line the Seine River as it meanders through the centre of the municipality and acts as an oasis of oak and elm trees in the primarily agricultural fields of the area. Lorette and Landmark are the main residential and commercial hubs of the municipality with Ste-Genevieve, Dufresne, Ross, and Linden as other noteworthy communities.

In 1998 a new high school, Collège Lorette Collegiate, was completed in the town of Lorette. The town is also home to the municipal office and to the board offices of the Seine River School Division and the Franco-manitoban School Division.

As per Statistics Canada, Taché's population in 2016 was 11,568.

Communities

Demographics

Ethnic Origins (2011)
Population Percentage
French 3,455 33.7%
Canadian 2,830 27.6%
German 2,465 24.0%
Scottish 1,995 19.5%
English 1,975 19.3%
Ukrainian 1,655 16.1%
Metis 1,520 14.8%
Irish 1,365 13.3%
Russian 955 9.3%
Dutch 735 7.2%
Note that more than one ethnic

origin can be reported per person

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Taché had a population of 11,916 living in 3,999 of its 4,117 total private dwellings, a change of 3% from its 2016 population of 11,568. With a land area of 580.64 km (224.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 20.5/km (53.2/sq mi) in 2021.

The median worth of a dwelling is $319,779 in Taché, a bit lower than the provincial median at $275,473. The average household has 3.1 people. The median (after-tax) household income in the area is $79,026, quite higher than the provincial amount at $59,093. The median age of Taché is 34.8, significantly younger than then national median at 41.2 years old, and the provincial median at 38.3 years old.

The census also reports that 69.6% of the residents mother tongue was English, followed by; French (15.8%) and German (9.0%).

Taché is mostly inhabited by European descendants, however has a large Aboriginal population as well, particularly Métis people. It has the second largest Metis population ratio (second to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) for any settlements with more than 10,000 residents, at 14.3%. The racial make up is:

Panethnic groups in the Rural Municipality of Taché (2001−2021)
Panethnic group 2021 2016 2011 2006 2001
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European 9,310 78.33% 9,385 81.36% 8,450 82.4% 7,930 87.29% 7,750 90.38%
Indigenous 2,105 17.71% 1,870 16.21% 1,590 15.5% 1,025 11.28% 675 7.87%
African 220 1.85% 100 0.87% 110 1.07% 65 0.72% 55 0.64%
Middle Eastern 80 0.67% 10 0.09% 0 0% 10 0.11% 65 0.76%
Southeast Asian 65 0.55% 70 0.61% 25 0.24% 10 0.11% 10 0.12%
Latin American 35 0.29% 15 0.13% 0 0% 10 0.11% 0 0%
South Asian 25 0.21% 40 0.35% 0 0% 25 0.28% 10 0.12%
East Asian 20 0.17% 15 0.13% 20 0.2% 15 0.17% 25 0.29%
Other/multiracial 10 0.08% 45 0.39% 10 0.1% 0 0% 0 0%
Total responses 11,885 99.74% 11,535 99.71% 10,255 99.72% 9,085 100.02% 8,575 99.97%
Total population 11,916 100% 11,568 100% 10,284 100% 9,083 100% 8,578 100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Religiously speaking, most of the residents either practice a form of Christianity (71.4%) or have no religious affiliation at all (27.7%).

Water

The R.M. of Taché operates water services out of two separate locations — Lorette and Landmark.

In 2005 the R.M. had issued a boil water advisory due to the poor quality of water coming from the well due to the well and infrastructure reaching end of life. In 2009 the R.M. had received approval to for a $5.3 million Lorette Water Supply Project, which included construction of a new well at Lorette, a 1 megalitre underground Reservoir, and new distribution infrastructure.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

  1. ^ "2016 Census Profile - RM of Tache". statcan.gc.ca. November 29, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  2. ^ NHS Profile, Taché, RM, Manitoba, 2011 Retrieved December 4th, 2013
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-10-26). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2021-10-27). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2015-11-27). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2019-08-20). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  8. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2019-07-02). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  9. ^ "Rural Municipality of Taché | Departments & Services". www.rmtache.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  10. ^ "Lorette water system a go for spring". MySteinbach News. January 10, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
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