Division No. 7, Manitoba

Division No. 7 (Brandon Area) is a census division located within the Westman Region in the south western area of the province of Manitoba, Canada. Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions do not reflect the organization of local government in Manitoba. These areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own.

The area's major service centre is the city of Brandon, the second largest city in the province. The area population in 2001 was 57,148. The major industries of the Brandon area are agriculture, fertilizer manufacturing, livestock production, and packaging. The Canadian Forces are a major employer due to their training base (CFB Shilo) near the community of Shilo.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 7 had a population of $70,896$ living in $28,490$ of its $30,404$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $68,746$. With a land area of 6333.21 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Cities

 * Brandon

Towns

 * Carberry

Unincorporated communities

 * Glenboro
 * Ingelow
 * Rivers
 * Souris
 * Wawanesa

Municipalities

 * Cornwallis
 * Elton
 * Glenboro – South Cypress
 * North Cypress – Langford (part in Division No. 15)
 * Oakland – Wawanesa
 * Riverdale
 * Souris – Glenwood
 * Whitehead