Barrows, Manitoba

Barrows is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Barrows had a population of 83 living in 30 of its 37 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 98. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.

History

When the Red Deer Lumber Company built its sawmill on the south shore of Red Deer Lake, they also built a rail line that connected their sawmill to the Canadian Northern Railway line that ran from Swan River to Erwood.
A community was established at this junction, which was named Barrows after one of the company's founders: Fredrick G. Barrows.