Cormorant, Manitoba
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Cormorant is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

 on the east shore of Cormorant Lake about 80 kilometres from The Pas, Manitoba
The Pas, Manitoba
The Pas is a town in Manitoba, Canada, located in Division No. 21, Manitoba in the Northern Region, some 630 kilometres northwest of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, near the border of Saskatchewan. It is sometimes still called Paskoyac by locals as the first trading post was called Fort Paskoyac...

. The community is in the west central region of the province. It has been an Aboriginal and First Nations campsite dating back to the 1900s. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Kelsey.

As of 2001 the community had a population of 400 in 139 households. Community services include local water supply, waste disposal, Cormorant School, first hall, and Cormorant Lodge.

It is governed by a mayor and council.

Fishing, trapping and logging are the primary industries.
Cormorant is served by Via Rail
VIA Rail
Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....

 at the Cormorant railway station
Cormorant railway station
The Cormorant Railway Station is a stop in Cormorant, Manitoba, Canada. The stop is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg – Churchill train.- External links :*...

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