Borrowing in Altona, Manitoba

A loan taken out in Altona is governed by Manitoba's licensing rules, and the 2021 Census counted 4,267 people in the community.

The census figures for Altona

The 2021 Census counted 4,267 residents in Altona. Statistics Canada lists 9.3 square kilometres of land for the community.

Dividing population by land area gives 456.4 residents per square kilometre, rounded to one decimal place.

The 2021 Census population places it at rank 35 in the province.

Compared with the other 203 covered Manitoba places, Altona ranks 35 by population.

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The Manitoba rules that apply

The regulator for consumer credit in Manitoba is the body listed by the federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114) provincial and territorial regulators.

Payday lending is licensed in Manitoba; the federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114) publish a cap of $14 per $100 under the federal limit (this province's own published limit is $17 per $100 advanced, the top of the range the Regulations describe) advanced, and notes that a province may set a lower figure.

Places in the smallest population band are grouped here as small communities, and the pages carry the same census fields and the same provincial rules as the largest city.

How borrowing works locally

Interest on a line of credit accrues only on the drawn portion, not on the unused limit.

A provincial regulator publishes licensing requirements, and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada publishes the list of provincial and territorial regulators. A broker arranges credit but does not lend, and the lender remains the party that makes the decision.

For Altona, the two census fields above are the only local statistics used anywhere on the page.

The land area recorded for Altona is 9.3 square kilometres, and the population is 4,267 residents in the 2021 Census.

Readers comparing Altona with another community can use the same four census fields.

The Altona page follows the same structure as every other place page, with population, land area, density and rank.

Altona sits at rank 35 within Manitoba in this data set, and the provincial rules apply as they do elsewhere.

Altona is one of 203 covered Manitoba places, counted at 4,267 residents with a land area of 9.3 square kilometres.

Where a figure for Altona could not be verified, the page names the publisher instead of printing a number.

The density figure for Altona, 456.4 people per square kilometre, is calculated from the population and land area above.

Nothing on the Altona page is estimated; the population and land area come from Statistics Canada's 2021 Census of Population.

At 4,267 residents in the 2021 Census, Altona is listed alongside the other covered places in Manitoba.

Altona ranks 35 by 2021 Census population among the covered places in Manitoba.

Altona appears in the census record with 4,267 residents, and the density of 456.4 people per square kilometre follows from it.

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The 2021 Census of Population published by Statistics Canada is the source for population and land area; the federal Payday Lending Regulations (SOR/2024-114) are the source for payday rules.

Where a figure could not be verified, the page names the publisher instead of printing a number.