Berens River, Manitoba

The first Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) fur-trade post at the mouth of the Berens River was established in the winter of 1814, which was named after Joseph Berens, HBC governor from 1812 to 1822 (it was also spelled as Beren's River and Berings River). This post lasted only 2 years. It was reestablished as an outpost of the HBC post at the Pigeon River in 1821. In the fall of 1824, it became a full post again. In 1842, a new warehouse was built and the post served as a transshipment point and to protect the trade at Little Grand Rapids, located about upstream of the Berens River. == Demographics ==

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Berens River had a population of 71 living in 21 of its 47 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 135. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. According to the 2011 Canada Census, the bordering Berens River 13 reserve of the Berens River First Nation had a population of 1,028.{{cite web ==Climate==

Berens River experiences a humid continental climate (Dfb). The highest temperature ever recorded in Berens River was on 11 July 1936.{{cite web == References ==