Garson, Manitoba

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Garson is a small designated place in eastern Manitoba, Canada, within the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead. It sits in the Eastman region and covers about 1.13 square kilometres. In 2021, 748 people lived there, in 279 of its 287 private dwellings, up from 647 in 2016. The population density was about 662 people per square kilometre. Garson lies in the Central Time Zone (UTC−6, UTC−5 in summer).

History
Garson began as the village of Lyall, established on January 1, 1915. The name was changed to Garson on April 9, 1927. It ceased to be a village on January 1, 2003, and became part of the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead. Today Garson is part of the Local Urban District of Tyndall-Garson and is governed by a three-member committee that handles local maintenance and bylaws under the RM Brokenhead.