Plum Coulee is an unincorporated urban community in the

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within the

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that held town status prior to January 1, 2015. It is west of Altona, one hour southwest of

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and 22 kilometres from the

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border. It is also the former home to the Plum Coulee Xpress hockey club. It has an artificial beach located in town called Sunset Beach.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Plum Coulee had a population of 1,040 living in 299 of its 338 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 904. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Notable persons

* Philanthropist

Saidye Bronfman Saidye Rosner Bronfman (December 9, 1896 – July 6, 1995) was a Canadian-Jewish philanthropist. Her husband, Samuel Bronfman (1891–1971), founded the Seagram Company and the family took a leading role in the Canadian-Jewish community. Early l ...

was born in Plum Coulee. * Food writer

Cecily Brownstone Cecily Brownstone (18 April 1909 – 30 August 2005), was a food writer, who wrote several cookbooks and articles about food over a period of 39 years. Canadian-born, Brownstone was the Associated Press Food Editor from 1947 to 1986—for th ...

was born in Plum Coulee. * Violinist Rosemary Siemens is from the Plum Coulee area.

Climate

Plum Coulee has the hottest daytime temperatures in Manitoba. Summers are hot and winters are similar to other cities in the Canadian Prairies. There are 21 inches of precipitation annually.

Neighbouring communities

References

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Former Town of Plum Coulee
{{Authority control Designated places in Manitoba Former towns in Manitoba Pembina Valley Region Populated places disestablished in 2015