Cartwright is an unincorporated urban community in the

Cartwright – Roblin Municipality Cartwright–Roblin Municipality is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba. History The municipality was created on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Roblin (2011 population 932) and the Village of Cartwri ...

within the

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that held village status prior to January 1, 2015. It was originally incorporated as a village on December 31, 1947.

History

Situated along the Badger Creek, the original location of Cartwright (also known as the Badger, or Old Cartwright) was established in 1879 by pioneers following the Boundary Commission Trail. Old Cartwright began on two townsites, one owned by P.C. McKibbin, the other by J.C. Waugh. The two men admired Sir Richard Cartwright and agreed to name their communities "Cartwright." Waugh's land, being directly on the Boundary Commission Trail, became the area truly considered Cartwright. In 1885, the location of Cartwright was moved 3.2 kilometres south to its present location to coincide with the building of the

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line through that area. Cartwright's original location was along the Badger Creek and the Boundary Commission Trail and was known as the Badger, about two miles north of where it is today. Cartwright moved to its current location in 1885 with the building of the railway through this area. The community of Cartwright is located at the corner of Highway #5 and Highway #3 in the RM of Roblin, within the Province of Manitoba, in Canada. Ponderosa Days, Cartwright's annual summer celebration, is held on August long weekend.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Cartwright had a population of 353 living in 172 of its 188 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 352. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Industry

Primarily a

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community, Cartwright does include manufacturing industry, including trailer manufacturing, "Ready To Move" or "RTM" house construction, cabinet-makers and associated supply retailers.

Southern Manitoba Review

The local

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, the ''Review'', was started in 1899 by Robert J.C. Stead; in 1904 the paper was renamed ''The Southern Manitoba Review''. In 1908 the paper was taken over by Stead's brothers-in-law, D.J. and Will Wallace and continues to operate in the Wallace family, today.

Places of interest

*The Clay Banks (

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), a site about 2,500 years old, used by Sonata and Besant

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as a hunting tool. Hunters would stampede

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over these

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s, later carving up the animal carcasses below for use as food, tools, and clothing. *Heritage Park Museums, a collection of historic buildings including a shoe repair shop,

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, Manitoba Telephone System building, and a single-room school house. Each building contains a collection of artifacts relating to the building's former use. *Blacksmith Museum, a fully restored and working

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's shop. Opened upon request. *Badger Creek Crossing

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, marking the original site of Old Cartwright. *Cartwright Town & Country Golf Club, a 9-hole

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. *Rock Lake Beach, approximately 18 km north of Cartwright, features lots for cabins,

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and other water recreation.

Notable people

* Robert J.C. Stead, writer

References

External links

Cartwright – Roblin Municipality website
{{Manitoba Designated places in Manitoba Former villages in Manitoba Pembina Valley Region Populated places disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Manitoba