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Brandon—Souris
Brandon—Souris is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2011 Census'' Ethnic groups: 83.4% White, 9.8% Aboriginal, 2.3% Latin American, 1.7% Chinese Languages: 85.8% English, 4.3% German, 2.3% Spanish, 1.7% French, 1.4% Chinese Religions: 67.4% Christian (23.3% United Church, 16.6% Catholic, 12.5% "Other Christian", 6.1% Anglican, 2.1% Presbyterian, 1.8% Lutheran, 1.6% Baptist), 30.5% None. Median income: $30,394 (2010) Average income: $36,827 (2010) Geography The district is in the southwestern corner of the Province of Manitoba. It is bordered by the electoral district of Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa to the north, the electoral district of Portage—Lisgar to the east, the Canada–United States border to the south, and the Province of Saskatchewan to the west. It includes the communities of Brandon, Cornwallis, Virden, Killarney, Souris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rural Municipality Of North Cypress
The Rural Municipality of North Cypress is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Langford to form the Municipality of North Cypress – Langford. As of 2011, the population of the former RM of North Cypress is 1,860. Overview The former RM of North Cypress is located in the Westman region of the province between Brandon and Portage la Prairie. It surrounds the independently governed Town of Carberry and includes the unincorporated communities of Brookdale, Wellwood and Edrans. Also located in the former RM of North Cypress are the Acadia, Fairway and Riverbend Hutterite colonies. The former RM has connections to the Trans Canada Highway (which runs directly through North Cypress), as well as Highway 5 and PR 351. Communities * Brookdale * Edrans * Fairview * Firda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartney, Manitoba
Hartney is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Grassland within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1, 2015. It along the Souris River. Originally established in 1882, the community is named after James Harvey Hartney, an early postmaster in the district. The Hollywood film '' The Lookout'' featuring Jeff Daniels and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and the film '' The Stone Angel'' featuring Ellen Burstyn, were filmed in Hartney in 2006; taking advantage of such buildings as the community's grain elevator and museum. Hartney's local Member of Legislative Assembly is Doyle Piwniuk and the Member of Parliament for the area is Brandon—Souris MP Larry Maguire. Six kilometres west of Hartney are the Lauder Sand Hills. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hartney had a population of 499 living in 210 of its 231 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 462. With ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elkhorn, Manitoba
Elkhorn is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in the Rural Municipality of Wallace – Woodworth within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held village status prior to January 1, 2015. It was originally incorporated as a village on January 2, 1906. Elkhorn is located approximately west of Brandon. History The community was first settled when the Canadian Pacific Railway arrived in 1882. In the CPR survey Elkhorn is located at mile sixty-four west of Brandon, in what was known as the Broadview subdivision. The Post Office Department appointed John McLeod, one of the district's first settlers, to be the community's first post master and the post office opened December 1, 1883. A board of trade was organized in April 1899 and lobbied for further settlement in the community and surrounding municipality, better infrastructure, and improvement of commerce. It was responsible for the establishment of the first fire brigade in 1901, which became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rural Municipality Of Riverside
The Rural Municipality of Riverside is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Strathcona to form the Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes. Communities * Dunrea * Margaret Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular through ... * Ninette References External links Official websiteMap of Riverside R.M. at Statcan {{coord, 49, 23, 58, N, 99, 45, 58, W, scale:250000, display=title Riverside Populated places disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Manitoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers, Manitoba
Rivers is an unincorporated urban community in the Riverdale Municipality within the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located northwest of Brandon, above sea level. It is within the Westman Region (Southwestern Manitoba). Agriculture, health and related businesses provide income for the community and area. Rivers has a population of 1,257 people in the 2016 census. History Rivers was named in 1908 after Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, Chairman of the Board of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. During the Second World War, Rivers became one of the sites in Canada which helped to fix the positions of German U-boats using high-frequency direction finding. This site, along with Portage la Prairie increased the "fix" accuracy on the U-boats. Rivers held town status prior to January 1, 2015. It was dissolved on that day as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Rural Municipality of Daly to form Riverdale Municipality. Demographics In the 2021 Census o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rural Municipality Of Pipestone
Pipestone is a rural municipality in the southwestern part of the province of Manitoba in Western Canada The municipality is located in the unceded territory of the Dakota people in Treaty 2. The Dakota have never signed a treaty in Canada. Communities * Butler * Cromer * Ebor * Ewart * Linklater * Pipestone * Reston Reston may refer to: Places * Reston, Florida, an unincorporated community in Florida, United States * Reston, Lincolnshire, a parish in England * Reston, Manitoba, a small community in southwestern Manitoba, Canada * Reston Scar, a fell in Cumbria ... * Scarth * Sinclair * Woodnorth Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pipestone had a population of 1,422 living in 593 of its 677 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,458. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. See also * Pipestone Creek (Saskatchewan) References External links Official websiteManitoba Municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rural Municipality Of Oakland
The Rural Municipality of Oakland is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Village of Wawanesa to form the Municipality of Oakland – Wawanesa. Communities * Bunclody * Carroll * Methven * Nesbitt * Rounthwaite Education Stratherne School was established in November 1884. It moved in 1890 and, in 1950 it was replaced by a new school. The school was finally closed in 1962. In 1970 a cairn was erected to mark the site. References External links * Map of Oakland R.M. at Statcan Oakland Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ... Populated places disestabli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oak Lake, Manitoba
Oak Lake is an unincorporated urban community in the Rural Municipality of Sifton within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1, 2015. It is located west of Brandon along the Trans-Canada Highway. The lake after which it was named is in the rural municipality's western area. During the late 19th century, the area around Oak Lake was a popular stopping point for fur traders and settlers due to the large number of big oak trees (revered for their strength) located around the lake that could be used to repair their wagons. In the fall of 1881, work crews on the transcontinental Canadian Pacific Railway had reached Flat Creek to the east of the current townsite. In the spring they moved the camp west and built a siding and station (now long gone) where the community's flags and flower garden are now located. Geography and climate The area around Oak Lake is dominated by the Assiniboine River, the nearby lake by the same name, areas of fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rural Municipality Of Morton
The Rural Municipality of Morton is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on November 1, 1890. It ceased on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Town of Boissevain to form the Municipality of Boissevain – Morton. The former RM was located in the southwestern part of the province, on the border with the state of North Dakota in the United States. Its population in the 2006 census was 718 persons, a decrease from 760 persons in 2001. The International Peace Garden is located partially in the territory of the former RM of Morton, along the North Dakota border. Most of Manitoba's Turtle Mountain Provincial Park lies in the southwest corner of the former RM. Communities * Whitewater Geography According to Statistics Canada, the former RM had an area of 1,089.88 km2 (420.8 sq mi). Adjacent municipalities * R.M. of Winchester - (west) * R. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melita, Manitoba
Melita () is a town located in the south-western corner of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is surrounded by the Municipality of Two Borders and occupies a bend of the Souris River. Graham Creek runs along the west side of town and into the Souris River. The population at the 2016 census was 1,042. It sits at the junction of Highways 3 and 83, approximately 320 km southwest of Winnipeg. Melita is known as the "Grasslands Bird Capital of Manitoba" and is located in Manitoba's banana belt. History Evidence of First Nations habitation in the area includes the Linear Mounds Archaeological Site and the Brockinton Archaeological Site, which have provided artifacts dating back to 800 AD. The site has been designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Charles West was the first recorded European settler, in 1879. The early inhabitants chose the name "Melita" for the town after hearing a Bible readingActs 28:1 about St. Paul's shipwreck on the island of Malta (Melita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rural Municipality Of Killarney-Turtle Mountain
Killarney-Turtle Mountain is a rural municipality (RM) located in the Westman Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located to the immediate north of the Canada–United States border opposite Rollete and Towner Counties, North Dakota. History The RM was formed on January 1, 2007 through the amalgamation of the Rural Municipality of Turtle Mountain and the Town of Killarney. Communities *Bannerman *Enterprise *Holmfield * Killarney * Lena *Ninga *Rhodes *Wakopa Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ..., Killarney - Turtle Mountain had a population of 3,520 living in 1,446 of its 1,689 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 3,429. With a land area of , it had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
