Kipling is a town in southeast

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, Canada. In provincial politics, Kipling is in the constituency of Moosomin. The town was named after the English author

Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. He was born in British Raj, British India, which inspired much ...

. It is accessed from Highway 48.

History

Kipling sites classed as " heritage properties" include the former CN station, built in 1908–09, and the Kingsley rural municipality office, built in 1919. In addition, a major and highly interesting group of pioneer-era buildings can be viewed on the spacious sites belonging to the Kipling and District Historical Society Museum. The Kipling and District Museum (1903–59) is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. In 2006, Canadian blogger Kyle MacDonald successfully parlayed one red paperclip via a series of trades into a house in Kipling. The town commemorates the story with the

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certified World's Largest Paper Clip, 15 feet tall and weighing 3,043 pounds.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Kipling had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Government

There is a town council. Kipling is within the provincial constituency of Moosomin, and is represented in the

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by Steven Bonk of the

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. Federally, Kipling is in the riding of Souris—Moose Mountain, and is represented in the 42nd Parliament by Robert Kitchen, of the

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Climate

Sports

The Kipling/ Windthorst Oil Kings of the senior men's Big 6 Hockey League play in the local arena. The Kipling Royals of the Saskota Baseball League play at the ball diamonds in Kipling.

References

Other sources

* ''The Unforgiving Minute – A Life of Rudyard Kipling'' Harry Ricketts, Pimlico, 2000 * ''What was he doing out?- The Province, Page A8, Vancouver BC'' Brett Popplewell, Canadian Press, August 3, 2006

External links

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