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

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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 was born in Plum Coulee. * Food writer

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

was born in Plum Coulee. * Violinist

Rosemary Siemens Rosemary Joy Siemens is a Canadian violinist and vocalist originally from Plum Coulee, Manitoba. She has performed at the Grand Ole Opry, four times at St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, four times at Carnegie Hall, for two U.S. presidents an ...

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