Manitou, Manitoba

Manitou
St. Andrew's United Church in Manitou, constructed in 1901.
Manitou Location of Manitou in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°14′26″N 98°32′12″W / 49.24056°N 98.53667°W / 49.24056; -98.53667Coordinates: 49°14′26″N 98°32′12″W / 49.24056°N 98.53667°W / 49.24056; -98.53667
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Pembina Valley
Census Division	No. 4
Government
• MP	Candice Hoeppner
• MLA	Blaine Pedersen
Population (2011 Census^[1])
• Total	808
• Density	275/km² (710/sq mi)
Time zone	CST (UTC−6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−5)
Postal Code	R0G 1G0
Area code(s)	204
NTS Map	062G02
GNBC Code	GBSLG
Website	Municipality of Pembina

Manitou is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Pembina within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1, 2015. The Boundary Trail Railway is based out of Manitou.

Demographics

It had a population of 775 at the time of the 2001 census. Manitou has a weekly newspaper, the Western Canadian. The community's motto is "More Than A Small Town". The community is shaped like a right-angle triangle with PTH 3 forming the base, PR 244 forming the vertical part, and Front Avenue forming the hypotenuse.

Manitou is surrounded by Mennonite communities and is right next to the St. Leon Wind Farm, the largest wind farm in Manitoba and one of the largest in Canada.^[2]

Manitou Opera House

In 2007, Winnipeg folk musician Christine Fellows recorded parts of her album Nevertheless in the Manitou Opera House, a local heritage landmark known for its unique acoustics.

Notable people

Manitou is known for having been the home of social activist Nellie McClung. Robert Ironside owned and operated businesses in the community starting in the 1880s. Thelma Forbes, a politician, was born and raised in Manitou.

External links

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References

↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
↑ Manitoba Hydro (2011). "St. Leon Wind Farm" (PDF). Retrieved January 15, 2013.

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Division 4, Manitoba (Pilot Mound Area)

Rural municipalities	Argyle Cartwright–Roblin Lorne (municipality, part) Lorne (R.M.) Louise (municipality) Louise (R.M.) Pembina (municipality) Pembina (R.M.) Roblin (R.M.)

First Nations	Swan Lake

Indian reserves	Swan Lake 7

Unincorporated communities	Altamont Baldur Bruxelles Cardinal Cartwright Clearwater Crystal City Darlingford Greenway Kaleida La Rivière Manitou Mariapolis Mather Neelin Pilot Mound Saint Alphonse St. Leon St. Lupicin Snowflake Somerset Windygates

See also: Municipalities in Manitoba Census divisions of Manitoba 2015 municipal amalgamations

Subdivisions of Manitoba

Subdivisions	Regions Census divisions Municipalities Communities Indian reserves Population centres Designated places

Cities	Brandon Dauphin Flin Flon Morden Portage la Prairie Selkirk Steinbach Thompson Winkler Winnipeg

Towns	Altona Arborg Beausejour Carberry Carman Churchill Gillam Grand Rapids Lac du Bonnet Leaf Rapids Lynn Lake Melita Minnedosa Morris Neepawa Niverville The Pas Powerview-Pine Falls Snow Lake Ste. Anne Swan River Teulon Virden Winnipeg Beach Former towns: Birtle Boissevain Deloraine Emerson Erickson Gilbert Plains Gladstone Grandview Gretna Hamiota Hartney MacGregor Manitou Minitonas Oak Lake Pilot Mound Plum Coulee Rapid City Rivers Roblin Rossburn Russell Souris Sainte Rose du Lac Treherne

Villages	Dunnottar St-Pierre-Jolys Former villages: Benito Binscarth Bowsman Cartwright Crystal City Elkhorn Ethelbert Glenboro McCreary Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Riverton Somerset St. Claude St. Lazare Waskada Wawanesa Winnipegosis

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