Souris, Manitoba
Souris | |
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The Souris River | |
![]() ![]() Souris Location of Souris, Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 49°37′15″N 100°15′29″W / 49.62083°N 100.25806°WCoordinates: 49°37′15″N 100°15′29″W / 49.62083°N 100.25806°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Incorporated | 1904 |
Government | |
• MLA | Cliff Cullen (PC)[1] |
• MP | Larry Maguire (C) |
Area | |
• Total | 2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
Elevation (at airport) | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,876 |
• Density | 830/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (CST) |
Postal code | R0K 2C0 |
Area code(s) | 204 |
Telephone Exchange | 483, 741 |
Median Income** | $38,564 |
NTS Map | 062F09 |
GNBC Code | GAZUK |
Website | www |
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Souris is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Souris – Glenwood within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1, 2015 (2016 population: 1,876). It is located within the municipality along the Souris River, from which it takes its name. Before 1882, the town was called Plum Creek.[3] The community is home to Canada's longest historic cable-stayed footbridge (177 m [581 ft]),[4] known as the Swinging Bridge, which spans the Souris River that divides the community. The Swinging Bridge was built in 1904[5] as a means of transportation over the Souris River. Residents of Souris are referred to as Sourisites. Souris is surrounded by the former Rural Municipality of Glenwood. The community was home to Alice Masak French, an Inuvialuk author from in the Northwest Territories.[6]
Demography[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1901 | 839 | — |
1911 | 1,854 | +121.0% |
1921 | 1,710 | −7.8% |
1931 | 1,661 | −2.9% |
1941 | 1,346 | −19.0% |
1951 | 1,584 | +17.7% |
1961 | 1,841 | +16.2% |
1996 | 1,613 | −12.4% |
2001 | 1,683 | +4.3% |
2006 | 1,772 | +5.3% |
2011 | 1,716 | −3.2% |
2016 | 1,876 | +9.3% |
[7][8][9] |
Climate[]
hideClimate data for Souris | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
16 (61) |
17.5 (63.5) |
30 (86) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36 (97) |
35 (95) |
38 (100) |
36 (97) |
31.5 (88.7) |
20 (68) |
9 (48) |
38 (100) |
Average high °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
0.1 (32.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23 (73) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
11 (52) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −16 (3) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
4.3 (39.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18 (64) |
11.7 (53.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
Average low °C (°F) | −21.7 (−7.1) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−11 (12) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −45 (−49) |
−42.5 (−44.5) |
−36 (−33) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−3 (27) |
0 (32) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−8 (18) |
−25 (−13) |
−34 (−29) |
−43 (−45) |
−45 (−49) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.5 (0.93) |
19.2 (0.76) |
27.4 (1.08) |
28.5 (1.12) |
61.6 (2.43) |
87.1 (3.43) |
77.8 (3.06) |
57.2 (2.25) |
44.8 (1.76) |
38.3 (1.51) |
27.7 (1.09) |
23.1 (0.91) |
516.2 (20.32) |
Source: Environment Canada[10] |
Attractions[]
![]() | This section does not cite any sources. (June 2019) |
The Souris Swinging Bridge was destroyed in the 1976 flood and again in the flood of 2011. A new, higher, swinging bridge opened during the summer of 2013. A new swimming pool was constructed in 2010 and is located in Victoria Park, along with numerous walking trails and a bird sanctuary known for its flock of peacocks. The Rock Shop sells many rocks and all of different sizes and varieties.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Souris_Swinging_Bridge.jpg/220px-Souris_Swinging_Bridge.jpg)
Sports[]
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Souris is home to the Southwest Cougars, an ice hockey team which plays in the Manitoba Midget 'AAA' Hockey League. It is also home of the Souris (SW) Sabres, which is part of the school program. It includes; hockey, basketball, volleyball, football and rugby.
Another local hockey team is the Souris Elks, which is a senior team in the Tiger Hills Hockey League.
Souris is the hometown of former St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings coach Andy Murray.
References[]
- ^ https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_list_alphabetical.html
- ^ 2011 Community Profiles - Census Subdivision
- ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 65. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Manitoba (Winnipeg: Great Plains Publications, 2007), p. 648.
- ^ "Manitoba town cuts historic footbridge to save dike". CTVNews.
- ^ French, Alice Masak Archived 2014-04-15 at the Wayback Machine at Kowalchukcs Funeral Home
- ^ [1], Censuses 1871-1931
- ^ [2], Census 1941-1951
- ^ [3], Census 1961
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Environment Canada. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
External links[]
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Souris (Manitoba). |
- Former towns in Manitoba
- Populated places disestablished in 2015
- 2015 disestablishments in Manitoba